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Dear Donald Trump
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2018;Genre: Adventure
An interesting book based on some very current issues! Sam has a problem; he has an annoying older brother who he has to share a room with! Sam hears of Donald Trump's plans to build a wall while he is watching TV one day. This gives him a great idea - he could build a wall so him and his brothe...
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Eddy Stone and the Epic Holiday Adventure
Name: Annabelle Age 11
04 November 2018;Genre: Humour
I really liked all the humour in this book as well the adventure. I also really like the fact that it is simple and descriptive at the beginning so you can understand what is happening in the story. I would give this book a 4 star rating and suggest it to 8+.
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Night Raiders
Name: Annabelle Age 11
04 November 2018;Genre: Adventure
I really enjoyed this book and loved all of the things they discovered together! I would say this book is a 9+ and would rate it 10 out of 10!
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Moth
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 November 2018;Genre: Non Fiction
The story of evolution and adaption is covered wonderfully in Moth. Everything about this book is a success from the beautiful artwork to the poetic language, which is linguistically balanced enough to be accessible to both children and adults, and so much more. Throug...
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Name: Jo Clarke
30 October 2018;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
In Murder in Twilight, Noah and Viv are seemingly worlds apart and live alongside one another in an atmosphere of dislike and resentment. Noah is rich, spoiled and loves nothing better than to put Viv in her place. When Noah mysteriously disappears, Viv is momentarily delighte...
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The Night I Met Father Christmas
Name: June Hughes
26 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Jackson is worried. His friend has expressed doubts about the existence of Father Christmas. Now Jackson is not worried that Father Christmas might not exist (he is firmly convinced that he does) but he is worried about the practicalities of present delivery, chimney negotiation and why Father Ch...
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The Restless Girls
Name: Jayne Gould
22 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Restless Girls is a stunning re-imagining of the classic fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, with a theme of resilient and resourceful young women taking charge of their own destinies. In the kingdom of Kalia, the 12 princesses follow the example of their bold and beautiful mother, dev...
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The Polka Dot Shop
Name: Rhiannon Cook
17 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Most school children would relish the opportunity to wear their own clothes to school instead of a uniform, but not Andy. Andy's Mum runs 'Eliza's Emporium', a cramped, dingy and distinctly uncool (in Andy's opinion anyway) vintage clothes shop at the dodgy end of the high street and Andy's entir...
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Name: Sam Phillips
17 October 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd is a delightful story of family and friendship. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and chuckled from start to finish! Although I'm not usually a lover of 'toilet humour', the idea of dragon poo that explodes when it dries out did make me l...
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Caterpillar and Bean
Name: Alison Brown
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Caterpillar and Bean is a beautifully-presented book that takes a slightly different approach to metamorphosis from other picture books by showing a caterpillar's changing stages against the backdrop of a bean plant, so we see how interconnected they are. First we see the bean plant starting to g...
