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  • Mary Anning

    Name: Emma Nelson
    03 February 2021;

    Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

    The Little People, Big Dreams books by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara discuss some of the world's most influential and inspirational people. This book is focused upon Mary Anning who grew up to be a world-renowned palaeontologist. Mary grew up in England, one of nine siblings, and only attended s...

  • Amber Under Cover

    Amber Under Cover

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    03 February 2021;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Amber Under Cover is an exciting, engaging super sleuthing spy adventure!  Teenage Amber is already reeling from the 'trauma' of finding out she is going to be a big sister after 14 years as an only child when this becomes the very least of her problems...  A victory in...

  • Emmy Levels Up

    Emmy Levels Up

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    03 February 2021;

    Genre: Bullying

    Emmy Levels Up is a brilliantly styled story focusing on bullying , friendship, fitting in and finding your own personal power . The story is updated for the digital age of gaming and feels fresh, relevant and very relatable with; it's almost dual narrative on characters' onli...

  • Meet the Oceans

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    02 February 2021;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Meet the Oceans was an absolute 'must have' picture book after the joys of 'Meet the Planets' and it certainly excelled itself - it is equally as memorable and striking! Caryl Hart has so cleverly written this book as a non-fiction book in a narrative, characterful style, subt...

  • Black and British: A short, essential history

    Name: Eileen Armstrong
    02 February 2021;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    2020 will be remembered for many reasons - but especially because it was the year in which the urgent need for putting Black British history back in the curriculum was finally recognised, and the drive to make it both mainstream and mandatory gathered huge momentum as a result of the Black Lives...

  • Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Poison Plot

    Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Poison Plot

    Name: Noel Age 10
    01 February 2021;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Agent Zaiba is a detective story based on a girl called Zaiba. Everything seems good at the summer fete until a mystery emerges at the baking competition. Will Zaiba, her best friend (Poppy) and her little brother (Ali) uncover who is the cupcake poisoner?

  • Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds

    Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds

    Name: Noel Age 10
    31 January 2021;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Agent Zaiba is an amazing detective story about a girl called Zaiba who dreams of being the world's greatest detective. She runs into her first crime, with the help of her best friend (Poppy)and her little brother (Ali). Will they solve this mystery? I would rate it 5/5.

  • Concrete Rose

    Concrete Rose

    Name: Dan Katz
    30 January 2021;

    Genre: Real life

    17 year old Maverick Carter is an average gang kid in late '90s America - happy to coast along, chilling with friends, playing video games and basketball and listening to Tupac. He’s also struggling at school, his gang lord father is in prison, and he is secretly selling drugs to help his moth...

  • Dig! Dig! Dig!

    Dig! Dig! Dig!

    Name: Judith Greenall
    28 January 2021;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Dig! Dig! Dig! This story of curiosity, determination and teamwork begins as Jake spins the globe on his windowsill and imagines what life may be like on the other side of the world from his rather grey and gloomy street. He is particularly interested to find out if people the...

  • Darwin's Dragons

    Name: Faith Age 10
    28 January 2021;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    The book is about a boy called Covington who was washed up on an island and was saved by a lizard. What I like about this book is that Farthing, the lizard that saved his life, turns into a magnificent dragon. Farthing did many good deeds and it was nice that he turned into something beautiful...