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Name: Ellen Green
22 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

What a delightful young fiction read, perfect for emerging readers and those needing a little encouragement - and especially if they happen to love creatures who are small, fluffy and squeak! Harry Stevenson is a guinea pig who is very attached to his 7 year old, football-mad owner, Billy. Unfo...

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Name: Maggie Age 15
22 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I would recommend this book because of the really clever way the story is constructed. The use of dual-narratives creates contrasting and emotive perspectives and there is a good use of humour throughout the book to lighten the very deep aspects of her past. I would also recommend this book bec...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
18 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Another lovely book from Lydia Monks, Rabbit Races Ahead is part of a series of stories about animals at Twit Twoo school. In this story, it's sports day and Rabbit is determined to win everything. The day arrives and as Rabbit wins medal after medal, the other animals become sad and don't want...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
16 July 2019;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Julian is a little boy who loves mermaids. He is on his way home with his Nana one day when he notices three joyous women beautifully dressed up as though they are mermaids. Their hair is vibrant, long and flowing; their dresses end in fish tails; and their obvious happiness in their own skin, o...

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Name: Hannah V
16 July 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

The book is startling in its ability to draw readers away from the sentimental and capture them in a world of misguided passions. Unlike the time period, Bronte did not seek to instruct readers, particularly women, in what was expected of them, but that the flaws of a character are much more appe...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
12 July 2019;

Genre: Young fiction

Bloomsbury Young Readers have released a new set of 24 banded books for children working at phase 6 phonics or above. They are brilliant for those children who like a challenge as they are broken into small chapters which makes them easily accessible. The stories selected have a real range of sto...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
12 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Wilfred Walrus and Neville Narwhal aren't like the rest of the pupils at their school; they are the only ones who aren't seals. Because of this, they don't like going to school, they don't like each other and they don't fit in. Until a new student, Betty Beluga, joins and the pair are smitten!...

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Name: Connor Age 11
11 July 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

I must say... this is one of my favourite books ever! The way it is ( beautifully ) written makes you feel his emotions as if they were your own, purely because of its relatability, reminding me about my own family relationships and struggles. I can tell you, I am not the one to cry over any si...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
11 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Wow! From the minute I began to read this story I felt the pull on my heartstrings and I was gripped. As a Teacher from a 'School of Sanctuary' with an embedded commitment to being a safe and welcoming place for all, this really was the perfect story to come across. The Day War Came (now availab...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
11 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Zoe Littlewood is excited at the prospect of starting college to study for her A Levels. Along with her best friends Ethan, Sonja and Jodie, she sets off for her first day at Hinton Dale. Once there, they meet new boy Jack Cartwright, who has recently moved into the area. Jack is handsome, clev...

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