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The Storm Dog
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The story follows a small girl called Tilly to Wales when she goes to stay with her grandma and great-grandma. She's learning about the Second World War at school and wants some help from her grandma who was an evacuee in the war. Tilly has to get on the train all by herself for the first time bu...
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Evie's Magic Bracelet: The Sprites' Den
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is the third book in the 'Magic Bracelet' series about Evie, who receives magical bracelets from her grandma. In this adventure, she is able to create anything she wants out of thin air and she uses the bracelet to help her to tackle some naughty sprites. Along with her friends, Evie gets up...
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Evie's Magic Bracelet: The Unicorn's Foal
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Evie loves receiving magical parcels from her grandma; each one has a bracelet in with a riddle about the kind of magic it brings with it. Before long, Evie works out that the bracelet gives her powers to become invisible. The first mission she tries to complete with it is to sneak into her paren...
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The Song From Somewhere Else
Name: Caroline Gosden
02 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The Song From Somewhere Else is a story that starts and ends with a cat. The disappearance of the family cat starts a series of events for Frank when she runs into the group of boys who have been bullying her for months while putting up missing notices in the local park. Help...
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Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe
Name: Eve Age 10
30 October 2017;Genre: Humour
THIS BOOK WAS PROBABLY THE MOST HIOLARIOUS I HAVE EVER READ.IT JUST SHOWS HOW ONE PERSON CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW THE ENDING TURNED OUT AND DOES NICKI SOMEHOW MANAGES TO WRIGGLE OUT OF HER AWFUL CRUSH CRISIS? I GIVE THIS BOOK FIVE STARS IMMEDIATELY AND...
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Toto The Ninja Cat and The Great Snake Escape
Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
Toto is a nearly blind cat, who lives with her brother Silver in London. She is no ordinary cat however, as she is a trained Ninja cat. With Silver and other assorted animals, she takes on a dangerous mission to prevent an escaped snake from eating half the animals in London. This is a slightl...
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Animazes
Name: Sam Phillips
25 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
A beautifully produced picture book with 'treasure map' style illustrations. Young readers will be able to follow the journeys of some incredible animals as they migrate in search of food and warmer weather. Inquisitive minds will enjoy searching the pictures for detail, identifying the animals,...
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I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown Ups.
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
From cover to cover, this book is full of fun, offering a very irreverent and appealing approach to poetry! Word play and nonsense sit alongside more reflective and thoughtful poems. All are gloriously illustrated. 'My Dessert Tummy' explains perfectly why so many of us can always find room for...
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Coder Academy
Name: Alison Hall
24 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
If you are looking for activities to get children thinking about coding, Coder Academy is a good place to start. Unlike many other books, it is focused on the child with stickers and press out models for them to make as well as the coding activities themselves, which is what we were interested in...
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Build it!
Name: Tim Caird
23 October 2017;Genre: Adventure
Build It! combines easy to understand instructions, colourful cartoon illustrations and engaging STEM projects. Each projects provides a snapshot of the science and engineering behind the project. Enough ideas to keep your child, class or STEM club busy for a good while! 120 pages / Ages 7+ / Re...
