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Bright Stars of British Black History
Name: Donna Burkert
14 October 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Bright Stars of Black British History by J T Williams is a wonderfully informative book for children and adults. The book is beautifully presented with a focus on some of the many key influencers on black British history. It starts with a brief history of African presence in B...
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Bigg School: Best Friends Forever
Name: Beverley Somerset
14 October 2023;Genre: Friends and family
11-year-olds Lola and Evie have been best friends since they were babies. They do everything together, laugh at the same things and even finish each other's sentences. Evie is tall and tidy, Evie is small and messy, but they are always there for each other. They are about to start in Year 7 at...
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Dread Wood: Deadly Deep
Name: Linda Canning
13 October 2023;Genre: Horror
Deadly Deep by Jennifer Killick is the latest captivating and frighteningly funny novel in the Dread Wood series. Living up to the author's reputation as the queen of comedy horror, Killick delivers yet another hilariously gripping story that is perfect for brave readers in Ye...
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Babushka
Name: Clair Bossons
13 October 2023;Genre: Romance & Relationships
"A little babushka is made when you're young and something happens to you that leaves a scar…" I thought this was a really good way of imagining the way that we are formed from our past experiences. The main protagonist in Babushka, Cerys Williams, has left her sleepy w...
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Feast of Ashes
Name: Lorraine Ansell
13 October 2023;Genre: Dystopian
Adina lives in Eden Five, a sealed man-made environment following an environmental catastrophe. With only garden levels above ground, she spends her days as an apprentice techie, mending the systems that keep everyone alive. Free time with her family, in their small unit, is claustrophobic and...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Girls Rule is a fantastic non-fiction book that celebrates female achievements throughout hundreds of years of history and is written by an inspirational role model herself, double Paralympic gold medalist and five times World Champion Archery sports star, Danielle Brown. This...
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The Soul Survivor
Name: Bethany Age 13
13 October 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Soul Survivor is the third book of a trilogy following the protagonist Genna, who is a First Ascendant. After Genna and Phoenix finally find Haven, where all the other First Ascendant's are hiding, Tanas locates them, forcing everyone to flee to different parts of the worl...
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The Tree Next Door
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
13 October 2023;Genre: Friends and family
This beautiful hard-back book captured our hearts as me and my daughter read it together, snuggled up on the sofa on a typical October day. The Tree Next Door shows how a wonderful tree brings a community together. We see the changes in seasons across the year and the joy this...
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And Don't Look Back
Name: Emelia Helliwell
13 October 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
To start with in And Don't Look Back I found that, although the author had written the story well, I took time to get truly invested. However, once I did, it was an amazing read that kept me guessing the entire time. I had to keep reading just to find out how it was going to e...
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Toxic
Name: Clair Bossons
13 October 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I really enjoy contemporary fiction where there is a dilemma or issue to resolve. Toxic is the first book that I have read about a toxic friendship, rather than a relationship, and it was a really interesting read. There is a trigger warning from the author at the beginning du...
