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Have Pride
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 February 2022;Genre: LBGTQ+
Never has a book lived up to its title, or been as deserving of so many accolades, as Have Pride. The 2021 Winner of the School Library Association’s Information Book Award (13-16 category) is, as its subtitle suggests, "an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+movement" but it i...
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Into the Sideways World
Name: Tracy Parvin
03 February 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
I am a big fan of Ross Welford's stories. They are imaginative, inventive, beautifully crafted, filled with believable characters, thought provoking, yet very funny. By weaving philosophical questions and scientific concepts through his works, Welford ensures that his readers are informed and...
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A Street Dog Named Pup
Name: Jo Clarke
03 February 2022;Genre: Animals
In A Street Dog Named Pup, Pup is cruelly dumped by the roadside as a result of his barking. He is lost, separated from his beloved Boy and he is confused. The rules of street living are unknown to the innocent Pup and fending for himself is a struggle. Luckily, he happens upo...
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Teapot Trouble
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 February 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Teapot Trouble is another fun and well structured story from the Duck and Tiny Horse Adventures. This time, something strange has happened to Duck's teapot and a crab has moved in! As always, never fear! as Tiny Horse, being the greatest solver of all problems, is on hand to h...
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The Tower at the End of Time
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 February 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Amy Sparkes’ new book, The Tower at the End of Time is the sequel to her brilliantly funny The house at the Edge of Magic. This book is full of humour, magic and mischief and takes us on another marvellous adventure. We are able to re-join with the characters...
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This Woven Kingdom
Name: Linda Brown
03 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Alizeh is a low status servant girl who has a secret that if found out, will cost her her life... she is a Jinn, the heir to a long lost kingdom of powerful people that are feared and hunted. Alizeh is not just any Jinn, she has ice that runs through her veins. Is she the 'monster' that the cu...
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Mort the Meek and the Monstrous Quest
Name: Lillie Age 10
03 February 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I think it's really funny and weird because in Brutalia everybody except Mort and Weed are mean to one another. My favourite character is Punky because at the start she wasn't very nice and she wanted to be a rock crusher, but at the end she became friends with Mort and Weed.
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Mort the Meek and the Monstrous Quest
Name: Oliver Age 10
03 February 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
The book was very funny and creative. I love the part where the fishermen worshipped Mort when he changed the storm into a light breeze.
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Mort the Meek and the Monstrous Quest
Name: Daisy Age 9
03 February 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
This story is about a young boy named Mort, who went on a monstrous quest with a person he does not like. The quest is to try to get a jewel for their queen. If they succeed, they can be crowned demi-gods because the queen thinks she is a god. Also when he was younger, his dad went missing and...
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Two Terrible Vikings and Grunt the Berserker
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
03 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Two Terrible Vikings and Grunt the Berserker is a rip-roaring tale of historical fun. It follows the tale of two young Vikings, Hack and Whack, and their daily lives; everything from trips to market to their first experience of school. The pair take being a Viking very seriou...
