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Name: Amanda Westland
03 October 2019;Genre: Dystopian
Floodworld is set in a dystopian world - rising sea levels have flooded the UK and a wall has been built around the capital to protect 'the rich folks of the city' - an elite group of society. This is surrounded by the Shanties, 'a floating scum clinging to the outside of the...
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How Winston Delivered Christmas: A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters
Name: Nikki Stiles
03 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
This glorious chapter book is the go-to book for advent treats and I'm sure will become an annual tradition to revisit and enjoy over the Christmas period. The story follows a bold young mouse who finds himself on a most important mission. Whilst trying to snuggle down and keep himself...
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Name: Stephen Leitch
01 October 2019;Genre: Myths & Legends
Selkies, kelpies, changelings, ceasgs, an evil faerie queen and a magic stone all feature in this mythical and magical adventure novel The Stone of Destiny by Caroline Logan.Alisa, an outcast from society because of her birthmark on her face and an alleged changeli...
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Name: Joanne Hewish
30 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
I love a good historical fiction novel and this one did not disappoint. All Fall Down is a gripping narrative that will have you hooked right from the offset; the moment I read the blurb for this novel, I could already think of at least 10 of my students who will be queuing up...
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Lady Smoke
Name: Linda Brown
29 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Lady Smoke is the second book of the Ash Princess series, and what a great second book it is... This fantasy story picks up a few weeks after the end of book one, Theo is now aboard Dragonsban's (Theo's Aunt) ship, 'Smoke'. Her Shadows, Blaise, Heron and Art, are still with her as they are her fr...
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Name: Lynsey Southern
29 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
All Fall Down opens in the Yorkshire village of Ingleforn with the prophetic account of how that year it rained every day, the sheep died and the crops failed and how as the year progresses, the stories that the travellers to Ingleforn share with the news-hungry villagers chan...
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All Fall Down
Name: Jacob Age 11
28 September 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Because it is fantastical and yet shocking about what had happened at the time of King Edward and how many were not immune to the illness.
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Icarus was Ridiculous
Name: Hayley Summerfield
24 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Icarus was Ridiculous by Pamela Butchart is published in collaboration with the British Museum. This book retells some of the most dramatic Greek Myths in a modern and humorous way. Izzy, the main character, is extremely knowledgeable about Greek mythology and throughout the book enlightens her...
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The Collective
Name: Lucy Georgeson
24 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Elwyn is torn. He is caught between his life at home in rural Badfish Creek and the thought of a new town and a new future in the busy city of Liberty. In Badfish Creek nothing much happens and Elwyn is keen to see what the real world holds. Surely it can only mean a brighter future? When his unc...
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Our Planet
Name: Bryony Davies
20 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
A beautiful book accompanying the Netflix documentary series. Designed to be read and enjoyed by children, this is a stunning addition to any library and is one to be enjoyed for pure pleasure. It would make an excellent beginning to any reference project. Highly visual, this book covers the sect...
