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Name: Linda Brown
01 March 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Monsters in the Mirror is book one of a beautifully creative fantasy series. I enjoyed every pacey chapter (as old as I am! ), routing for the main characters - who are quirky and at times quite funny - until the very last page.Darwen Arkwright has had to move from...
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The Story of People
Name: Lucy Newton
28 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is a fantastic book which summarises our Earth's journey through time, from the 'Big Bang' to now. A brilliant explanation of one theory of how our Earth has developed to the way it is today. Each page has a time tag on to show how many years ago each event happened and they are filled with...
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28 February 2019;Genre: Real life
This is a simply marvellous book; beautifully written and crammed with detail and richness. I would recommend it for older readers as there is a huge amount that is never spelled out but is not really suitable for younger children, possibly not even the oldest and most mature Year 6.<br...
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Rory Branagan Detective, The Deadly Dinner Lady
Name: Sam Phillips
26 February 2019;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Following on from Rory Branagan Detective, The Dog Squad and The Big Cash Robbery, this is the fourth book in the Rory Branagan series by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar. As with the previous titles, The Deadly Dinner Lady is everything a new or reluctant reader looks for in a book; large clear pri...
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How to Rob a Bank
Name: Jenni Prestwood
26 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Poor Dylan burns down the house of the girl he is trying to impress. The Nepalese scented candle turns out to not be the best gift after all. Inspired by his film-loving Dad's showing of Dog Day Afternoon, Dylan believes he can solve his (and his Emma Stone look-alike would be girlfriends) prob...
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Rory Branagan, Detective
Name: Sam Phillips
26 February 2019;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Rory lives with his mum and older brother, and his best friend is Wilkins, his next-door neighbour's sausage dog! Now while some might think Rory would be lonely, he's not, he thinks his life is amazing. Rory is perfectly happy with the exception of just one thing, one thing that makes him worry...
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Watch Us Rise
Name: Lucy Georgeson
26 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Watch Us Rise is the story of Chelsea and Jasmine, two students at a progressive high school in New York, and their close friends Isaac and Nadine. As part of the progressive ethos of the school, the students must take part in after school clubs; Jasmine is involved in the drama ensemble and Chel...
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Let's Talk About When Someone Dies
Name: Nikki Stiles
25 February 2019;Genre: Bereavement
In Let's Talk About When Someone Dies, Molly Potter and Sarah Jennings bravely and boldly take on a subject that we would all feel apprehensive about reading to young children. This is a picture book written in a non-fiction style on starting conversations with children about...
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Dinosaur Farm
Name: Lizi Backhouse
24 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Dinosaur Farm - as the title suggests - features 'farmer dinosaurs' doing various jobs around their farm. The inside front cover informs the reader of the names of the different dinosaurs featured, and the rear inside cover features the different machinery used on the farm - both great educationa...
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When We Were Warriors
Name: Janet Fisher
24 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
When We Were Warriors, a collection of three interlinked stories set in World War Two, is Emma Carroll's ninth book. The first story tells of Stanley, evacuated to Frost Hollow Hall (the setting of Carroll's first book), together with his sisters, June and Maggie; the reader w...
