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Name: Samantha Hughes
22 April 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

This book is a useful introduction to the importance of milk and how it is produced. It is full of information that is presented in a simple and informative way that appeals to both children in EYFS but also in Key Stage One. This is the first book in a new series of books to help child...

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Name: Bryony Davies
21 April 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

When the Sky Falls is a thrilling World War II story set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Joseph is sent into the city in 1941 to live with Mrs F, a stranger who does not like children and who is struggling to survive the hardships of war. Mrs F owns a zoo in London w...

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Name: Megan Webb
21 April 2021;

Genre: Adventure

Smidgens are tiny people, and the Sprout family believes they could be the last of their kind. Until one day, Gafferty Sprout stumbles upon an atlas that reveals there might be more to the history of the Smidgens than her family once thought. The Smidgens follows Gaffer...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 April 2021;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Wick (not his real name) is an orphan working at the Harklights match factory and orphanage. Conditions for the orphans, whose real names are taken from them when they arrive, are simply appalling. Ma Bogey runs the place with an iron thumb, a stick and a gun. Anyone who dares displease her ru...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
20 April 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

I loved the first Evernight book – darkness, magic and wonderful heroes and heroines – and soon slipped right back into the enchanting world of The Silver Kingdom. Larabelle Fox and her trusty friends, Joe and Double Eight have rescued the White Witches and defeated the Evernight. The e...

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Name: Ebony Age 11
20 April 2021;

Genre: Myths & Legends

As a reader from the age of 9 of this franchise, these books are very entertaining and a great read, for all ages. This book covers Greek mythology in a fictitious way. I greatly recommend this book if you find an interest in ancient Greece. The main characters, Percy, Annabeth and Grover are...

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Name: Linda Brown
19 April 2021;

Genre: Dystopian

Kid is a debut novel, the first in a trilogy and 614 pages long however, it didn't take me too long to get to the end as it's an engaging, well planned out and written plot with likeable, funny and relatable characters. Joshua Jones - or 'Kid' as he's known - is an Offliner who lives in...

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Name: Sharon Bolton
19 April 2021;

Genre: Real life

Eve Out Of Her Ruins is not a book for the faint-hearted in an extremely positive way. Ananda Devi does not shy away from the bleak life outcomes of four young Mauritians. She paints a picture of social deprivation, fear, violence and gender inequality with a very detailed bru...

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Name: Nathan Cox
19 April 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

The Lightning Catcher is Clare Weze's debut novel for children and what a fantastic debut it is! The story centres around Alfie Bradley and his family who have moved from the city to the village of Folding Ford. The boredom of village life quickly settles in as well as the rea...

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Name: Vishaka Age 8
18 April 2021;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

I Love rainbow magic and unicorn magic.

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