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  • One: WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016

    One

    Name: Dawn Woods
    10 August 2015;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, something most people would dread. Living in America, they have been home educated by tutors and with that and hospital fees, finances are stretched. When their Father loses his job because of health issues, their Mother refuses to stop the counselling, so...

  • First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts

    First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts

    Name: Lois Age 12
    31 July 2015;

    Genre: Fantasy

    This is an enjoyable book as it is a great fun adventure where anything can happen. It combines the modern day world that we know with fantastical creatures based on myth and legend.

  • The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil, Book 3)

    The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil, Book 3)

    Name: Linda Brown
    21 July 2015;

    Genre: Fantasy

    I will never look at a fairy tale the same way ever again! The Last Ever After is the third book in the wonderful The School For Good and Evil series. It's darker and a little more menacing...

  • Fire Colour One

    Name: Amanda Allen
    15 July 2015;

    Genre: Family & Home

    I didn't really expect too much from this book. I thought it would be quite a light read but I ended up enjoying it. Iris has grown up thinking that her father, Ernest, abandoned her and her mother; the truth is something quite different. When Iris and her money-grabbing mother return t...

  • Summoner: The Novice

    Summoner: The Novice

    Name: Lorraine Ansell
    22 April 2015;

    Genre: Fantasy

    This debut fantasy novel takes us on a journey to the distant village of Pelt where Fletcher lives with his adoptive father, the Blacksmith. Undercurrants run through the village with the mainly poor community struggling to avoid problems with the guards or visiting Pinkertons - lawmakers from th...

  • Secrets

    Secrets

    Name: Gregorio
    10 April 2015;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Secrets by Jacquline wilson illustrated by nick sharrat. I really liked this book because it was funy. My favorite bit was when she started dance classes. I would like to recomend this to friends that live close to my house.

  • The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    Name: Bailey Age 11
    17 March 2015;

    Genre: Humour

    I recommend this book because its very funny and will suck you in.

  • Gone

    Gone

    Name: Jaime Age 12
    17 March 2015;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    I liked it because it's strange and random and my friend is random.

  • Black Dove White Raven

    Black Dove, White Raven

    Name: Melanie Chadwick
    10 March 2015;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Teo and Emilia's lives change for ever when Teo's mother dies in a flying accident and they are brought up as siblings by Emilia's mother, who moves the family from the USA to Haile Selassie's Ethiopia (the only country in Africa to have never been colonised). The children's close bond...

  • The Calling (Endgame, Book 1)

    EndGame The Calling

    Name: Catherine Age 12
    13 February 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    What do we have here? We have adventure, action, mystery, sci-fi, a little more violence than I was necessarily comfortable with, a touch of romance (though don't read it for that). The chapters follow the various players and while it takes a little bit of time to familiarize yourself with their...