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Cinderella of the Nile
Name: Amna Age 8
10 May 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
It is a very fun story
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Penelope Snoop, Super Sleuth
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 May 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Full of humour, Penelope Snoop, Super Sleuth is a wonderful story, showing how an enquiring mind and a vivid imagination can make any situation great fun! Having noticed her shell is missing, Penelope sets off on an adventure across the beach and to the depths of the ocean, qu...
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Penelope Snoop, Ace Detective
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 May 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
With her super-sleuthing dog, Carlos, by her side, Penelope Snoop is determined to track down her favourite toy, Sidney the Smelly Sock Snake, who has gone missing! Celebrating the power of the imagination, Penelope Sleuth, Ace Detective is a quirky, energetic story, sure to encourage creative...
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Grey
Name: Maria
09 May 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Grey is an important book because it explores feelings through colour. It begins with "Today I am grey. I don't feel sunshine yellow or balloon orange bright or treetop green." In this clever book, feelings are explored through colour and the beautiful illustrations by Lauren...
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The Mercury In Me
Name: Lily Bond
09 May 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
The Mercury In Me follows a British Indian girl as she starts to rebel from her parents and experience many new things with music, friends and relationships. The novel is funny and witty and easy to read. The characters are all very likeable and it was so easy to relate to a t...
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Sometimes Families . . .
Name: Abbie Barnes
09 May 2024;Genre: Friends and family
We really loved reading Sometimes Families...! Each page rhymes and flows nicely as you read and the pictures are big, bold and clear with lots of different fun animals. The story is all about how all families can be different and how your own family is perfect for you; a real...
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The Destiny of Minou Moonshine
Name: Jennifer Caddick
09 May 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Destiny of Minou Moonshine is a stunning story that steps back in history and time and whisks the reader into the richly exotic landscape of an alternate Indian colonial city. Moonlally is a city divided into Whitetowners and Blacktowners and for the past 13 long, grim yea...
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The Beast of Farrowfell
Name: Louisa Farrow
09 May 2024;Genre: Adventure
Judiper Ripon and her sister Moorley return in the second book of the Farrowfell series, The Beast of Farrowfell. Having broken away from their criminal family, they are now living with the Westons and life is safe and normal - but boring and a little claustrophobic. Together,...
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When I Became Your Daddy
Name: Joanne Thomas
08 May 2024;Genre: Family & Home
When I Became Your Daddy is a sweet rhyming book about the relationship between a father and their child. This beautifully illustrated book follows an otter and its pup as they explore all the things unconditional love brings. There is silver foil decorating each page, making...
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Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons
Name: Jo Clarke
08 May 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
When characters in a story have names like Mrs Rickety-Knees and Rusty Fizzbang, you know that you are in for a rip roaring, imaginative adventure. Set in the tranquil village of Yawn, this is the riveting tale of feisty female protagonist, Amber, who is unexpectedly recruited to be an apprent...
