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The Maker of Monsters
Name: Connor Age 11
10 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
When I was handed this book, I'm going to be honest, I wasn't sure I was even going to enjoy it, but I'm so glad they did! I loved this book for its clever way of almost convincing you that a monster was right around the corner with its 'on the run' feeling. If I was to sum this book up into fi...
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Anna at War
Name: June Hughes
04 July 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Daniel's class at school are learning about the Second World War and the teacher asks if anyone in the class knows someone who lived through that time. Daniel (the narrator of Chapter 1) volunteers that his grandmother came to England from Germany before the war but, on realising how little he...
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1000 Year Old Boy
Name: Isla
01 July 2019;Genre: Friends and family
I think the 10000 Year Old Boy is really good. It ends the final chapter making me want to read more, and it's more my type of book so I'm definitely gonna read the other books because of how good this story is.
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Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Hurricane Chronos has destroyed the Kairos lands, bees are extinct and children are recruited by the Freedom Fields Family to pollinate crops so that the nation does not starve. However, in an unequal society where the Paragons live a life of luxury while the rest of the population struggle to...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2019;Genre: Friends and family
Having ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate, but Felix does his best to focus. His slipping grades are a worry and everyone keeps telling him to try harder. His parents are under great pressure from work and his Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died. When mum suggests Felix and...
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Ghost
Name: Leanne Woolcock
30 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
I stumbled upon this book when many teachers were talking about it on Twitter and, just to see what all the fuss was about, I decided to go out the next day and buy it. I'm glad I did! It is like no other book I've read before. It tells the story of Ghost, who ends up fleeing his house unexpect...
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The Maker of Monsters
Name: Lola Age 11
30 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
A boy in isolation has chosen a career in slavery for a man driven crazy by his own grief for his kidnapped daughter. The boy's job is to feed the beasts but as they get more and more nightmarish, he realises he has helped put the human race into grave danger. With no plan, skills or knowledge...
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Check Mates
Name: Gwyn Hubball
30 June 2019;Genre: Friends and family
Felix is struggling at school, he has ADHD and cannot concentrate on anything. Consequently, he spends a lot of time in isolation and feels like he useless at everything; Felix's confidence is at an all-time low. He doesn't see much of his parents as they are working all hours following the de...
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., Book 1)
Name: Lucy Russell
27 June 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Since her mother mysteriously disappeared when she was a baby, Tilly has been raised by her grandparents in their homely rambling bookshop, Pages and Co. Tilly can often be found curled up with a book and counts Anne Shirley and Alice as dear friends. One wet half term, strange things start t...
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Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine
Name: Leanne Woolcock
26 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
From the bestselling award-winning authors, Greg James and Chris Smith, comes the latest, highly-anticipated third installment in the Kid Normal series which many of my class are claiming to be the best one yet! Murph Cooper, who still has no official superhero power, is now facing his most dan...
