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Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
10 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Vashti Hardy has done it again! Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest is an absolute triumph and a joy to read, in fact this book has not seen the shelf since it arrived in school. The story starts in the unusual town of Inventia, a place where science and engineering rule, where the trees a...
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Move, Mr Mountain!
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 June 2021;Genre: Friendship
This is a lovely story about an unlikely friendship between a little girl called Lily and a mountain in her village. Lily is a sassy and opinionated young lady who thinks the mountain should move, so she can see what lies beyond. The mountain reacts badly to her demands and causes some extreme...
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How to be a Footballer And Other Sports Jobs
Name: Kyle Matravers
10 June 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
How to Be a Footballer is the definitive guide to the world's number one sport…football. This nonfiction text covers every aspect of the beautiful game in an engaging, informative and accessible manner. Guided by questions, each double page spread provides the answers needed t...
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A Gathering Midnight
Name: Linda Brown
10 June 2021;Genre: Fantasy
A Gathering Midnight is the sequel to Midnight's Twins and what a great action-packed second book it is. I really could not put this down; adventure, action, myste...
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Me and the Robbersons
Name: Jennifer Caddick
10 June 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Me and the Robbersons is a quirky, unique, witty and fun adventure full of odd, crazy and heartwarmingly hilarious events. Bored Maisie is not looking forward to the summer holidays with her boring, disinterested parents and utterly annoying sister, Primrose AT ALL…Until a fam...
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Escape the Rooms
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
10 June 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Escape the Rooms is a laugh-out-loud, surrealist tale that leads our two main characters through a journey that is so much more than it seems. It starts when we meet Jack at the fair, doing anything he can to just get through the day, when he suddenly finds himself in a 'Room'. Here he meets C...
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The Girl in Wooden Armour
Name: Jo Clarke
10 June 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Girl in Wooden Armour is a vividly written fantasy story, jam-packed with exhilarating action. The pace and suspense created by Conrad Mason will have readers gasping for breath as they follow Hattie Amiri-Gavell on her unplanned adventures in the seemingly quiet village o...
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Just Being Ted
Name: Emma O'Donovan
10 June 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
This beautiful touching picture book is even more relevant and essential during these uncertain times. Young readers are no doubt struggling with loneliness, changes in routine, social restrictions all of which will take their toll in some small way. This sensitive and sweet picture book appro...
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What if, Pig?
Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 June 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Pig is kind and popular and especially thoughtful. The trouble is that Pig has a secret; he is a terrible worrier. One day, Pig organises a party for his friends and then catastrophises about everything that could go wrong (including the guests being eaten by a lion). But it turns out that all...
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We Made a Movie
Name: Jo Clarke
10 June 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Before you even dip into We Made a Movie, you will be dazzled by its eye-catching, vibrant cover, hinting at the fun and cheerfulness that lies within. We Made a Movie is Charlotte Lo's sequel to the fabulous We Won an Island but can easily be read as a standalone. In this, the second t...
