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Harklights
Name: Kristen Hopwood
12 May 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Harklights is an orphanage and factory run by Old Ma Bogey and the children pack matchboxes in the factory. Strangely, none of the children ever seem to get a guardian and actually leave the orphanage. Old Ma Bogey uses her collection of random objects to rename the children w...
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Tremendous Things
Name: Maddie Age 13
12 May 2021;Genre: Real life
After being home schooled by his inspirational mothers for many years, Wilbur has very few social skills and friends so when he first joins a secondary school he gets picked on by the school bully almost immediately. An embarrassing letter gets posted onto social media and Wilbur becomes the t...
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Tremendous Things
Name: Kerenza Age 13
11 May 2021;Genre: Real life
Tremendous things is a book about falling in love and finding yourself as a teenager in the modern world. I really liked this book because it was really funny and made me laugh, while also dealing with difficult topics like bullying, homophobia and not fitting in as well as including lots of r...
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Digger and Me
Name: Kristen Hopwood
11 May 2021;Genre: Animals
In Digger and Me we meet James who is in Year 6 and muddling his way through a confusing time in his life. His mum and dad are separated so he spends his time between two houses - mum and her boyfriend, Dave and Dad and his girlfriend, Kathy. James isn't sure whether he likes...
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Mouse and Mole. The Secret of Happiness
Name: Maria Aldred
11 May 2021;Genre: Friendship
I read this lovely book, Mouse and Mole: The Secret of Happiness, to my class this week and each of the three short stories was given 5 stars. The book has three chapters about the friendship and adventures of Mouse and Mole. A Good Read is about the two friends unable...
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Tremendous Things
Name: Katrina Waldron
10 May 2021;Genre: Real life
Wilbur writes an embarrassing letter to his future self and Tyler (a school bully) finds it and puts it on Social Media. Wilbur becomes a laughing stock at school. Forever labelled a freak, he begins to write poetry and befriends his elderly neighbour, Sal. With few other friends, Wilbur hopes...
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The cat and the rat and the hat
Name: Amanda Shipton
10 May 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Uh-oh! Cat and Rat both want that big hat. Whatever will happen when Bat arrives with a fancy cravat? This brightly coloured, fun, rhyming story is sure to be a bedtime favourite with young children. The repetitive language will draw children in and use of CVC words will encourage early readin...
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Grandpa's Gift
Name: Kyle Matravers
10 May 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
Grandpa's Gift is the latest release from Fiona Lumbers, author illustrator of the wonderful picture book, Clem and Crab. This story focuses around one little boy who has found his recent move to the city hard to h...
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Otherland
Name: Kelly Buxton
10 May 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Fans of Abi Elphinstone's Rumblestar series will enjoy Otherland by Louie Stowell: a fun and energetic portal story that delves into a dark and dangerous magical world inhabited by fairies, gods and vampires. Most children celebrate their birthdays with clowns, cake, fr...
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Name: Alison Kelly
09 May 2021;Genre: Poetry
Three gifted children's poets have contributed to Being Me, Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings, an important collection of poems that directly address children's mental health and well-being. As Kay Tew says in the preface to the teaching resource that accompanies the...
