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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
05 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This wonderful adventure story is set in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War and it tells the tale of young Eloise, whose father and best friend have disappeared. Eloise's world is becoming unrecognisable, with troops patrolling the streets of her small town, curfews in place, towns...

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Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The Lost Treasure is a story about a little girl called Polly who lives at Penhallow Hall. Polly doesn't have very long left of her summer and she is keen to enjoy it with her dog, Rex, however, things with Rex aren't as clear as they seem! Polly finds more friends, like Rex, in Penhallow Hall a...

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Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The story follows a small girl called Tilly to Wales when she goes to stay with her grandma and great-grandma. She's learning about the Second World War at school and wants some help from her grandma who was an evacuee in the war. Tilly has to get on the train all by herself for the first time bu...

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Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is the third book in the 'Magic Bracelet' series about Evie, who receives magical bracelets from her grandma. In this adventure, she is able to create anything she wants out of thin air and she uses the bracelet to help her to tackle some naughty sprites. Along with her friends, Evie gets up...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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