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The Space Train
Name: Kyle Matravers
26 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Space Train revolves around a small boy called Jakob who lives on a space station with his Granny and Derek - his robot chicken. One day Jakob discovers something hidden away in Hanger 19 of the space station.....a huge, abandoned spaceship. It turns out that this spaceship is actually the...
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The Garden of Hope
Name: Kyle Matravers
26 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Garden of Hope is the story of a little girl who finds courage and purpose as she transforms an overgrown and neglected garden into a place of hope. Isobel Otier, with the help from the beautiful illustrations of Katie Rewse, has created a story that shares a powerful mess...
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The train to Impossible places
Name: Lola Age 10
26 September 2018;For those of you who love physics, it's about to crumble underfoot. A random girl becomes postie, and her first delivery might be her last. Crepuscula is the most dangerous witch out there, but when her package begs not to be delivered, the fate of the five impossible places might be in her hands...
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Seaglass
Name: Beverley Somerset
24 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
Lark is 13, and her life is difficult. Her mother is ill, her sister, Snow, has stopped talking and her best friend has a boyfriend, so she and Lark are no longer close. Lark is troubled, and struggles to contain her anger at times. Lark and her family come to a caravan park on the Welsh coast f...
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Happy Poems
Name: Alison Kelly
24 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
As we move into autumn from a glorious summer, this collection of 'Happy Poems' is just what's needed! With its sunshine yellow cover and emoji-style smile, we are warmly invited into Roger McGough's wonderful curation of happiness. Jez Alborough's 'A Smile' (p.1) is the right poem to open the...
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The Last Chance Hotel
Name: Rhiannon Cook
23 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
An intriguing, locked-room, murder mystery with a magical twist, The Last Chance Hotel is a fun read for ages 9+. In the isolated and downright creepy Last Chance Hotel, Seth Seppi works his fingers to the bone for the horrid Bunn family. Without family or friends (besides his cat Nightshade), th...
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Once Upon A Star / Once Upon a Raindrop
Name: Kyle Matravers
23 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
Once Upon A Star is a poetic journey through space written by James Carter and wonderfully illustrated by Mar Hernandez. The text allows learning about space and the history of the solar system to be covered in a fun and engaging way. The illustrations are bright and vibrant and really help del...
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The Queen's Lift-Off
Name: Kyle Matravers
23 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Queen's Lift-Off is the latest in Steve Antony's series of books revolving around the adventures of the head of our royal family. Being a fan of the other books in the series, I was excited to read and review this text. The story begins with The Queen helping the Prince and Princess build...
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The Light Between Worlds
Name: Linda brown
22 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Light Between Worlds is a fantasy story about two sisters. Evie, whose heart firmly belongs in the Woodlands, and Philippa who is happiest in the 'normal' world. After an amazing adventure in the Woodlands where they live for five years with creatures and people from myths and legends, the si...
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Poems from the First World War
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 September 2018;Genre: Adventure
A poignant collection of poems written by those who endured the horrors of World War 1, this book shares the thoughts and feelings of solders and nurses as well as the friends and families they left behind. It covers early moments of excitement and patriotism as well as the disillusionment and he...
