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This Girl Can Be a Bit Shy
Name: Amanda Shipton
11 May 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
Meet Ruby. Some days she is brave, bouncy and chat-chat-chatty. Other days, she is not - and that's OK! She knows what she wants, and she does things her own way. Celebrate the power of listening to your emotions and speaking up with this wonderful picture book. Hazel Quintanilla's retr...
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Love You to Death
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 May 2023;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Someone is obsessed with Mia Hawkins… I normally offer a summary of the book before a review, but this is one that I am not going to do that for in case I spoil the plot for anyone who has not read it! Having finished this a while ago, I have been waiting to review it until reading all of Gina...
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Marvellous Margot
Name: Jo Thomas
10 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Marvellous Margot is a beautifully illustrated book which follows Margot’s journey through the town to her friend Oscar's house. On the way, Margot helps some of her friends and demonstrates acts of kindness. This has been a great book to explore familiar emotions with...
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The Greatest Kingdom (A Clock of Stars, Book 3)
Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In The Greatest Kingdom, the final instalment in the A Clock of Stars trilogy, Imogen and Marie once again return to the magical kingdom, this time with their mother. They are on a lifesaving quest and time is running out. As well as this, they are pursued by Anneshka, who has...
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Once There Was
Name: Donna Burkert
10 May 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Marjan's father has been killed. She doesn't know why, she doesn't know by who. What she does know is that since his death, she has been left to take on his responsibilities and keep his business going. She has been left to continue her life at school, whilst her mind is full of gaps and unans...
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Forest School Handbook
Name: Jenny Caddick
09 May 2023;Genre: Environment
Forest School Handbook is a fantastic forest school guide written by two absolute experts in bringing practical learning, fun activities and survival skills to children in the great outdoors. The book is packed with information, ideas and explanations that cover a huge range o...
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Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
Name: Lucy Hopkins
08 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A very informative read! This non-fiction book is all about growing up. It includes lots of in depth information to help children to understand how things will change as they grow up and give them some knowledge on what to expect in themselves as they get older. Growing Up: An I...
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The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Die
Name: Stephen Leitch
05 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
From one of the last holocaust survivors living in the UK comes a touching and insightful story of one boy's experiences of living through the holocaust. Five-year-old Peter didn't realise how his life was about to change in March 1944. As the Nazis invade Hungary, Peter, his family and the ot...
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No matter what... We All Belong
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This wonderful board book combines peep-through pages throughout and an irresistibly, squishy shiny rainbow at the end, when delivering this crucial message to young children. Its comforting message, that we all have equal value, no matter what our differences, is shared through simple rhyming...
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The Girl Who Broke the Sea
Name: Louise Baker
05 May 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
If you like your sci-fi thrillers bold, thoughtful and based on the bottom of the ocean, The Girl Who Broke the Sea has it all... The novel starts as all good thrillers do, with a mystery. Oh, and with plenty of stories regarding the *things* that inhabit the waters bey...
