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How Was That Built?
Name: Kelly Buxton
29 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
How Was That Built? is fascinating non-fiction in picture book disguise, with story-type narratives that flow throughout like a river ebbing through a city. For budding engineers and those interested in the intricacies of how some of the world's most awe-inspiring buildings, t...
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The Hound of Ulster
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 September 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Setanta dreams of becoming a champion warrior, but his parents think he is too young and too small - and not born to the nobility. Undeterred, Setanta is determined to join the king's young warriors, but they are equally determined to keep this shepherd's son in his place. But although he migh...
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The Edelweiss Pirates
Name: Kimberley Lawson
28 September 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
On his regular visits to his grandfather’s grave, Daniel notices an old man watching him from a nearby monument. One day, Daniel plucks up the courage to speak to the man; they begin to talk and the man tells Daniel his name is Josef Gerlach and the grave he has been visiting belongs to his br...
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Burn
Name: Eileen Armstrong
28 September 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Patrick Ness is a writer who refuses to be pigeonholed and this mind-bending, genre-defying, completely gripping work of genius re-imagines the Cold War - but with dragons! In Burn, Sarah Dewhurst's father hires a dragon to help on their farm and thus save the family fr...
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Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains)
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 September 2021;Genre: Adventure
Hal is delighted when his Uncle Nat appears at the start of the Easter holidays. Having received a mysterious letter from an old friend asking for their help, the two train detectives set off to investigate a suspicious death and a family curse. Going undercover as members of the family, they...
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Storm in a Jar
Name: Sharon Porter
27 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I read Storm in a Jar to my class and asked for their comments, this one was the most poignant from an articulate nine year old, and it shows what a great impact a well written story can have; providing a way in for children to talk freely about their feelings: 'This bo...
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T.I.G.E.R.S
Name: Lorraine Ansell
27 September 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Greer is now in her final year at St Aidan the Great boarding school and, with the shocking events from Longcross Hall as a vivid memory, tries to press the Abbott for further details on the F.O.X.E.S society. She is soon shocked to find out, however, that the huntin' shootin' and fishin' horr...
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The Ash House
Name: Julie Broadbent
27 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
A new boy arrives at the Ash House. He has no idea of his name or where he has come from. He is confused and in pain. He is given the name Solitude by the children in the house - Sol for short. He soon discovers that all of the children in the house are named after virtues and are all expected...
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Take Me With You When You Go
Name: Lucy Georgeson
27 September 2021;Genre: Family & Home
Wow! What a collaboration! I was hooked from the very start in this absolutely seamless novel. Take Me With You When You Go is told through emails from siblings Bea and Ezra. Bea has just left home and no-one knows where she is, much less cares, except for her brother Ezra who...
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Nook
Name: Ashley Clayton
27 September 2021;Genre: Friendship
Nook is a simple story with beautiful pictures about friendship and Nook, the rabbit, being different from the other creatures in the class. I read this story to reception children who enjoyed the characters, looking at the illustrations and they all listened well and were abl...
