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  • National Trust: Look What I Found in the Woods

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    03 March 2021;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    This is a fantastic book that takes children on an adventure through the woods to find natural treasures. Published by Nosy Crow in collaboration with the National Trust, each page has charming illustrations that capture three children's walk through the woods discovering various things, from p...

  • National Trust: The Wide, Wide Sea

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    03 March 2021;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    This book, published in collaboration with the National Trust, tells the story of a child who makes a special connection with a seal whilst enjoying a glorious trip to the beach. That night, a storm rolls in and the next morning the beach is covered in litter. With a team effort, peace is rest...

  • Name: Kelly Buxton
    02 March 2021;

    I was spellbound by Once We Were Witches from the opening line: "All girls ooze sin". Sarah Driver's Once We Were Witches is a self-declared book about finding your voice and learning that you matter, what you care about, and how to fight for it, reminiscent of Cressida Cowell's Wizards of Once s...

  • Another Twist in the Tale

    Name: Eileen Armstrong
    02 March 2021;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    You know the tale of Oliver Twist: the boy who asked for more, the reluctant pickpocket and orphan who became heir to a great fortune. Few people know that there was another Twist - a girl brought into the world moments before her brother. Another Twist in the Tale tells her story. Twill Twist...

  • How to Be a Hero

    Name: Donna Ritchie
    01 March 2021;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    If you enjoy stories such as How to Train your Dragon and Who let the Gods out?, then this is a book for you! A story of a Viking 'would-be' thief / hero.Whetstone (it's all in the name!), who hails from the village of Drott, is an orphan who has been 'cared for' by Angrboda (refer...

  • The Boy Who Flew

    Name: Megan Age 11
    01 March 2021;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    The Boy who Flew was an incredible read and I couldn't have wished for more. Although, like with most great books, I really did wish there was more of it to read!If I'm honest, I wasn't sure at first but Fleur won me around with her stellar writing- it got interesting!! Within a co...

  • Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers

    Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers

    Name: Lucas Age 11
    01 March 2021;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    I think its good and detective type. I wouldn't say its descriptive as it has many speeches in it. If you're looking with a book with pictures I wouldn't say this is for you. I like the book overall and its good. I' d recommend it to you.

  • Name: Kimberley Lawson
    01 March 2021;

    Traditional fairytale language and plot devices, interwoven with decidedly modern, feminist ideas, makes for an exciting retelling of the Brothers Grimm's classic, Snow White. Princess Sophie is everything we expect from a fairytale princess - kind, loving and, of course, beautiful. On her 17th...

  • Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery

    Name: Keetan Age 10
    01 March 2021;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The book was involved around 'wug's who didn't know the true secrets about their little town. However, one wug slowly uncovers the truth about their little home town. I liked how they left the chapter with a feeling in your mind thinking, what's next? What's going to happen?

  • Name: Rhiannon Cook
    01 March 2021;

    Set in the same world as The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars is a prequel, or companion novel, to Jaclyn Moriarty's previous book, once more illustrated beautifully by the talented Karl James Mountford. Told alternativel...