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Ice Apprentices
Name: Beverley Somerset
03 February 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Oswin Fields is a stray; he was saved from the Endless Expanse in the frozen world of Tundra. At the age of 14 he is summoned to Corridor, a school where he is to be trained as an ice apprentice. As a stray, Oswin is aware that he will never be considered a proper Tundran and so feels himself...
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Cloud Boy
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 February 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Cloud Boy is a simple book with a very sophisticated message. Bobby can't concentrate; he tries hard but is continuously distracted by sights, smells and sounds going on in the world around him. Predictably, he gets told off by his mum, his teacher and his friends who don't understand how hard...
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Mondays are Murder
Name: Clair Bossons
31 January 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Mondays are Murder is a must-read for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. I absolutely loved this thrilling, unpredictable page-turner. It is packed with twists, turns and dead ends. Kay’s investigation takes us down unexpected paths, mak...
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Ice Apprentices
Name: Mizuki Age 10
30 January 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Where do I begin? Ice Apprentices didn't fully capture my attention from the start but when I got into it, it was definitely worth it! It included many twists and turns and secrets were revealed about otherwise unacknowledged characters...
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Name: Elen Green
27 January 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Friends Forever is a pitch-perfect story about friendship for very young children, bursting with vibrancy and energy. A young monkey wants to explore and of course the adventure wouldn't be perfect unless his very best friend comes too. There follows a romp thr...
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The Boy I love
Name: Stephen Leitch
23 January 2025;Genre: LBGTQ+
Can anything good come out of war? Set during a month of World War One, The Boy I Love is a powerful and emotional story following Second Lieutenant Stephen Wraxall. He is returning to the front line in France after recuperating from previous injuries sustaine...
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Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek: A Prehistoric Search-and-Find Picture Book
Name: Jo Thomas
20 January 2025;Genre: Early Skills
Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek is a gorgeous hide-and-seek book, perfect for any dinosaur fan! Follow the cute red dinosaur as they invite you to join in with their favourite game! Count to ten then get ready to search the pages for the hidden dinos. This is a beautifully illus...
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Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Plays Football
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 January 2025;Genre: Friends and family
This wonderful story about friendship and difficult decisions is perfect for sharing with Primary pupils. I would use Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Plays Football as an assembly text, a story for learning mentors to use, or the way in to discussions in personal developmen...
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Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Rat
Name: Maria Faithorn
17 January 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Year of the Rat is the second in the Guardians of the New Moon series and follows Rat's success at winning the Jade Emperor's race. As neither Miaow nor Ming completed the race, they did not have a lunar year named after them, but were instead awarded the...
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When Spring Comes
Name: Jen Bevan
17 January 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
National Trust: When Spring Comes is a perfect book for explaining to pre-schooler the seasonal changes that happen throughout the year. This would be a good book to read in February or March, preparing young children for what will happen next in our seasons. I will sha...
