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Once Upon a Tune: Stories from the Orchestra
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Once Upon a Tune is such a beautiful book, full of stunning illustrations. Six stories from around the world have been lovingly retold and each has been the inspiration for wonderful music. James is well known for combining his incredible artwork with storytelling and music an...
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Wings of Icarus
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, have been imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Desperate to escape, they come up with a daring plan, but impulsive Icarus, longing for freedom, fails to listen to his father, leading to tragedy. In her retelling of this Greek myth, Jenny Oldfiel...
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Let's Get Ready for School
Name: Catherine Kus
26 September 2021;Genre: Early Skills
There are many books out there about starting school but I think that this is one of the best that I've seen. The illustrations are great - really colourful and they will be relatable to pre-schoolers. There's a lot to see in the pictures - parents could ask their child to find certain things...
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Name: Kerenza Age 14
26 September 2021;Genre: Horror
I really enjoyed the theme of hunt or be hunted, as the main characters search the island for geocaches and escape from the other teams, and the tension that is created as they slowly realise the truth behind this seemingly harmless competition, and how their relationships grew and changed dur...
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Name: Kerenza Age 14
26 September 2021;Genre: Horror
This book is the sequel to Savage Island. It focuses around three of the main characters from the previous book as well as several new characters. At the start of the book, Grady and some new characters are sent on a team building trip in a remote castle which soon turns out to be no ordinary...
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Cookie and the most Mysterious Mystery in the World.
Name: Sam Phillips
25 September 2021;Genre: Humour
Cookie and the most Mysterious Mystery in the World is the third book in the fabulous Cookie series by Konnie Huq and it is absolutely brilliant! Cookie finally gets to see her Nani who has come all the way from Bangladesh. However, Nani doesn't speak English and Cookie...
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The Dream House
Name: Bryony Davies
25 September 2021;Genre: Bereavement
The Dream House by Laura Dockrill is part novella, part verse and part graphic novel. Just over 100 pages of text and pictures draw the reader into Rex’s world. Containing text and illustrations in a 'scrap book' style, this is a unique book. Rex is staying with his godfather,...
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Rules for Vampires
Name: Linda Canning
22 September 2021;Genre: Horror
Vampires meet ghosts in this epic tale of life after death. After an ill-fated encounter involving an orphanage, a dastardly villain, a wooden leg and a towering inferno, junior vampire Leo thinks she may not have what it takes to pass her Hunt of the Waxing Moon. Leaving a trail of destructio...
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Adam-2
Name: Mohammad Age 13
22 September 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
I really like Adam-2 as in the book he has to try to come to terms with everything and he has to try to get the humans to trust him and then decide if he is a funk or a human. The excitement, action and the twists and turns make this an amazing book.
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The Outrage
Name: Helen Walker
22 September 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
Disturbing, heartbreaking and terrifyingly believable - this is dystopia at its absolute best. The characters, beautifully and honestly rendered, live in your mind long after finishing the book. Themes of courage, love and forgiveness run alongside the overwhelming hatred, fear and ignorance....
