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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...
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Dog Gone
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2021;Genre: Animals
Dog Gone is the latest picture book from the ultra talented Rob Biddulph. As a big fan of his previous work, I was excited to get my hands on this title....it certainly didn't disappoint. Self described as a "wonderfully waggy adventure", the story takes the unusual twist of b...
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Name: George Age 10
17 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Mort the Meek is my new favourite book. This is because it grabbed my attention from beginning to end. It is full of dark humour, like when he has to kill his friend but he can't because 's a pacifist. I rate this book 5/5 and would recommend it to humour lovers and thrill seekers. I have neve...
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Game Changer
Name: Clare Wilkins
11 February 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Ash Bowman is one of the stars of his American football team. An all-round decent guy with a tight group of friends and a good head on his shoulders. But his neatly ordered and unremarkable world is jolted when he takes a heavy tackle in a game and finds himself in another dimension, a slightl...
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Name: Emma Nelson
11 February 2021;Genre: Social Issues
Milo takes a monthly Sunday train journey with his sister and, to get through the journey, he begins to use his imagination to create the most lovely pictures based on the passengers he sees - from the woman in the wedding dress to the crew of breakdancers. His drawings are colourful and his c...
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Name: Louisa Farrow
11 February 2021;Genre: Adventure
The original version of Treasure Island is the classic adventure story of bloodthirsty pirates, a secret map and buried treasure. It's the source of all the best pirate catchphrases and the classic image of a buccaneer with a wooden leg and a talking parrot.This version, ingeniousl...
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One Little Bird
Name: Jessica Bunney
11 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
One Little Bird really can make all the difference! This book is certainly one for the environmentalists. Sheryl Webster has created many phonetically decodable books for companies to support children on the earliest stages of their reading journey. It is a delight to have a picture book from...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
10 February 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Some children just aren't cut out for school and Dylan is one of them. Falling behind with work, labelled a failure and permanently angry, everything gets too much to handle and finally he is permanently excluded at the start of Year 8 for punching another student.With his single m...
