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  • The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City

    The Thames and Tide Club

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: Adventure

    Clem and her best friends Ash and Zara are mudlarkers. Along with the other members of the Thames and Tide Club, they spend their weekends searching the river banks for lost objects that have been washed ashore. They meet at the mudlarking museum, run by Oswald, where many of the unusual thing...

  • Never Trust a Gemini

    Never Trust A Gemini

    Name: Clair Bossons
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: LBGTQ+

    Never Trust a Gemini is a humorous story following Cat, who is obsessed with star signs and has a crush on her friend Alison Bridgewater. It is advertised as 'A sweet funny romantic comedy about a girl who likes girls'.  I enjoyed the format of the book as it was broken up wit...

  • Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

    Welcome to our Table

    Name: Lucy Hopkins
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    What a lovely book! Welcome to our Table is filled to the brim with information and ideas about food from all over the world. There's a handy contents page at the beginning of the book which has some lovely illustrations of different foods that are included in the book. There'...

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock

    Name: Ruth Cornish
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    Deadlock is a fast-paced action thriller, which is recommended by its publisher for readers who have enjoyed the Alex Rider series. The main character, Archie, and his Dad are caught up in a deadly criminal scheme which puts his Dad, a senior police officer,  into priso...

  • My Love Life and the Apocalypse

    My Love Life and The Apocalypse

    Name: Clair Bossons
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: Science Fiction

    I found My Love Life and The Apocalypse to be a really thought provoking read, especially given the recent concern surrounding artificial intelligence and the extreme weather events on the news. The chapters alternate between Echo (part human and part robot) and Pandora, daugh...

  • Imagine if... Veggies!: A Push, Pull, Slide Tab Book

    Imagine If... Veggies!

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    01 June 2023;

    Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

    Imagine If… Veggies! 'With chunky sliders to push and pull, it’s never been easier to play with your food.' This book will help you to see vegetables in a whole new, rather humorous, light! We are encouraged to use our imagination as we discover: a tomato sun, a cucumber hammo...

  • You Are Loved

    You Are Loved

    Name: Maria
    31 May 2023;

    Genre: Family & Home

    You Are Loved is inspired by Sofia Sanchez and her life with details of her family and life in illustrations and photos. In this gorgeous book we meet love through families, friends and neighbours, understanding that all families are special but different. There are beautiful...

  • My Small World: Dinosaurs

    My Small World: Dinosaurs

    Name: Ashley Clayton
    31 May 2023;

    Genre: Picture Books

    I don't know who loved this book more, my reception class teacher or the 30 children! The dinosaur island map was a big hit and the children loved this and talking about the different parts of the island (I know they will be creating their own soon!). The simple rhymes and lovely illust...

  • Genie and Teeny: The Wishing Well (Genie and Teeny, Book 3)

    Genie and Teeny : The Wishing Well

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    29 May 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Despite Genie and Teeny: The Wishing Well being the third adventure of Grant the genie and his best friend, Teeny the puppy, and it picking up where the previous one left off, it could easily be read as a stand-alone book. When Grant starts to miss his old life in Genie...

  • Genie and Teeny: Wishful Thinking (Genie and Teeny, Book 2)

    Genie and Teeny Wishful Thinking

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    28 May 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Teeny and our Genie are back in another humour packed, pet filled, early chapter book. Genie and Teeny: Wishful Thinking is the second of Steven Lenton's magical series but in this book we don't just have Genie and Teeny! Oh no, we also have Tilly, the owner of Teeny. And ther...