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Name: Jenny Caddick
07 January 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
A fun, fresh and very relevant new illustrated fiction book for young readers that contains big issues. Hope Jones is a 10 year old girl - part of a young generation determined to use their voices to change the world. In this second of the Hope Jones books, Hope is turning vegetarian an...
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Name: Alison Kelly
05 January 2021;Genre: Poetry
Spells, dragons, witches, unicorns, an ogre (actually he's missing), dark eerie settings: all of these feature in Cookson's anthology of magical poems accompanied by Elidh Muldoon's ethereal illustrations. Benjamin Zephaniah opens the anthology in his quest for 'De Magic Poem' (p.9) fol...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Syms Covington was taken on to the Beagle as cabin boy and fiddler, but has spent the past two years acting as assistant to Mr Darwin, a young scientist, as he explores the Galapagos Islands. However, an accident during a storm leaves him shipwrecked and alone in an inhospitable place, struggl...
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When We Got Lost In Dreamland
Name: Ishaq Age 11
03 January 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
The book had loads of really good cliff hangers and when I read the synopsis, I wanted to know more. I would really recommend this book as it taught me lots of vocabulary and was an excellent read. I would read this again and rate it a 5/5 as it was so good.
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Name: Julie Broadbent
01 January 2021;Genre: Adventure
I was so looking forward to reading the second instalment of Robert Muchamore's dystopian Robin Hood series, and this book certainly did not disappoint. I found myself straight back into the action where book one had left off. What I absolutely loved about this book is that you really do not nee...
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Name: Jo Clarke
11 December 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
If Marley's shop is jam-packed with 'delectable treats' promising 'Christmas in every nibble, delight in every bite' then Catherine Doyle's tale promises Christmas in every chapter, delight in every page.From inside the covers of The Miracle on Ebenezer Street come...
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Name: Alison Kelly
20 November 2020;Genre: Poetry
The front cover of Sue Hardy-Dawson's If I were Other than Myself is a beautiful invitation into a truly lovely collection. Enhanced with her own illustrations, Hardy-Dawson's work is consistently thought provoking and enhancing. I was mesmerised by 'The Girl Who Ate Su...
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Name: Hermon Age 9
12 November 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
I love this book. I would give it five stars. Whetstone and a trainee Valkyrie called Lotta go on a quest to get the golden cup. It is a Viking book that I really enjoyed. I would recommend it for How to Train your Dragon lovers.
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Name: Hanna Age 10
12 November 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
I was reading How to be A Hero by Cat Weldon. It's a beautifully told story by a wonderful author. I loved this book and I couldn't put it down! I felt like I was on a journey with Lotta and Whetstone (the protagonist). I rated this book 4.75 out of 5 - it was really close to a 5! It is a mytholo...
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Name: Caoimhe Age 10
12 November 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
I would rate this book 4.5/5 because it is adventurous and different to other books. I would recommend this book to my friends because I feel like they would like it. My favourite part was when Flee and Flay got in trouble at the end and my favourite character was Lotta.
