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The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke
Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 May 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Lonny lives in the forest, away from the town of Farstoke. He lives with his little brother Midge, his father and grandfather and is home-schooled. The reason is because he is a lifeling; someone who can literally give life to others, to animals or people. The cost of this, however, is at the...
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The Plesiosaur's Neck
Name: Lucy Newton
06 May 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
A lovely book! The Plesiosaur's Neck starts with a double page introducing the characters that are involved including Poppy Plesiosaur, Alfie Ammonite and Bella Belemnite. As the story starts, it introduces Poppy Plesiosaur by explaining how she would have moved through the oc...
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Wolfstongue
Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 May 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Silas is bullied at school because he cannot get the words out properly. One day, on his way home, he meets a wolf. The wolf is injured and Silas helps it. Shortly afterwards, he encounters a gang of foxes and discovers the hidden world of the forest. He discovers that the wolves are the last...
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The Last Gate of the Emperor
Name: Jane Rew
06 May 2021;Genre: Fantasy
I enjoyed the humour and imagined conversations between Yared (the main male character) and The Iris (his female rival and soon-to-be friend). I also enjoyed the surprises round every corner, the characters being almost as multi-dimensional as the setting, with its HKO (Hunt for Kaleb's Obelis...
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An Escape in Time
Name: Donna Ritchie
06 May 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Alex and Ruby are once again transported by the magic mirror in Applecott House to a different period in history. One of the things I love about these books is that Sally Nicholls, through her stories, manages to present information about what life was like in the past in a way that is easy fo...
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The Bookshop Cat
Name: Lizi Backhouse
06 May 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This Bookshop Cat follows how a cat who loves reading finds an ideal job in a bookshop. However, tragedy strikes one day and the bookshop is flooded! The staff at the bookshop work to save the books, but then find they've been forgotten about and must find a way to get the loc...
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Wulfie: Beast in Show
Name: Lauren Maidman
06 May 2021;Genre: Animals
Wufie: Beast in Show is the second book in the Wulfie series. Libby lives with her Dad (a wacky inventor), her step mother Veronika (who isn't that nice) and her step-brother Rex (who also isn't very nice) and life isn't that great. Apart from that, Libby has a big and small s...
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The Nightsilver Promise
Name: Matthew Age 11
06 May 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Nightsilver Promise is a real marvel! You are transported by author Annaliese Avery into a magical world governed by science and the destiny-led journey of a young girl named Paisley. Floating boroughs of London, mythical dragons and a brother who holds a secret of huge ma...
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Mia's Life: Fan Takeover
Name: Jane Rew
05 May 2021;Genre: Friends and family
37 thousand 'Miacorns' have liked Mia's recent YouTube posts about Mia's Life: Fan Takeover release. It is aimed at tweens (not all of them girls) who like to hear one of their peers talking about things which feature highly on their radar: fashion, puberty, the opposite sex,...
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I Am Not A Label
Name: Bryony Davies
04 May 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
In I Am Not A Label, author Cerrie Burnell introduces us to 34 disabled role models from around the world. The book also features historical figures. Writing in a positive way, this fantastic book shows us that living with a disability or chronic illness does not have to defin...
