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Evie's Magic Bracelet: The Unicorn's Foal
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Evie loves receiving magical parcels from her grandma; each one has a bracelet in with a riddle about the kind of magic it brings with it. Before long, Evie works out that the bracelet gives her powers to become invisible. The first mission she tries to complete with it is to sneak into her paren...
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Go, Mo, Go! Monster Mountain Chase
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a good book for KS1 children who are looking for a slightly longer, more challenging read without being too complex. It has relatively simple language with lots of engaging pictures and text in a variety of sizes, too. The story begins when little Mo and his four best friends have just r...
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Hole in the Zoo
Name: Lizi Coombs
03 November 2017;At Upalongdownalong Avenue, in the garden at number 2 there's a hole in the wall that belongs to the Zoo and things have started coming through... This story is such fun to read! Every day, different animals in different amounts come through the hole in the wall! Each page has charming, fun illu...
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One Moonlit Night
Name: Lizi Coombs
03 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
One Moonlit Night is a story of the adventure that a little girl has in her dream. Beautifully illustrated with detailed pop-up pictures, the story is simple to follow as the little girl flies away with a dragon, spots ogres and battles trolls before finally resting on a cloud with her friendly d...
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Charlotte Says
Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 November 2017;Genre: Horror
Miss Black, a recently orphaned 17 year old, arrives at Dunvegan School for Girls to take up her post as assistant schoolmistress. Unwelcomed by the staff and horrified at the punishments meted out to the frightened pupils, she is determined to make their life better and help Estella, a suppos...
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The Polar Bear Explorers' Club
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 November 2017;Stella Starflake Pearl has always wanted to be an explorer and travel alongside her adopted father Felix. Unfortunately, The Polar Bear Explorers' Club does not allow girls to be explorers. Things look up, however, when Felix persuades the club to take Stella along on an exped...
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The Song From Somewhere Else
Name: Caroline Gosden
02 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The Song From Somewhere Else is a story that starts and ends with a cat. The disappearance of the family cat starts a series of events for Frank when she runs into the group of boys who have been bullying her for months while putting up missing notices in the local park. Help...
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The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
Name: Clare Wilkins
01 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
After much fanfare and anticipation, Philip Pullman's 'equel' to His Dark Materials is finally here; and as expected it's a superbly crafted and compelling story. Young Malcom Polstead lives at The Trout Inn on the banks of the Thames. An affable and helpful boy, he gleans much from the Inn's c...
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Satellite
Name: Kay Hymas
01 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Nick Lake is a prolific author of YA fiction who is not afraid to tackle a range of different subjects. His books are well-plotted with well developed characgters. Satellite is no different. It is largely told from the point of view of Leo, a 16 year old who was born and lives in space on a sate...
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The Keeper
Name: Linda brown
31 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is the 2nd book in this series and it will not disappoint the fantasy reader. The story picks straight up from book 1 (The Finisher) Vega, Delph and Harry Two are now in the Quag and have to deal with the Five Circles that make up this dangerous wilderness. Through this journey our two main...
