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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Sam
14 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
If you're ooking for a book to encourage reading for pleasure and build reading stamina in newly independent readers, then The Secret School Invasion by Pamela Butchart is just what the book you need. This laugh-out-loud account of the amalgamation of two rival schools will ha...
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The Consequence Girl
Name: Clare Parkinson
13 September 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
I was grateful to receive this from a ReadingZone competition, and looked forward to the children in my primary school library enjoying it. I confess science fiction isn't really my thing. We had read Orion Lost in a year 5 book group, and I had found it slight...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Nicola Mansfield
12 September 2022;Genre: Animals
It's a strange thing to say when asked by a friend why you're crying and you answer that a mouse made you do it. The look you receive is one of confusion. I simply put this book, Always, Clementine, into my friend's hands and told them to read it, that they'd understand. <...
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Into Goblyn Wood
Name: Sally Marshall
12 September 2022;Genre: Fantasy
I loved Into Goblyn Wood from start to finish. The reader finds themself drawn into a fascinating and highly original fairy world, rich in detail and with colourful, engaging characters. The story is fast moving, cleverly constructed and well written. It's a real treat! <p...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Catherine
11 September 2022;Genre: Animals
What a lovely book! It is emotional, fun, informative and exciting all at the same time! Always, Clementine tells the tale of a little mouse called Clementine who escapes from a laboratory which tests on animals. Clementine misses her friend Rosie the chimp and writes letter...
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The Lucky Bottle
Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Lucky Bottle by Chris Wormell is a wonderful adventure that uncorks a little bit of magic to retell a tale that seems so familiar but is truly unique. Having run away from home and lied about his age, Jack finds himself onboard a ship with a fate of doom. When the storm hi...
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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Jane Rew
09 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I can see why Pamela Butchart's books are so popular with our children. Her stories, with Thomas Flintham's fantastic illustrations, are full of energy and fun. Sometimes it's the sort of fun you'd wish for at your own school; sometimes the sort you're very glad happens elsewhere, to people li...
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Spark
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 September 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Twitch and his friends are back, solving a new mystery and birdwatching at the same time. This story, the focus is on Twitch's friend Jack, who is not certain he will ever make a good twitcher. Instead, he decides to investigate a spate of shootings of cats in the local area, after discoverin...
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Into Goblyn Wood
Name: Jan
09 September 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The plot is fast moving and full of surprises. My kids really cared about Hazel and are desperate to accompany her on her continuing mission. They really loved Into Goblyn Wood and can't wait for the next book. Well done Anna Kemp for creating such an original and enchanting w...
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Letters from the Lighthouse
Name: Louisa Farrow
09 September 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The night Sukie went missing, she was wearing her mother's coat. Somehow her sister, Olive, still has the coat but she can't remember a great deal else about what happened. After all, she and Sukie were both caught up in a bomb blast and she's lucky still to be alive. The danger has fin...
