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  • The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

    Name: Bailey Age 11
    17 March 2015;

    Genre: Humour

    I recommend this book because its very funny and will suck you in.

  • Gone

    Gone

    Name: Jaime Age 12
    17 March 2015;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    I liked it because it's strange and random and my friend is random.

  • Harry and Hope

    Harry and Hope

    Name: June Hughes
    12 March 2015;

    Genre: Animals

    Hope is twelve years old and lives in France with her artist mother, her mother's boyfriend, Frank, and Frank's donkey, Harry. An unusual set up, perhaps, but one in which Hope feels loved and secure, until Frank suddenly leaves and Hope has to take over the care of Harry. A strong bond...

  • The Dreamsnatcher

    The Dreamsnatcher

    Name: Janet Fisher
    09 March 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is an extraordinarily confident first novel, beautifully written and planned out. Moll Pecksniff lives with the gypsies but never feels she belongs. One night when she had planned to try to rescue her cob Jinx who had been stolen, she wakes from a dream to find herself out in the forest, on...

  • The World of Norm: Must Be Washed Separately: Book 7

    The World of Norm: Must be washed separately

    Name: Linda Brown
    28 January 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    I have never read any of the books from this series before even though they are in my Library. I love the way they are presented. The pages are not text heavy, have attractive funny illustrations and have key words presented in bold, which all go towards helping readers visualise what is going on...

  • The Leaky Battery Sets Sail

    Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates: The Leaky Battery sets sail

    Name: Hayley Nicholson
    27 January 2015;

    Genre: Adventure

    Shiver m' timbers! This was a good book! For those not in the know, Steampunk in a new type of fiction that puts a science fiction twist on Georgian/Victorian history. The twist is that there is crazy technology all powered by steam engines. In the case of this book: steam-powered robots who beco...

  • A Street Cat Named Bob: How one man and his cat found hope on the streets

    A Street Cat Named Bob

    Name: Lauren Age 11
    13 January 2015;

    Genre: Information books

    James and Bob are inseparable and Bob is a very cute and clever cat! Bob has helped James through his addiction to Drugs. Bob has also gained some more money so they can lived a good life. I love this book and its the best because its like a Diary and it's a real life story! :)

  • A Street Cat Named Bob: How one man and his cat found hope on the streets

    A Street Cat Named Bob

    Name: Jessie Age 12
    13 January 2015;

    Genre: Information books

    I like it because the cat called Bob helped James through the hard times of living on the streets of London. Bob was a homeless cat and james was also homeless.

  • The Last of the Spirits

    The Last of the Spirits

    Name: Paula Hazlehurst
    09 January 2015;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    An excellent read. It's an alternative view of Dickens' Christmas Carol, seen through the eyes of two waifs, a brother and a sister. The brother is a cynic, hardened by life, whereas his sister hasn't lost her kindness but depends on her brother to look after her. The story follows them through t...

  • Feel the Fear (Ruby Redfort, Book 4)

    Ruby Redfort: Feel the Fear

    Name: Anna Glinn
    25 November 2014;

    Genre: Adventure

    Lauren Child may have made a name for herself in creating picture books and the brilliant Charlie and Lola but she writes just as distinctive books for older readers. What I enjoy most about the Ruby Redfort series is finding a central character who delights in action and using her natural intell...