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Into the Sideways World
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 February 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
The quest to prove a mysterious creature exists takes Willa and her friend, Manny, into a cave one moonlit night. As the tide rises, they find themselves swept into an alternative world - a 'perfect' one where war and pollution are things of the past and everyone, including Willa's family, see...
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Ruffles and the Teeny Tiny Kittens
Name: Samantha Hughes
01 February 2022;Genre: Friendship
Ruffles is a playful puppy, who just like every young child, experiences all of the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There seem to be lots of things that he likes and lots that he does not and at first the kittens are something he does not like! They pounce...
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When You're Fast Asleep - Who Works at Night time?
Name: Samantha Hughes
01 February 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
This was a great book for our topic 'People Who Help Us.' Instead of the the usual jobs that children initially think about, this book explored the roles of those who work while we sleep. The children learnt about all kinds of people that work during the night-time, from bakers to doctors, tra...
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Greta and the Ghost Hunters
Name: Linda Canning
01 February 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
After a near-death experience, Greta Woebegone suddenly finds herself with an unexpected and uninvited talent; the ability to see - and to talk to - ghosts. What follows is a mad-cap adventure to escape exorcism, save Grandma and help the ghosts face their fears. Greta and the G...
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Einstein the Penguin
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 February 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
In an effort to ensure that their children did not get bored, on a bitterly chilly Saturday in December, Mrs Stewart decided to take the family to the zoo. This is where the adventure begins. Young Arthur is desperate to see the penguins and, even though the zoo is about to close for the day,...
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Mike Falls Up
Name: Maria Aldred
31 January 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Mike falls Up is a short chapter book about friendships and adventure from Little Tiger books. Mike and his dog Bowow are relaxing in the Chocolate Hills when after an earthquake a huge hole appears in the ground and Bowow disappears. Then a note floats up ...Birthday. Come no...
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Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
Name: Donna Ritchie
31 January 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Before reading Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (My Story), I had not heard of Princess Sophia but since finishing the book it has made me have look more into the life of her and her family. Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it follows the life of Sophia and her royal family...
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National Trust: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear
Name: Wendy Kelly
28 January 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear a lovely, bright and appealing non-fiction book which has been written in conjunction with the National Trust. It gives lots of simple and practical ways children can help protect wildlife and the environment. It ranges from comm...
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The Hunt for the Nightingale
Name: Jane Rew
28 January 2022;Genre: Bereavement
Jasper Wilde adores his sister. They've spent many happy hours together, in trees, out walking, watching wildlife, listening to nightingales. So now, it's too much to bear that Rosie might be gone. If, as his parents say, she's gone 'to a better place', surely he can find her. She said she'd a...
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The Bird Singers
Name: Jennifer Caddick
28 January 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
The Bird Singers is a thrilling, intriguing and superbly sinister mystery - such a page turner! Laylah and younger sister Izzie reluctantly have to join mum on a last minute 'holiday' to the Lake District. Dad doesn't come (he is too busy working away - again). The girl...
