Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Eight Nights, Eight Lights
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 November 2023;Genre: Family & Home
This warm and comforting book celebrates the Jewish celebration of Chanukah. It shares a family's traditions over the eight nights, from lighting the first candle in the menorah, to sharing doughnuts with neighbours, spinning the dreidel and finally going to the synagogue to c...
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The Ever-Changing Earth
Name: Maria
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
WOW! This is the newest book by Grahame Baker Smith and tells the story of the earth from the dinosaurs to today and how the earth has changed and continues to change. The illustrations are magnificent, almost photographic, and support the text and the concept of the book, allowing the...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Written by Danielle Brown, British paralympic gold medallist and world champion archer, Girls Rule features 50 of the most inspirational women throughout history. Beginning with Danielle's introduction, we can see how passionate she is about inspiring young women, girls and di...
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Charlotte Says
Name: Jenna Nicolson
02 November 2023;Genre: Horror
Charlotte Says is a good book which I terribly enjoyed more than I expected and I rate this book a 5 out of 5.
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Dragon Daughter (Legends of the Sky 1)
Name: Linda Brown
02 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
What is there not to like about this delightful story? It's got a map of the fictional island at the beginning of the book (I still love a map in a children's book, even though I'm an adult!) and dragons... not just one, but four beautifully describe mythical creatures.On the beaut...
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Girl (In Real Life)
Name: Bee Age 14
01 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Girl (In Real Life) life was an absolutely phenomenal read for me and I found the storyline and plot really exciting. In fact, I got so hooked onto it that I had to finish it once I'd started. All the characters are really well written so much so that when Eva cried about farm...
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The Bedtime Book
Name: Maria
01 November 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The Bedtime Book by Emma Yarlett is a wonderful book with so much to discover and of course the chance to meet Nibbles, the monster! The beautiful rhyming text takes us on a journey with Nibbles who has difficulty sleeping so engages with some familiar books to try and help hi...
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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Name: Maple Class Age 6
01 November 2023;Genre: Adventure
It is a funny story with super pictures. The book is fantastic but the book can be scary in parts! We love the pictures and characters. You will love this book!
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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Name: Elm Class Age 6
01 November 2023;Genre: Adventure
This book was AMAZING! It was funny and happy. I liked the jokes and the adventures. I liked all of the different stories.
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Percy the Post Penguin
Name: Maria
01 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Percy the Post Penguin is a delightful book about Percy who lives in the South Pole but has no letters or parcels to deliver. Percy is determined and thinks of a plan to change this and, with a little help from some of the animals who live there, he soon becomes a very busy Po...
