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The Worst Witch All At Sea
Name: zahra Age 9
30 April 2014;Genre: Young fiction
I liked the mischef and the amazing witch world and the school, plus the imagination Jill Murphy puts in your mind
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Charlie Merricks Misfits in Fouls, friends and My World Cup
Name: Melanie Chadwick
30 April 2014;Genre: Real life
Full of action, both on and off the pitch, this book is bang on target. Charlie Merrick's bunch of misfit friends love football, but they're just not very good at it. Their team, North Star Galaxy, are desperately fighting the battle against relegation in the under 12s league. Their chances do...
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Stars in Jars
Name: Alison Young
28 March 2014;Genre: Adventure
The lovely, rhythmic opening poem ('Sky-High' p. 9) in this collection gives the book its title: William's rocket trip to the moon and beyond sees him returning with a 'trail of stars' that he brings home to keep them 'safe in jars'. It's an appropriate metaphor for the poems in this book as they...
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My Funny Family's Got Talent
Name: Lucy Russell
19 March 2014;Genre: Adventure
Mattie is part of a large and chaotic family, where money is in short supply but love and affection certainly is not. This story continues the ups and downs of daily life with Mattie deciding to organise a 'Royal Variety Performance' for her mum's birthday. As she goes about recruiting acts and t...
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A Room Full of Chocolate
Name: Mikeala Morgans
12 March 2014;Genre: Adventure
Grace's dad has moved out and her mum needs to go to hospital. Try as she might to convince her mum to let her stay, she is sent to live on a farm in Yorkshire with her temperamental estranged Grandfather. She quickly meets and forms a strong bond with the free spirited Megan, her pig - Claude...
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My Name is Parvana
Name: Tracy Hart
23 February 2014;Genre: Adventure
Through the experiences of a young girl, 15-year-old Parvana (Deborah Ellis has introduced her previously in The Breadwinner, Pavana's Journey and Mud City), the reader learns what life is like for the people, particularly women, of Afghanistan. Suspicion surrounds a land that has been divided...
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Little Gems
Name: Elizabeth Harris
16 January 2014;Genre: Adventure
Barrington Stoke has released four new titles in the 'Little Gems' series. The already published stories are presented in a mature 'chunky book' format designed to support the transition to independent reading. As a child's first independent read, these books would instantly be loved. Their in...
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Pig heart boy
Name: maaria Age 10
08 January 2014;Genre: Personal Growth
I liked the whole of this book. The storyline is just so powerful. It really leaves you in suspense. Like Marlon betrayed him!! To be honset the ending was like a cliffhanger because you don't know what will happen when alex is born but i think malorie blackman did that for a reason. I really wa...
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Stinky and Jinks (My Hamster is a...)
Name: Hannah Morrell
01 August 2013;Genre: Animals
These books written by David Lowe (My Hamster is an Astronaut, My Hamster is a Spy and My Hamster is a Genius) are perfect for stand alone reads or reading them as a set to your class. The plot follows a young boy and his new pet Hamster (which he acquired in a quite humorous way - but I don't w...
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Amazing Esme and the Sweet Shop Circus
Name: Hannah M
21 July 2013;Genre: Adventure
I put this book in my special reading box for the children when they have the time to do some independent reading in my Year 3 class. I found that the boys were very against picking up a book that was so 'pink' and 'girly', however the young girls in my class enjoyed following the adventures of E...
