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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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! :)
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Wall
Name: Fiona Collins
25 November 2014;Genre: Adventure
Wall is a most interesting and unique subject matter for a picture book. It is concerns the Berlin Wall, built in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin, and its publication coincides with the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Although the book has minimal text the subject matter is definite...
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Listen to the Moon
Name: Dorne Fraser
24 November 2014;Genre: Adventure
It is May, 1915, and Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on one of the uninhabited islands in the Scillies. She is injured, alone and frightened with no memory of how she came to the island, in fact no memory of who she is or where she came from. The only word she utters is Lucy and everyo...
