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The Mighty Lions and the Big Match
Name: Kyle Matravers
10 July 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Children often feel the pressure to perform in large parts of their lives - from social circles, to school and even the sports field. Children are even more sensitive to the particular pressures placed upon them from their parents and other adults. The sense of letting a role model down is a b...
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Shadow Chaser
Name: Kristen Hopwood
10 July 2021;Genre: Adventure
Shadow Chaser starts with an introduction to the story and then instructions for how to play. There is a 'log book' that you need to fill in each time you play to keep track of items, life points and items you have collected. You can download copies from the Usborne website, w...
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A Glasshouse of Stars
Name: Louisa Farrow
09 July 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A Glasshouse of Stars is the story of Meixing arriving in the New Land with her family to begin a New Life. Everything is different and scary: their new house, school and even her parents' behaviour. When disaster strikes, life becomes scarier still and yet Meixing finds frien...
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Red Sky Burning
Name: Linda Brown
08 July 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Red Sky Burning is the second instalment of The Circle Trilogy from the amazing YA author Teri Terry. Her books are descriptive, pacey, full of drama and intrigue; they never let you down and they always leave the reader wanting more. Tabby is once agai...
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Time to Care
Name: Jessica Bunney
08 July 2021;Genre: Early Skills
The very knowledgeable and talented Penny Tassoni MBE gifts us with Time to Care. This picture book teaches our children a fundamental life skill - to care. This hardback book follows a series of books teaching our children all-important everyday skills featuring: Time to Go t...
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Robin Hood: Jet Skis, Swamps and Smugglers
Name: Julie Broadbent
08 July 2021;Genre: Adventure
Robin Hood: Jet Skis, Swamps and Smugglers is the third book in this action-packed adventure series by the master storyteller Robert Muchamore. In this thrilling third instalment, we find our hero Robin Hood has had to flee from the safety of his compound in Sherwood Forest. F...
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Mystery of the Night Watchers
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 July 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
It is 1910, and the forthcoming arrival of Halley's Comet is causing excitement and fear around the world. 12-year-old Nancy and her younger sister Violet have their lives suddenly turned upside down when their mother takes them off to Suffolk to visit a grandfather they had always thought was...
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Between Sea and Sky
Name: Sharon Porter
08 July 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is the first Nicola Penfold book I've read and I have to say I will be looking for more. This story is beautifully written, giving the reader a real feeling of knowing the characters. There are so many themes threaded throughout this story; sibling love, grief, family secrets, present/fut...
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Story Soup
Name: Maria Aldred
08 July 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The front cover of Story Soup is full of details about the characters and what might happen in the story, and it's a great hook into this book by Abie Longstaff and Nila Aya. We meet Ollie and Susie who are keen to create a story with lots of unusual items. Their magic...
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One in a Hundred Thousand
Name: Catherine Purcell
08 July 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
The Unpredictability of Being Human is Linni Ingemundsen's first book and I have to say I love it so I was delighted to get my hands on her second book, One in a Hundred Thousand. And...it's another winner! One in a hundred thousand, that's how many people have Silver-R...
