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Man on the Moon
Name: Joanna Hewish
28 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
'Everyone knows there aren't any aliens.' Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. Simon Bartram (author and illustrator) fully engages an audience of any age, you will never tire of reading this story. The illustr...
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the stars at oktober bend
Name: Clair Bossons
26 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book is beautifully written and has a unique style. The writing is very poetic and is something to be savoured when you have a quiet moment. The main character Alice has brain damage. It is thought that she will always remain with a mental age of 12 and she struggles with seizures and the...
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Here Be Witches
Name: Charlotte Age 13
26 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
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Book of lies
Name: Linda brown
23 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
A truth, a lie to live, or die... Book of Lies follows Quinn and Piper, identical twin sisters who have never met but, due to the death of their mother, they are thrust together. However, one of the twins is filled with a darkness that will supposedly be the undoing of the other... As the story...
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Girlhood
Name: Emma Green
22 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Fans will be thrilled to see a new Cat Clarke novel and her latest is set at an isolated girls' boarding school - the perfect setting to capture the intensity and angst of teenaged girl friendships. When Harper joins the school's sixth form, she is still grieving the death of her twin sister to a...
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Ella Queen of Jazz
Name: Nikki Stiles
16 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Ella is an up and coming jazz singer who is struggling to hit the right notes with everyone in her career. Ella is refused the opportunity to sing at one of the biggest joints in town because she and her band of fellas are black. Hearing of this new and amazing talent a very special lady gets in...
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Build a T-REX
Name: Nikki Stiles
15 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Build a T-REX is a great non-fiction text. The board book includes 3D model pieces to make your own T-REX. I tackled this book with my 6-year-old daughter and she couldn't wait to get started. The text on each page is short and simple, enough to read alone with just the right amount of key vocabu...
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Grandad's Secret Giant
Name: Nikki Stiles
15 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Billy spends a lot of time with Grandad listening to his stories, but this is one, he just does not believe is possible. Grandad tells Billy about the heroic secret giant who lives in town and goes around doing all the good things unnoticed. One early morning Billy finds himself face-to-face with...
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I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson
Name: Wesley Age 13
15 May 2017;Genre: Real life
It's hilarious and very relatable to teenagers and if you like Shane Dawson (who you might know from YouTube) you will definitely like this book.
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How to be a Tiger
Name: Alison Kelly
11 May 2017;Genre: Adventure
Possibly better known as a translator of poetry, fiction and drama and as a poet for adults, George Szirtes was the worthy 2013 winner of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education's Poetry Prize so the stakes are set high for his new collection. It does not disappoint. The title poem (heralde...
