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Name: Annanya Age 10
28 February 2021;Genre: Fantasy
This book is about an adventurous 14 session (year) old girl called Vega Jane, who is intrigued to know the truth about Wormwood (the place where she lives) and her own family history. I like this book because it makes me want to keep turning the pages and read more and more to unravel the sec...
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Name: Marley
22 February 2021;Genre: Fantasy
This is about a girl who finds the truth about her secretive little town. This book carries a tale of adventure, friendship, loyalty and magic beyond wug (human) comprehension. It's an amazing story and I can't wait to see what happens next.
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Name: Joanna Hewish
18 February 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Who doesn't love a good ghost story?! But as teachers, we often struggle to find content appropriate enough and content not too scary for our younger readers. The Ghost Garden is a perfect mix of a little spooky and a lovely narrative about friendship and becoming more confident.Th...
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18 February 2021;Genre: Early Skills
Percy the Park Keeper has been a common addition to libraries and book collections for over 30 years and this latest release is aimed at the youngest of Percy fans.Readers will associate and recall Percy the Park Keeper books with fond memories as Percy helps the animals that live...
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Here Be Dragons
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Here Be Dragons is a top example of a book that can tell a story in two different ways.The focus is set on a determined and confident knight who has it mind set on following his map to find a dragon. Undeterred by the comments of others, that dragons don't exist, o...
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The Last Bear
Name: Rhiannon Cook
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
April Wood is often alone. Her father immerses himself in his scientific research, unable to deal with the death of April's mother seven years ago, and her only real friends are the animal companions she finds in odd corners wherever she can. However, when April's father is offered a post in t...
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The Last Bear
Name: Donna Burkert
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
When April's dad tells her they will be living on a remote island in the Arctic circle for six months, she is nothing but happy about it. She will get to miss school, she will get to spend time just with her dad and surely they would have lots of time to build snowmen, have snowball fights and...
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The Last Bear
Name: Jo Clarke
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Last Bear is a story that sings to your heart. Set on the bleak and lonely wilderness of the Arctic Circle, we follow April's journey of discovery, both literally and metaphorically. Despite the barren nature of the landscape and the lack of human interaction, The Last Bea...
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InvestiGators
Name: Maria Faithorn
18 February 2021;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Well.. I didn't get to read this book until AFTER my eight year old son had swiped it and disappeared for half a day! The cover and title had him hooked instantly, and the brightly coloured comic strip and written story kept his engagement through to the end. If you need to grab the attention...
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The Unadoptables: Five fantastic children on the adventure of a lifetime (Paperback)
Name: Nicola Cleveland
18 February 2021;Genre: Friends and family
The Unadoptables is a stunningly spooky and sinister story of loyalty, determination and family packed with adventure and adversity. Amsterdam, 1886. The Little Tulip Orphanage has strict rules on how babies should be delivered, but that autumn, five children arrive in...
