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The Elephant in the Room
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 August 2021;Genre: Real life
The Elephant in the Room is a beautiful, gentle and moving story of the pain of family separation and of the support in finding new friendships. In the USA, Sila and her father have spent a year living apart from her mother, currently trapped unfairly in Turkey whilst immigrat...
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The Secret Detectives
Name: Donna Ritchie
01 August 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Secret Detectives is set upon the mail ship SS Mariana, sailing from India to England. The passengers include three children whose lives are to be forever entwined by events on the journey. 11-year-old Isobel Petty has been brought up by people employed by her mother and f...
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Myths, Monsters and Mayhem in Ancient Greece
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 August 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Endlessly appealing, the Greek myths are some of the best-known stories ever told. This new collection, Myths, Monsters and Mayhem in Ancient Greece, is told in comic book form, making an attractive and accessible introduction to this world of magic and monsters. The bo...
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Between Sea and Sky
Name: Nathan Cox
01 August 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Between Sea and Sky by Nicola Penfold is a fantastic adventure story. I knew this would be a brilliant read after the success of Where the World Turns Wild and I was not disappointed. The story is set in the near future following several environmental disasters which ha...
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Rapping Princess
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 August 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Have you ever felt like you cannot do something that everyone else can do? This is exactly how Princess Shiloh feels. The one thing that she wants to be able to do more than anything else is to sing. This wonderful rhyming story follows Shiloh's journey in self discovery. Different can be spec...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 August 2021;Genre: Adventure
Tin, Padraig Kenny's first book for children, ranks as one of my all-time favourites, so with each subsequent book by him I've been on tenterhooks to see if I like it as much. He does not disappoint with this one.Brother and sister Tom and Jem stumble across a strange house in the...
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The Climbers
Name: Joanna Hewish
31 July 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
An original story about finding your place in the world and the struggles many teenagers feel to fit in. The Climbers will really appeal to young readers, particularly boys. The title and book cover alone suggest this book is about climbing trees which immediately makes it app...
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The Secret Detectives
Name: Lucy Age 11
31 July 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This book is about a girl called Isobel Petty. Isobel sees a terrible act! Somebody was thrown off the ship! But the captain didn't believe her so Isobel and her reluctant friends decide to investigate. I recommend this book for people who like mystery/investigation books. I rate this book 3/5...
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The Secret Detectives
Name: Josh Age 11
31 July 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I liked it a lot but it was a challenge to figure out who committed the crime! I actually thought it was every person except for the actual criminal! Anyone who likes murder and detective books needs to read this book.
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This Poison Heart
Name: Eileen Armstrong
31 July 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Briseis Greene, an adopted Brooklyn teenager with a unique and uncanny ability to control plants, can make seeds grow and flowers blossom just with a touch. But being this green-fingered is both a blessing and a curse; useful for generating income to keep her adopted parents' flower shop afloa...
