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  • S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied: Book 1

    S.T.E.A.L.T.H. : Access Denied

    Name: Lennox Age 12
    13 June 2022;

    Genre: Adventure

    I recently read S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied and I really enjoyed it! It is an engaging book that you won't want to put down. The book has key and challenging vocabulary needed to add depth to what is going on, but it is still a fun read. The book will keep you occupied, with...

  • My Friend the Octopus

    My Friend the Octopus

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    12 June 2022;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Vinnie Fyfe is 12 years old and lives with her mother in London. Her mother makes fine hats for rich ladies, hats designed by Vinnie, who is a talented artist. The year is 1877 and unexpectedly, Vinnie is taken by her mother to stay with an aunt in Brighton. Her mother than promptly disappears...

  • Special Delivery: A Book's Journey Around the World

    Special Delivery

    Name: Maria
    12 June 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Special Delivery begins with Jay who is counting down to his birthday. This is a great hook into this book. Who doesn't get excited by a birthday? The book then begins the making and journey of the book we are actually reading! What a clever idea. Lots of new vocabulary...

  • Escape to the River Sea

    Escape to the River Sea

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    09 June 2022;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s classic, Escape to the River Sea opens with the story of Rosa Sweetman, a young girl who arrived in England as part of the Kinderstransport and who finds herself in the care of Sir Clovis and living at Westwood Estate, initially in the company of oth...

  • Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu

    Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu

    Name: Lisa Watkins
    07 June 2022;

    Genre: Friends and family

    This is the second book I have read by Maisie Chan and it is just as brilliant as the first, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths!  Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu is a heart-warming story of 12-year-old Lizzie-Chu who lives with he...

  • How to Be True

    How to be True

    Name: Jo Clarke
    06 June 2022;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    How To Be True is the second adventure set amongst the School of the Good Sisters and it reunites the reader with familiar characters, Edie, Hanna and Calla. Just like its predecessor, How to Be Brave, it is narrated by Good Sister June, a...

  • Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

    Everything you know about Minibeasts is wrong!

    Name: Jemma Jeffrey
    02 June 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Minibeasts… they are all small, quiet, fragile insects that as humans, only annoy us and are of no other use...right? Wrong! There are stick insects as big as cats, beetles that hiss like snakes and caterpillars with venomous spines! These fascinating creatures are vital to our way of life, wi...

  • The Bear Stylist

    The Bear Stylist

    Name: Maria Faithorn
    01 June 2022;

    Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

    The Bear Stylist is another fantastic text in the brilliant Colour Illustration series of stories. These books are ideal for all children who are emerging readers and are confident with their phonics, sight reading and who are building up their speed and stamina whilst reading...

  • Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

    Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!

    Name: Lucy Newton
    01 June 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    What a gorgeous book! Each page is beautifully illustrated with detailed diagrams and pictures, all presented differently to keep the reader interested. For any child who has an interest in animals or more specifically minibeasts, this book is heavenly. It's incredibly informative yet written...

  • Special Delivery: A Book's Journey Around the World

    Special Delivery: A Book's Journey Around the World

    Name: Lucy Newton
    01 June 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Special Delivery: A Book's Journey Around the World is an interesting story that follows a book's journey all around the world! The story starts with a little boy who is patiently counting down the days until his birthday. It shows a factory, many miles away, which is producin...