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Name: Kelly Buxton
17 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I must admit this is a case where you shouldn't judge a book by it cover, it doesn't conform to the shiny, intricately illustrated modern books, which adorn the shelves of bookstores ad libraries, with one aim, to grab the reader's interest - but it does stand out.The Key t...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 September 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Aveline Jones loves reading creepy ghost stories. When her mother is called away to help a sick relative, Aveline is sent to stay with her Aunt Lilian in the seaside town of Malmouth on the Cornish coast. Aveline and her aunt are not close, Lilian is described as being "nice but cold, like ice...
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Name: Joanna Hewish
12 September 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I fell in love with this story right from the very start. The very title of this story makes it immediately jump off the shelf. The beautifully designed cover and illustrations that run along the bottom of each page, really enhanced this lovely story. Swan Song tells the story of Dylan, a stru...
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It's a Prince Thing (The Princess Rules)
Name: Jane Rew
11 September 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
I expected to enjoy this book, and was not disappointed. The appeal in It's a Prince Thing derives from its humour and the charming illustrations by Chris Chatterton, but I also enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot which deliberately confound expectations of how storybooks...
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Name: Samantha Phillips
11 September 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Move over Harry Potter, Kip Bramley is coming through! The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith by Loris Owen is the first book in a new and very promising series.I absolutely loved this book, it is easily the best KS2 fiction I have read in a long time. Without the us...
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Cally & Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic
Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Cally and Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic are two volumes of short stories starring twins Cally and Jimmy, who are in Year 5 and live in London. Although twins, Cally and Jimmy are very different children. Jimmy is described as having his own table next to the te...
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Name: Sam Phillips
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Tindims of Rubbish Island is a delightful story, the first in the series, about a group of miniature characters called the Tindims, who live on an island of rubbish that floats around in the sea. Since Viking times, the Tindims have worked tirelessly as self appointed eco-...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
03 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Invasion of Crooked Oak is an exciting story combining adventure, science fiction and more than a smattering of horror. Best friends Peter, Krish and Nancy live in the village of Crooked Oak where life is usually quiet and uneventful. The children love to read about weird...
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School's Cancelled (Anisha, Accidental Detective)
Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
For budding scientist Anisha Mistry, being chosen to represent her school at the science fair is the ultimate dream. It doesn't matter that the horrid twins are now at her school and that they are friends with her arch-enemy Beena Bhatt because now, she and her best friend Milo Moon are part o...
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Name: Samantha Phillips
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Boot The Creaky Creature is book three in this fab series by Shane Hegarty; however, it is written in such a way that it reads just as well as a 'standalone'.Boot is a delightful robot who having been cast aside by his owner, Beth, years earlier, now lives with his...
