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Name: Jemmimah Age 10
10 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
This story is based on Charles Darwin's cabin boy, Syms Covington. This is a survival story. I really like the intensity of this book, I was often so captivated that I would lose focus of the world around me. As a big fan of nature, I like how this book includes detail about the setting, the G...
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Name: Laila Age 11
10 January 2021;Genre: Fantasy
This book is about a girl named Vega Jane who lives in a town called Wormwood. But this town is surrounded by a quag, filled with mysterious and death defying monsters. What I liked about this book was that it was very mysterious and it had lots of little clues leading up to one big thing. It...
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Name: Sharon Bolton
08 January 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
This book, aimed at the 14+ readership group, is an invaluable addition to any school library and also those in charge of the Personal Development area of the curriculum. I admire the way this is written in an engaging manner whilst dealing with the very important topics of consent and agency....
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Name: George Age 10
08 January 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Vega Jane was a rip-roaring adventure of danger, bloody guts and friendship. This is a story not for the faint-hearted as there are people dying and horrible things happening! Vega Jane is determined to find out the secrets of Wormwood and maybe the leaders of it themselves. The book is full o...
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Name: Ashin Age 10
08 January 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Vega Jane and The Secrets of Sorcery is a fantastic book, which includes cliff hangers, tension and loads of other amazing stuff, I am very happy to have read this amazing book and am looking to read the sequel. I rate this book 5 stars. I would definitely read this book again.
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When We Got Lost In Dreamland
Name: Jo Clarke
08 January 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
Most children wish that their dreams could come true and that real life could be as exhilarating as the world that exists when we close our eyes. In When We Got Lost In Dreamland, when Malky comes across a device that enables him to take control of his dreams and to meet up on...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Jimmy and his little brother Ronnie are evacuated from London to a Welsh mining town Llanbryn. It is a very different place from their home, with mountains and coal mines and a tightly knit community. Jimmy is wary of everything and determined not to like it as it would seem like a betrayal of...
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Name: Joanna Hewish
07 January 2021;Genre: Romance & Relationships
An intriguing title with a bright cover that immediately grabs your attention. A good humoured, light-hearted story that will immediately appeal to an array of teenagers.The Humiliations of Welton Blake tells the story of Welton, a typical teenage boy who has a run of bad luck. Wel...
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Name: Kyle Matravers
07 January 2021;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Football Superstars is a new series of biographies about the superstars from the world of football. Created by the duo of Simon Mugford and Dan Green, these texts are the perfect addition to any young football fan's library.Despite being over 100 pages in length, the texts are easi...
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Name: Jenny Caddick
07 January 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
A fun, fresh and very relevant new illustrated fiction book for young readers that contains big issues. Hope Jones is a 10 year old girl - part of a young generation determined to use their voices to change the world. In this second of the Hope Jones books, Hope is turning vegetarian an...
