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The Girl in Wooden Armour
Name: Jo Clarke
10 June 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Girl in Wooden Armour is a vividly written fantasy story, jam-packed with exhilarating action. The pace and suspense created by Conrad Mason will have readers gasping for breath as they follow Hattie Amiri-Gavell on her unplanned adventures in the seemingly quiet village o...
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Just Being Ted
Name: Emma O'Donovan
10 June 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
This beautiful touching picture book is even more relevant and essential during these uncertain times. Young readers are no doubt struggling with loneliness, changes in routine, social restrictions all of which will take their toll in some small way. This sensitive and sweet picture book appro...
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What if, Pig?
Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 June 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Pig is kind and popular and especially thoughtful. The trouble is that Pig has a secret; he is a terrible worrier. One day, Pig organises a party for his friends and then catastrophises about everything that could go wrong (including the guests being eaten by a lion). But it turns out that all...
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We Made a Movie
Name: Jo Clarke
10 June 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Before you even dip into We Made a Movie, you will be dazzled by its eye-catching, vibrant cover, hinting at the fun and cheerfulness that lies within. We Made a Movie is Charlotte Lo's sequel to the fabulous We Won an Island but can easily be read as a standalone. In this, the second t...
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100 Endangered Species
Name: Jennifer Caddick
10 June 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
An absolutely captivating book; beautifully illustrated and full of fascinating facts. 100 Endangered Species is written with the purpose of highlighting the concern about the top 100 endangered animals. It tells the reader of their uniqueness, beauty and their role in the natural world and of...
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Stella and the Seagull
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is an absolutely delightful book to start a discussion about a number of current issues. Stella is a little girl who befriends a seagull and is then horrified to find it injured by litter on the beach. With her Grandma's help, she organises a community beach clean up which prompts a choco...
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Not My Problem
Name: Emelia
10 June 2021;Genre: Real life
This is a story of new friendships, love, alcohol and trust. It is filled with emotion and has some references of a sexual nature. Set in Ireland, Aideen finds that she is rather good at helping everyone else fix their problems but she can't fix the issues she faces at home. Aideen feel...
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How to Survive Without Grown-Ups
Name: Ezrah Age 10
10 June 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Two children, Eliza and Johnnie, go on an epic adventure. The book was about a space rescue mission. The main character was Eliza Lemon. I read the book in a day, once I started I could not stop reading! I liked that it was a future friendly book and an interesting, comical, fiction book. It w...
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Skyborn
Name: Kelly Buxton
10 June 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Skyborn is a tumbling, twisting and turbulent adventure akin to that of Peter Bunzl's Cogheart series. Alice, who has a 'firemark' on her cheek, has turned her back on her privileged life. She is on the run from her grandfather, Lord Pattern, longing for a life of acceptance for who she is. Wh...
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Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
Name: Megan Webb
10 June 2021;Genre: Young fiction
Aziza's Secret Fairy Door is a fun, magical adventure through Shimmerton, a magical world with fairy princesses and other mythical creatures. Aziza's adventure begins on her birthday when she receives a mysterious present. Inside the mysterious gift is a fairy door, which Aziz...
