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Name: Lizi Backhouse
03 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This book, published in collaboration with the National Trust, tells the story of a child who makes a special connection with a seal whilst enjoying a glorious trip to the beach. That night, a storm rolls in and the next morning the beach is covered in litter. With a team effort, peace is rest...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
02 March 2021;I was spellbound by Once We Were Witches from the opening line: "All girls ooze sin". Sarah Driver's Once We Were Witches is a self-declared book about finding your voice and learning that you matter, what you care about, and how to fight for it, reminiscent of Cressida Cowell's Wizards of Once s...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
02 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
You know the tale of Oliver Twist: the boy who asked for more, the reluctant pickpocket and orphan who became heir to a great fortune. Few people know that there was another Twist - a girl brought into the world moments before her brother. Another Twist in the Tale tells her story. Twill Twist...
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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 March 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
If you enjoy stories such as How to Train your Dragon and Who let the Gods out?, then this is a book for you! A story of a Viking 'would-be' thief / hero.Whetstone (it's all in the name!), who hails from the village of Drott, is an orphan who has been 'cared for' by Angrboda (refer...
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Name: Megan Age 11
01 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Boy who Flew was an incredible read and I couldn't have wished for more. Although, like with most great books, I really did wish there was more of it to read!If I'm honest, I wasn't sure at first but Fleur won me around with her stellar writing- it got interesting!! Within a co...
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Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers
Name: Lucas Age 11
01 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I think its good and detective type. I wouldn't say its descriptive as it has many speeches in it. If you're looking with a book with pictures I wouldn't say this is for you. I like the book overall and its good. I' d recommend it to you.
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Name: Kimberley Lawson
01 March 2021;Traditional fairytale language and plot devices, interwoven with decidedly modern, feminist ideas, makes for an exciting retelling of the Brothers Grimm's classic, Snow White. Princess Sophie is everything we expect from a fairytale princess - kind, loving and, of course, beautiful. On her 17th...
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Name: Keetan Age 10
01 March 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The book was involved around 'wug's who didn't know the true secrets about their little town. However, one wug slowly uncovers the truth about their little home town. I liked how they left the chapter with a feeling in your mind thinking, what's next? What's going to happen?
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Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 March 2021;Set in the same world as The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars is a prequel, or companion novel, to Jaclyn Moriarty's previous book, once more illustrated beautifully by the talented Karl James Mountford. Told alternativel...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
01 March 2021;When I received Morgana Mage in the Robotic Age, I was intrigued, it sounded like a melting pot of magic, adventure and fantasy. I was enthralled from the first page. Amy Bond writes with comical flair in this story that illuminates modern day technology and its lure and hold on humans. It is re...
