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Name: Clair Bossons
07 January 2021;Genre: Dystopian
If you are looking for a book that will grip you, look no further. The Boy I Am is pulling no punches. The traditional gender roles have been reversed and Jude is running out of time to impress at the auction of boys to the female elite. If he is not chosen this time around then he can expect...
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Name: Stephen Leitch
07 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
When former football star Edgar Kail opens his front door to find 17 year old Adi on his doorstop, he tries to shoo the boy away, thinking he is trying to sell him something. As he closes the door, however, the boy mentions a name that makes Edgar stop and invite Adi in. Adi has mentioned a na...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
07 January 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Louie Stowell is back with yet another fantastic sequel, The Wizard in the Woods. This epic story of wizarding mystery is a marvellous addition to her previous stories in this collection. It is full of thrilling adventure, dramatic twists, library's, dragons, and evil magic. From the onset you...
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Name: Jenny Caddick
07 January 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
This is the fifth and final book in this delightful, charming series that simply bursts with joyful, colourful adventure. Since discovering the dragon-fruit tree in his Grandad's garden really DID grow dragons, Tomas and his superhero squad friends have had their very own magical, wondrous win...
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Name: Stephen Leitch
07 January 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The Awesome Power Of Sleep is the latest book from teenage brain guru Nicola Morgan and explores the importance of sleep, the science of sleep and how to get good sleep especially focusing on teenagers. And it's excellent!This book covers lots of topics around sleep and not just ab...
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Name: Alison Kelly
05 January 2021;Genre: Poetry
Spells, dragons, witches, unicorns, an ogre (actually he's missing), dark eerie settings: all of these feature in Cookson's anthology of magical poems accompanied by Elidh Muldoon's ethereal illustrations. Benjamin Zephaniah opens the anthology in his quest for 'De Magic Poem' (p.9) fol...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Syms Covington was taken on to the Beagle as cabin boy and fiddler, but has spent the past two years acting as assistant to Mr Darwin, a young scientist, as he explores the Galapagos Islands. However, an accident during a storm leaves him shipwrecked and alone in an inhospitable place, struggl...
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When We Got Lost In Dreamland
Name: Ishaq Age 11
03 January 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
The book had loads of really good cliff hangers and when I read the synopsis, I wanted to know more. I would really recommend this book as it taught me lots of vocabulary and was an excellent read. I would read this again and rate it a 5/5 as it was so good.
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When We Got Lost in Dreamland
Name: Rory Age 11
02 January 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
When We Got Lost in Dreamland is about a boy who can control his dreams. Malcolm and his little brother find a way to share dreams and control them. But things go very wrong. It has adventure around every corner. It is really exciting and there is a plot twist at the e...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 January 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
Space Detectives is the new and thrilling book by Mark Powers, with phenomenal illustrations by Dapo Adeola. This exciting detective story is jam-packed with aliens, crazy inventions, and a villain intent on destroying the world! During the six weeks holidays, Connor and Ethan are sent to Starvi...
