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Never Trust a Gemini
Name: Elen Green
23 June 2023;Genre: LBGTQ+
Never Trust a Gemini is a lively summer read, perfect for anyone looking for a light romance with some fun characters, zodiac obsessions and fabulous friendships. Disaster-prone Cat thinks she is in love with the perfect Alison Bridgewater, until enigmatic Morgan Delane...
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Sing Me To Sleep
Name: Linda Brown
22 June 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Sing Me To Sleep is a must-read debut for 2023. This exciting new author has given her target audience an adventure in a fantasy world that is full of mystery, secrets, lies and otherworldly creatures... Saoirse Sorkova survives on secrets. She is the last Siren in the...
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How the World Works
Name: Jane Rew
22 June 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Aimed at KS1, and because its scope is so ambitious, How the World Works needs to simplify scientific theories and present them in an accurate, graphic and interesting way. In large part, it manages to do so, using a pleasing design and clear font throughout. Readers le...
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How the Weather Works
Name: Jane Rew
22 June 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Like its sister volume, How the World Works, How the Weather Works takes a big topic and simplifies it in a colourful and interesting way for Key Stage 1 (5-7 years) readers. The design works perfectly and the font is clear. The scope...
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What's Scarier than a Shark
Name: Ashley Clayton
22 June 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
I shared What's Scarier than a Shark? with a group of children in my reception class. This is a really colourful and eye-catching book that hooked the children when they saw it. Obviously, the children loved the flaps! What was behind each flap generated a lot of talk a...
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The Underpants of Chaos
Name: Donna Burkert
20 June 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Agatha Topps knew there was a mystery to solve the day the 'shiver' happened. There she was, sitting in her classroom, minding her own business, when the strange feeling spread around the room. The next thing she knew, everybody was dancing. And then, as if they were in a huge game of musical...
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Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
18 June 2023;Genre: Animals
All sharks are huge, ancient, solitary, killing machines who hunt their prey near tropical beaches…right? Wrong! There are pygmy sharks smaller than a classroom ruler, white tip reef sharks work together to hunt, sharks that live in the ocean depths, and new species of shark were found as rece...
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Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 June 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Bridget Baxter lives at the Orphanage for Errant Childs, an institution run by the evil Miss Acrid, who does everything she can to make Bridget's life a misery. Although Bridget is more than a match for her, she is delighted when the village baker, Mr Vanderpuff, arrives at the orphanage, look...
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Lost in the city
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 June 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
Maya loves her small, perfect family. Gran, their little kitten Sammy and Maya made the perfect peaceful household. She had always known that Gran was an adventurer, she had told them epic tales of life in the city and Maya had always thought that Gran was very brave. So, when Gran tells Maya...
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Lenny Lemon and the Invincible Rat
Name: Lauren Maidman
16 June 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Lenny Lemon and the Invincible Rat is the hilarious story of Lenny and his history project gone wrong! When Lenny wants to beat the other year 5 class to the mystery prize for the best 'Olden Days School Day', he thinks bringing a rat into the classroom would be very historica...
