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Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs
Name: Jacqueline Harris
19 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
In a great mish-mash of reality and fantasy, this is a debut novel suitable for lower Key Stage 2 children. Alice Dent, the heroine of this story, gets a cold. So far, so ordinary. But this is not an ordinary cold in the slightest. Alice's cold has amazing side effects and it is highly contagious...
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Savage Island
Name: Ellen King
18 April 2018;Genre: Horror
This is a thrilling, action-packed horror story that steadily ratchets up the tension as a group of teenagers try to make it through a deadly geocaching challenge on a remote island. Savage Island a perfect addition to Stripes' Red Eye horror series and will be devoured by 14+ readers who love ho...
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Lyttle Lies: The Stinky Truth
Name: Ellen King
18 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Sam in Lyttle Lies is a small boy who tells BIG lies and the funny storylines, comic illustrations and short bursts of text make it ideal for reluctant readers as well as children developing in confidence as readers. In this second story in the series, The Stinky Truth, Sam is forced to tell th...
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Ghost Boys
Name: Jacqueline Harris
18 April 2018;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Ghost Boys is an extraordinary, hard-hitting story, about a black boy killed by a white policeman in an American city. It is strongly reminiscent of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, in that the narrator is the dead child. But this book is suitable for children in Year 6 and u...
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Zebra Crossing Soul Song
Name: Joanne Hewish
18 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Original and uplifting, this is a gentle tale about a boy who builds a relationship with the local zebra crossing man. Zebra Crossing Soul Song tells the tale of Lenny, a boy who is angry that the local zebra crossing has been painted over and replaced with a...
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The Children of Willesden Lane
Name: Keranjit Kaur
17 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Children of Willesden Lane is a true story of hope and survival during World War II. Mona Golabek, one of the authors, writes a note at the start to explain that this book is based on the story of her mother, Lisa Jura, who taught both of her daughters to play the piano. Through music, Lisa...
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The Phantom Lollipop Man
Name: Aidan Severs
17 April 2018;Genre: School Stories
I'm always dubious of the quality of books aimed at the 7-9 age bracket, especially ones which feature lurid cartoonish illustrations and crazy typesetting. It can sometimes seem like funny books are the only thing available to children who are just getting into reading longer books, especially w...
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Scarlet and Ivy :The Curse in the Candlelight
Name: Caroline Gosden
17 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
It's the start of a new term at Rookwood School, with the reuniting of old friends and arrival of new ones. Ariadne is dismayed at the arrival of Muriel Witherspoon, her former bully from her previous school. Muriel seems to be nice enough now, but can she be trusted? Another new girl Ebony Mc...
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Max and the Millions
Name: Max Age 10
16 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
It introduces an amzing storyline right from the beginning to keep any reader carrying on and shows all the fantastic elements every story needs to make you carry on. It includes small amounts of humour while continuing with the outstanding story and allowing new things to fall into place as you...
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What Lexie Did
Name: Chloe Age 10
16 April 2018;Genre: Friends and family
This loving story twists and turns throughout the book, every page a whirl of reality. A kind, caring Greek family, who eagerly carry out tradition over many years, face a series of challenging moments when an unexpected death occurs to a loved one. I really enjoyed this story line, which includ...
