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Swim, Shark, Swim!
Name: Emma Nelson
10 March 2021;Genre: Animals
Swim, Shark, Swim! is an absolute delight. It is the second book in the Wild Wanderers series (Leap, Hare, Leap! is the first book) and it introduces children to a reef Shark and its imaginary journey through some of the world's waters. The text has some interesting and...
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The Short Knife
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Short Knife is set in ancient Britain, some four decades after the Romans have withdrawn, as a new threat is invading the country in the form of the Saxons. Mai, her older sister Haf and their father farm the land, living quietly, till three strangers turn up at the farm s...
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Name: Solianna Age 10
08 March 2021;Genre: Fantasy
I would rate this book five stars because I like how it is full of magic, danger and mystery; I also like that the genre is fantasy adventure. The thing I did not like about the book is that it was full of cliff-hangers - that made me really impatient! Other than that, Vega Jane is an amazing...
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The World Between Us
Name: Sharon Bolton
08 March 2021;Genre: Romance & Relationships
The World Between Us is a heart wrenching tale of Alice, bed-bound with the 'Illness', who counts her daily energy levels in spoons. Some days she has enough spoons and other days there's just not enough for her to live her limited life to the full. Alice benefits from Stream...
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Name: Linda Canning
07 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I've got to be honest - when this book dropped through my letterbox, I wasn't entirely overjoyed. One look at it told me it was not the sort of book I would normally go for. I cracked it open and prepared myself to do battle with some elaborate prose and flowery language and was delighted to f...
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Name: Lucy Georgeson
05 March 2021;Genre: Bullying
When 15-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al has taken his own life, his world falls apart. Al was a talented artist. Al was ambitious. Al was going places. So why did he do it? Convinced that his brother was in trouble, Nathan looks into Al's life and relationships. As he does,...
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Beatrix and her Bunnies - The story of Beatrix Potter
Name: Joanna Hewish
05 March 2021;Genre: Picture Books
We all know the familiar story of 'Peter Rabbit', he is a household name and a book by Beatrix Potter can be found on every child's book shelf. Peter, Benjamin, Cotton - tale… we know them all and love them for their cheeky antics of breaking into Mr McGregor's garden to steal a radish. Despit...
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Dear Earth
Name: James Hewish
05 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
What a beautiful way to instil a love of our planet. This picture book by Isabel Otter has a wonderful message. The author uses Tessa, a curious girl with a brilliant imagination, as a platform for this story. Tessa's Grandpa talks about his adventures around the world and it fills her mind wi...
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Circus Maximus: Race to the Death
Name: Jacqueline Harris
04 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Dido is the young daughter of the trainer Antonius. Antonius trains horses and charioteers for Rome's Circus Maximus; the greatest of all the chariot races. Dido dreams of becoming a charioteer herself, but that is impossible as girls in Ancient Rome do not take part in sport of any sort, part...
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The Girl with her Head in the Clouds: The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd
Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
In The Girl with her Head in the Clouds: The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd, 16 year old Dolly Shepherd has no second thoughts when she steps up to be the human target in an apple shooting stunt starring a showman wearing a blindfold. It proves to be just the start of her sens...
