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Love From Joy
Name: Louisa Farrow
27 August 2021;Genre: Bullying
Joy Applebloom returns with her messages of kindness and optimism. If there's ever a silver lining to a cloudy situation, Joy will be the one to find it. In fact, she likes to consider herself an expert in silver linings. In Love From Joy, she has eight big and serious things...
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Happy Here
Name: Linda Canning
27 August 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Happy Here is a book containing ten different stories from black authors and illustrators. It has a beautifully written introduction from Sharna Jackson, focusing on the importance of every child being able to see themselves and their lives in the books they read. The tales ar...
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Happy Here
Name: Sharon Porter
26 August 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Happy Here 10 Stories from Black Authors & Illustrators, introduced by Sharna Jackson. This brightly coloured book with its cheerful red page edges stands out on the bookshelf all by itself. Open the pages and you're faced with a collection of colourful stories, poems and...
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The Book Cat
Name: Lucy Newton
26 August 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Book Cat is an interesting story about a group of kittens who live in London during the Blitz! This book is well-written with very attractive illustrations. It is split into short chapters which are manageable for young readers. The text is spaced clearly throughout the bo...
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Inside Animals
Name: Carol Wright
23 August 2021;Genre: Animals
So many fascinating facts are squeezed into this factual picture book. I am still learning more about the animal kingdom with this amazing non-fiction book. As well as full two page cross-sections of 21 creatures, there are also sections of Muscles and moving; Skeletons; Lungs and breat...
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Hide and Seek
Name: Jacqueline Harris
22 August 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
It is Paris, 1942. Amelie Dreyfus is hiding in a cupboard playing hide and seek with her family. There is the sound of heavy boots and German soldiers come and take Amelie's parents and brother away. The family are Jewish, and Amelie finds herself alone, having to fend for herself and stay ali...
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Adam-2
Name: Nathan Cox
20 August 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
Adam-2 is the first novel I have read by Alastair Chisholm and I am excited to read more. This thrilling science-fiction adventure novel kept me guessing the ending right up until the last page! Full of twists and turns, this is a fantastic read that opens your mind to future...
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Secrets of the Stars
Name: Bryony Davies
20 August 2021;Genre: Adventure
The sequel to last year's year excellent debut, A Ship of Star, Secrets of the Stars is a gripping adventure over the high seas featuring an all-female crew of pirates. Maria Kuzniar brings the reader back to Aleja's story right away and reintroduces the crew. Reading the firs...
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Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing
Name: Jo Clarke
20 August 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Happy, Healthy Minds: A Children's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing is a must-have - a must-have for schools, parents and, most importantly, for children. It's a manual for how to deal with all the stuff that life throws at us and we sometimes don't know how to deal with. It is wr...
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Ruby Ali’s Mission Break Up
Name: Kristen Hopwood
19 August 2021;Genre: Family & Home
Ruby and her sister Alisha have been fostered by many families over the years but they have always been together. Now, however, Alisha is 18 and not allowed to stay in care any more, which means that Ruby will be fostered on her own. And she's not happy about it! Before she even meets her new...
