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The Houdini Inheritance
Name: Rachel Bolton
12 July 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
I absolutely loved The Houdini Inheritance! What's not to like in a book that has magic, adventure, and trans-Atlantic travel? It's 1926 and Glory and her best friend Dennis are enthralled by the infamous escape artist, Harry Houdini. When his show comes to their hometo...
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Back of the Net
Name: Ruth Cornish
12 July 2024;Genre: Bullying
Back of the Net is a joyous book which, ultimately, celebrates the value of true friendship. Eva, the main character, is a skilled football player who is forced to change schools due to her father's job but this has advantages for her too, as it means she can escape the bullie...
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How to Launch a Tech Start-Up: Robotics, Gaming and Other Tech Jobs
Name: Jane Rew
12 July 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
This slim paperback is bursting with interesting facts, presented in easy-to-read clear typeface (some emboldened, allowing readers to skim and scan with ease), pleasing blocks of colour delineating different chunks of text, and cartoon illustrations (some with speech bubbles), which make unfa...
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Roman Boy
Name: Hayley Summerfield
11 July 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Roman Boy is the brilliant new book by Tony Bradman. This story is full of thrilling historical action and adventure. Lucius is a 15-year-old Roman boy who wants to feel like he belongs. His mother has recently been widowed and then remarried, and Lucius does not really feel...
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Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat
Name: Jane Rew
11 July 2024;Genre: School Stories
It's no wonder children love these books: they are so funny, so imaginative, so 'just right'. They may well know an Irfan or Sunita, a Joel Jack or Miss Riley... after all, aren't there similar characters in every school... the ones who see the unbelievable and come up with cr...
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Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
10 July 2024;Genre: Adventure
Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle is the first book in an exciting new series and both myself, and my 8-year-old daughter really enjoyed reading it. We meet Bertha the bear who is an inspiring inventor but has moved far away to live in solitude after a disagreement...
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How to Launch a Tech Start-Up: Robotics, Gaming and Other Tech Jobs
Name: Rebecca GREEN
10 July 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
As a teacher committed to preparing students for the ever-evolving job market, I found Michelle You's How to Launch a Tech Start-Up: Robotics, Gaming and Other Tech Jobs, to be an invaluable resource. The book offers a thorough, engaging, and practical guide that helps enlight...
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Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Beneath the Shed
Name: Elen Green
09 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Oddney's Otherland: Chronicles from Beneath the Shed takes us into the fantastical landscapes of Otherland, a world that Professor Oddney has discovered via a secret tunnel beneath his shed. Together with his trusty sidekick, Magnus the talking magpie, Oddney sets out to explo...
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Unicornia: Learning to Fly
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
09 July 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Learning to Fly is the first title in the series Unicornia with three further titles announced for publication next year. Already a successful series in Spain, with nine books published there so far and even a board game, it's good to see it appearing here.</p...
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The Great Crisp Robbery
Name: Jane Rew
08 July 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
I'm sure this is going to be another hit for creative duo Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham, because children were asking to be first to read it even before the book was catalogued. The Great Crisp Robbery has the characteristic ingredients of their previous titles: m...
