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The Worst Class in in the World
Name: Samantha Phillips
16 May 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
I am currently a Year 4 Form teacher in a small Prep school and by coincidence my form, 4P, has only 9 pupils; so right from the start, The Worst Class in the World resonated with me. However, fortunately the similarities stopped there! Joanne Nadin has managed, without a doub...
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Here Lie the Secrets
Name: Julie Broadbent
15 May 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Here Lie the Secrets is a tense psychological thriller that follows the story of 18 year-old Mia. Set in New York, Mia goes to stay with her aunt in Manhattan for the summer. Here she is introduced to her aunt's roommate Rav, who is a parapsychology student. Mia is intrigued t...
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Hideous Beauty
Name: Linda brown
15 May 2020;Genre: LBGTQ+
When Dylan and Ellis's secret relationship is exposed on social media, Dylan is forced to come out. Much to Dylan's surprise, they are met with support at their Easter high school dance and he feels that with Ellis at his side, things will not be all bad.But Dylan's happiness is sh...
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Orphan Monster Spy
Name: Clair Bossons
14 May 2020;Genre: Adventure
Sarah is a Jewish teenager living in Nazi Germany. She attempts to flee with her mother but finds herself orphaned at a soldier checkpoint. Now Sarah is alone in a hostile society. She is reliant upon her acting skills and powers of observation to survive. Sarah helps a British Spy and is taken...
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Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Flying Machine
Name: Lucy Newton
14 May 2020;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Flying Machine follows three characters; Warrick, Godwin and Berk who live in the medieval times. It begins with them stirring a great, big barrel of poo which is bound to capture children's attention! When they start to use magic, their adventu...
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The Enigma Game
Name: Sharon Bolton
14 May 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Set during World War II on the Scottish airfield of Windyedge this is a complex novel which illustrates Elizabeth Wein's attention to detail. It is a natural choice for suggesting to readers looking for a fantastic piece of historical fiction since it not only immerses the reader in the time s...
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Devil Darling Spy
Name: Sharon Bolton
12 May 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Having thoroughly enjoyed Orphan Monster Spy, I was determined to get my hands on the sequel Devil Darling Spy. Imagine the excitement when it arrived just before lockdown occurred!The start of the novel picked up where the previous one ende...
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Do Grannies Have Green Fingers?
Name: Katherine Hutchings
10 May 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
Do Grannies Have Green Fingers? is one of the first in a new series of books by Fransie Frandsen. The pages of this picture book are full of colour and interest for young readers as Fransie has used collage, photography and sketches to tell the inquisitive short story from Ale...
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The Enigma Game
Name: Tanja Jennings
10 May 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Enigma Game is meticulously researched and carefully crafted, combining the ingredients of friendship, intrigue and mystery that author Elizabeth Wein favours for her popular YA wartime adventures which began with the award-winning Code Name Verity in 2012. An inhabitant o...
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Name: Dawn Woods
07 May 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
A modern twist to the diary format, this time in the shape of a blog written by Hope Jones, aged 10. Hope's family all make New Year resolutions and Hope's is to start to reduce her consumption of plastic. Inspired by a documentary about the oceans and the plastic affecting marine life, Hope r...
