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Name: Lauren Maidman
23 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

The Red Prince is a sweet adventure story book based around the theme of friendship, family, team work and courage. When the poor Prince is left to look after his Island of Avala, when his parents go away, he is kidnapped and taken by a mysterious group of people, who soon take over his beloved i...

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Name: Daniel Katz
23 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales has a revered place in British culture - it is often said to have heralded the birth of modern English Literature. First written in 14th century, it is essentially a short story collection - it follows a group of strangers who start a story-telling competition to help p...

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Name: Eshane Age 14
22 December 2015;

Genre: Real life

This book will make you see life differently and show you how to live. If you're stuck with your life just like I am, read this book because it will show you to stop living in the future but live in the present. Alba is very relatable and every character has a story of their own, making you wonde...

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Name: Amy McKay
22 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Crossover is a breath-taking book, with far reaching appeal. Issues of friendship, growing up, brotherhood, the realisation that parents aren't infallible are meticulously handled, all against a strong basketball backdrop that gives the novel a glorious beat and rhythm. Written in free verse, th...

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Name: Jo Cummins
21 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

My son and I loved this book and the accompanying app! We received the app first, my six-year-old dived straight in and started his first space mission. The app seemed easy to use and visually appealing. It taught us both a lot about our solar system. The competitive element of the app really m...

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Name: Marie Berry
10 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Kristyna Litten writes a lovely book about Bertie the giraffe and what happens to him the day he stays away from his herd and meets Blue the blue giraffe. This book tackles issues surrounding meeting and becoming friends with someone who is different from you. This is great book to use in circl...

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Name: Kirsty B
08 December 2015;

Genre: Humour

this book is about a boy called Joe spud, his dad is rich, but Joe isn't really impressed because his dad is only rich because he invented a new type of loo roll. Joe has no friends at the school for posh children so he moves to a normal school.

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Name: Mikeala Morgans
07 December 2015;

Genre: Friends and family

Miss Petifour is an eccentric singleton who lives with her many cats. She enjoys baking and making things and often takes flight (with her feline friends in tow) to collect whatever her whims suggest she needs. With a supporting cast of townsfolk - and a slightly lovelorn, sports car driving Mr...

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Name: Ellie Williams
01 December 2015;

Steve Smallman takes on the classic Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk stories and gives them a twist that children will love. In Get Some Rest, Sleeping Beauty, the princess does not sleep for 100 years as the bad fairy predicts, instead she doesn't sleep at all. She stays up late playin...

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Name: Ellie Williams
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

A sleeping dragon is found on the railway line of the village of Little Chiddling. There's a reward for anyone who can move the dragon so Georgie, who needs a new bike, takes the bait. Thinking he might be hungry, she waves some crisps under his nose. Chaos ensues - the dragon wakes up and goes o...

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