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Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs?
Name: Nathan Cox
02 May 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
Has Anyone Seen Archie Ebbs? by Simon Packham is a captivating story with a highly important and emotive theme portrayed by relatable characters and settings. This story excellently highlights the feelings and emotions people, in particular children, face surrounding eviction,...
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Rumaysa: A Fairytale
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
At first glance this is another version of the familiar fairy tales, but this is cleverer than that. Taking the fairy tales of Rapunzel, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, this book turns them on their heads and links them together as one story, featuring Rumaysa, the girl locked in a tower....
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The Insiders
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 May 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Callie, Ted, Zara and Nico are best friends. Callie and Ted, in particular, are very close. They've been friends since nursery school and Callie once called Ted her "nearly brother". Then Billy Feldon, the class clown, plays a joke on Ted and he's embarrassed in front of the whole school. Now...
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This is not a Dinosaur
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 May 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I read This is Not A Dinosaur to a class of 30 Y2 children and they loved it as much as I did! I always love a book with rhyme and this one was no exception; it is also a book that can make children laugh. It has lovely illustrations and plenty of opportunities for discussion...
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Only A Monster
Name: Morgan Harkin
01 May 2022;Genre: Fantasy
In a world where monsters and humans live alongside each other, Nick, a human boy, catches Joan Hunt's eye, a half-human half-monster. As their love begins to kindle, betrayal strikes her. Two families: the Hunts and the Olivers, sworn enemies, disrupt their love. And tragedy strikes both of t...
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Home : My Life in the Universe
Name: Sharon Bolton
01 May 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
My first thought on starting this novel was how much my KS4 Book Club from my last school would have loved this - they were always comparing star signs, as if this was a true predictor of the future. This story has so much more behind it; Leah's brother, Aiden, is experiencing bullying at scho...
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Friends Like These
Name: Morgan Harkin
01 May 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Set in the summer of 1983, an ambitious intern, Beth, sets out in New York - alone, and unaware of some aspects of the New York way of life. With a place to stay in the sweltering heat in an apartment infested with cockroaches, a keen Beth befriends an outgoing, chaotic Edie. Whilst all seems...
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Around the World in 80 Trees
Name: Jane Rew
01 May 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Around the World in 80 Trees is a handsome hardback book that helpfully begins with a Contents page and ends with an Index. The former enables readers to navigate what otherwise might seem a slightly haphazard arrangement of geographically grouped species descriptions, intersp...
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The Wondrous Prune
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 May 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Prune Robinson is struggling with lots of conflicting emotions when she moves to a new town with her mum and big brother Jesse. Contending with bullying at a new school makes her miserable. Fear that her brother is getting into trouble makes her angry. Missing her old school makes her sad. The...
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Through the Forest
Name: Maria Aldred
01 May 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Through the Forest is a beautifully illustrated story about a young boy and his journey through sadness and loss. In the forst, the boy meets Emptiness who journeys with him, finding simple treasures which remind the boy of happier times. They collect these items which bring h...
