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The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover
Name: Amanda Shipton
30 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover is a young chapter book is a charming, well-written story about a young child's worries and the responsibility they feel for looking after their younger sibling as well as the concerns of staying at a grandparent's house whilst m...
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The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap
Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 June 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
As young readers books go, this is a great one! Part of the 'Bloomsbury Young Readers' series, The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap is split into chapters, has fab pictures on every page and is written in a good sized font for readers who are gaining skills and confidence. <...
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Why is Nobody Laughing?
Name: Clair Bossons
30 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Why is Nobody Laughing? is a powerful book which tackles the subject of teenage mental health in boys; a subject that should be talked about more openly so it is great to find a book written about mental health with male characters that students can relate to. Ibrahim M...
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Hurly Burly: Macbeth Mayhem!
Name: Donna Burkert
30 June 2022;Genre: School Stories
Beth is the best-behaved pupil at her school. She knows this as she has won the coveted prize for the last two years running. She works hard to tidy up and do exactly as she is asked, always offering to help and complete tasks for her busy teachers. So, this year, she is looking forward to set...
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Hetty and the Battle of the Books
Name: Beverley Somerset
30 June 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Hetty, Mei, Rocket and Ali met on their first day in Reception class. Known as 'The Ladybirds', they've been firm friends ever since. Now in their first year at Secondary school, however, things have changed. After a misunderstanding over her birthday party, Hetty has cut herself off from her...
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Bad Things Happen Here
Name: Clare Wilkins
28 June 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Bad Things Happen Here, Rebecca Barrow's debut novel, is a stylish YA thriller set on a moneyed North American Island where rich kids prevail and an inordinate number of teenage girls seem to die. Wealthy, backbiting Luca has already seen her best friend die when her sister fa...
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The Merciless Ones
Name: Ruth Cornish
28 June 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The much anticipated sequel to The Gilded Ones does not disappoint! We return to find Deka and her supporters battling to save their kingdom from dark forces. The fantastical ancient kingdom of Otera and the characters that inhabit this magical land are de...
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Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 June 2022;Genre: Poetry
In Ready for Spaghetti, Michael Rosen has created a series of poems which capture moments of a child's day from getting up in the morning to going to bed in the evening. Each is full of word play, perfect for encouraging children to join in and experiment with language. <p...
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The Midnighters
Name: Janet Fisher
28 June 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Midnighters follows the story of Ema who lives in Prague in an unspecified time, the youngest of a very scientific family, all of whom specialise in something different. Ema knows that the number 12 means something to her, that she seems to know things will happen before t...
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Bad Things Happen Here
Name: Chomo
28 June 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The world conjured up is of the rich and elite but the author makes clear that that world is not as perfect as it might at first appear. The characters made me feel I had a window on something I could never be part of, but as things progressed would probably choose not to be anyway. The plot m...
