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  • Ada Twist and the Perilous Pantaloons

    Ada Twist and the Perilous Pantaloons (The Questioneers)

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    11 July 2019;

    Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

    Watching my little girl's face whilst reading this book was priceless. Ada Twist had her giggling all the way through. This book is so in tune with its targeted audience; the characters are relatable and the story is great fun for all budding young scientists. Ada Twist is full of questions. Thi...

  • Carry On

    Carry On

    Name: Linda Brown
    11 July 2019;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Carry On is the first book in the Simon Snow series. Simon is a magician; not just any magician, he's the Chosen One! However, things are not that simple as Simon is not a confident magician and he's not very good with words, which is a bit of a problem when c...

  • The Lost Tide Warriors: Storm Keeper Trilogy 2

    The Lost Tide Warriors: Storm Keeper Trilogy 2

    Name: Linda Brown
    11 July 2019;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    A-maz-ing... from the very first page of The Lost Tide Warriors (the second book in the Storm Keeper trilogy), the author puts the reader through a catalogue of emotions, from laughing out loud, to holding your breath, then keeping you on the edge of your seat and then reducin...

  • The Maker of Monsters

    The Maker of Monsters

    Name: Connor Age 11
    10 July 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    When I was handed this book, I'm going to be honest, I wasn't sure I was even going to enjoy it, but I'm so glad they did! I loved this book for its clever way of almost convincing you that a monster was right around the corner with its 'on the run' feeling. If I was to sum this book up into fi...

  • The Treasure Hunt (A Percy the Park Keeper Story)

    The Treasure Hunt

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    10 July 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors, Nick Butterworth. The Treasure Hunt is another successful picture book from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship. The Treasure Hunt tells the tale of Percy leaving o...

  • The Secret Path (A Percy the Park Keeper Story)

    The Secret Path

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    10 July 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors. The Secret Path is again another huge success from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship from the Percy the Park Keeper series. The Secret Path tells of Percy deciding...

  • Percy's Bumpy Ride (A Percy the Park Keeper Story)

    Percy's Bumpy Ride

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    10 July 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors. Percy's Bumpy Ride is another huge success from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship. If you have not purchase a 'Percy the Park Keeper' tale before, put it on your n...

  • Anna at War

    Anna at War

    Name: June Hughes
    04 July 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Daniel's class at school are learning about the Second World War and the teacher asks if anyone in the class knows someone who lived through that time. Daniel (the narrator of Chapter 1) volunteers that his grandmother came to England from Germany before the war but, on realising how little he...

  • Moonstruck! Poems about our Moon

    Moonstruck! Poems about our Moon

    Name: Alison Kelly
    02 July 2019;

    Just a month after the publication of Brian Moses' and James Carter's Spaced Out, comes another celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in the form of Moonstruck! Poet Roger Stevens and illustrator Ed Boxall have produced this anthology of poems 'about our moon'. Is there sp...

  • The 1,000-year-old Boy

    1000 Year Old Boy

    Name: Isla
    01 July 2019;

    Genre: Friends and family

    I think the 10000 Year Old Boy is really good. It ends the final chapter making me want to read more, and it's more my type of book so I'm definitely gonna read the other books because of how good this story is.