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Zeroes
Name: Hayley Nicholson
20 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
The superhero story is one that has been told many times, and the heroes, or Zeroes, of this book are nothing new to the genre. What is new though is how this group of teenage misfits respond to having such powers. The fact that they call themselves Zeroes doesn't just refer to the fact that they...
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The Machine Gunners
Name: Tom Age 15
18 November 2015;Genre: Books set in the past
I would recommend this book because it shows world war 2 from a child's prospective mixed with an tale of mistrust between adults and children.
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My Last Everything
Name: Katie Age 14
18 November 2015;Genre: Short reads
I recommend this book because I enjoy poetry and I know the person well.
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Hell and High Water
Name: Carol Williams
16 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
Tanya Landman turns to a British setting for her latest novel, set in 18th century Devon. Caleb, a mixed race lad, is left alone when his puppeteer father is unjustly convicted of a crime and sent for transportation. Caleb finds his estranged aunt, and lives with her and her step daughter Lettie....
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Following the Tractor
Name: Lizi Coombs
14 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
Stegall's beautifully-crafted collages illustrate this picture book wonderfully - every page is bright and interesting to look at. The images are detailed and really illustrate the text well, aiding a younger reader's understanding. This is a great book to stretch the passion for tractors that yo...
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A Stork In The Baobab Tree
Name: Lizi Coombs
14 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is quite a charming Christmas book that shares 12 different African village Christmas Traditions. Using the classic Christmas carol 'Twelve Days Of Christmas', the reader learns about houses, food, clothing and culture in a variety of different places - at the market, in the huts, with the...
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The Pebble In My Pocket
Name: Lizi Coombs
14 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is one of those books that school librarians have difficulty classifying; is it non-fiction or is it a story that has some true parts?! It teaches the reader about the journey of a pebble, beginning 480 million years ago with the eruption of a volcano... but the text itself is quite descr...
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Monster
Name: Caroline Mitchell
13 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
At sixteen Nash thought that the fight to become Head Girl of prestigious boarding school Bathory would be the biggest battle she'd face. Until her brother, Seb's, disappearance leads to Nash being trapped at the school over Christmas with Bathory's assorted misfits. Trapped at the school with o...
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The 13-Storey Treehouse
Name: Kerra Dagley
12 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
Andy introduces us to his 13-storey treehouse which he shares with his best friend, Terry. Andy writes books for children and Terry illustrates them. The problem is they are much too busy enjoying their amazing treehouse, with its games room, see-through swimming pool, bowling alley, lemonade fo...
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The End
Name: Kathryn Flagner
11 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is the 7th and final book in a series which began with The Enemy. Everyone aged over 13 has developed an illness, those not killed by it are now mindless zombies with a need for the flesh of children. For survival the children group together, forming tribes in defendable buildings such as...
