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Fireborn
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 September 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Twelve has given up her name and her previous life to take an oath of allegiance to the Hunting Lodge. She has sworn she will, "never lower her weapons in the face of darkness nor allow tyranny to rise". Now she is learning to hunt dark creatures so she can earn a new name and graduate from hu...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death is a thrilling new historical adventure story by debut children's author Annelise Gray. This powerful story is immersed with revenge, redemption, survival, and hope. It is set in the Ancient sporting world of Rome, which is a world dominated b...
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Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Humour
Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World is the third instalment of the hilarious series by Konnie Huq. This book is full of mysteries waiting to be solved by Cookie and her friends, who seem to be connected to all of them. Through the character of Cookie, Konnie Hu...
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Feast Your Eyes on Food
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Feast Your Eyes on Food by Laura Gladwin, is a food encyclopaedia of more than 1000 delicious things to eat. This beautiful book stipulates that eating is more than just tasting the food we eat; it explains how food feeds the soul and allows us to experience new cultures and t...
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The Puffin Portal
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 September 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Grace Griffin is a warder of the Griffin Map. Using its teleport technology, Grace helps to fight crime across Moreland. Her mother, Ann and brother, Bren are also wardens, and all three Griffins are very busy as they are experiencing more than the usual number of calls for help and the three...
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Sky
Name: Maria
02 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This new book written by the talented Holly Webb was a Christmas reading treat. Sky is set in Scotland and follows a special Christmas visit by Lara and her parents to her grandparents. While on this special visit, Lara meets a family of snowy owls who take her on magical adve...
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A Thing Called Snow
Name: Sharon Porter
02 September 2021;Genre: Animals
A Thing Called Snow unfolds as the hare and the fox grow up and await their first winter with this thing called snow. Charmingly illustrated by the author, the pictures really capture the joy of the first realisation of what snow is. My children actually aww-ed at the end when...
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Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 September 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Twelve has pledged her life to the Hunting Lodge. She has given up her name and is now a Huntling, training in the art of fighting monsters and keeping the peace in the land of Ember. Once she has earned the right to be a Hunter she will be able to choose a new name. Until then, she is a numbe...
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The Night the Moon Went Out
Name: Samantha Phillips
01 September 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This is an absolutely lovely read, ideal for a young reader who still lacks the confidence to 'go-it-alone' with their book selection. The Night the Moon Went Out by Samantha Baines is a colour banded (Dark Blue) chapter book by Bloomsbury Education. Aimed at Year 5 expected l...
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The Raven Heir
Name: Andrew Mullen
31 August 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Raven Heir is a wonderful opening book to what I hope will be a popular series amongst MG readers. Cordelia and her triplet siblings live in a castle with their mother and older brother, in the middle of a forest protected by the spells their mother has woven around it. Th...
