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Space Race
Name: Megan Age 11
23 July 2019;Genre: Information books
This books is about how and why we first went into space. It is an immersive experience telling the awe-inspiring story of space exploration to date, it looks both back and forwards. This book is accompanied by an app allowing the reading to explore videos, diagrams and 3D models through augmente...
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Starfell
Name: Megan Age 11
23 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Starfell is about a girl called Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches. Willow may not be all powerful but she has an uncanny knack of finding lost things-socks, keys, even wooden teeth! Not an exciting gift but useful when it comes to finding a missing Tuesday...
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Check Mates
Name: Connor Age 11
11 July 2019;Genre: Friends and family
I must say... this is one of my favourite books ever! The way it is ( beautifully ) written makes you feel his emotions as if they were your own, purely because of its relatability, reminding me about my own family relationships and struggles. I can tell you, I am not the one to cry over any si...
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The Maker of Monsters
Name: Connor Age 11
10 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
When I was handed this book, I'm going to be honest, I wasn't sure I was even going to enjoy it, but I'm so glad they did! I loved this book for its clever way of almost convincing you that a monster was right around the corner with its 'on the run' feeling. If I was to sum this book up into fi...
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Anna at War
Name: June Hughes
04 July 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Daniel's class at school are learning about the Second World War and the teacher asks if anyone in the class knows someone who lived through that time. Daniel (the narrator of Chapter 1) volunteers that his grandmother came to England from Germany before the war but, on realising how little he...
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Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Hurricane Chronos has destroyed the Kairos lands, bees are extinct and children are recruited by the Freedom Fields Family to pollinate crops so that the nation does not starve. However, in an unequal society where the Paragons live a life of luxury while the rest of the population struggle to...
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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2019;Genre: Friends and family
Having ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate, but Felix does his best to focus. His slipping grades are a worry and everyone keeps telling him to try harder. His parents are under great pressure from work and his Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died. When mum suggests Felix and...
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Ghost
Name: Leanne Woolcock
30 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
I stumbled upon this book when many teachers were talking about it on Twitter and, just to see what all the fuss was about, I decided to go out the next day and buy it. I'm glad I did! It is like no other book I've read before. It tells the story of Ghost, who ends up fleeing his house unexpect...
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The Maker of Monsters
Name: Lola Age 11
30 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
A boy in isolation has chosen a career in slavery for a man driven crazy by his own grief for his kidnapped daughter. The boy's job is to feed the beasts but as they get more and more nightmarish, he realises he has helped put the human race into grave danger. With no plan, skills or knowledge...
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Check Mates
Name: Gwyn Hubball
30 June 2019;Genre: Friends and family
Felix is struggling at school, he has ADHD and cannot concentrate on anything. Consequently, he spends a lot of time in isolation and feels like he useless at everything; Felix's confidence is at an all-time low. He doesn't see much of his parents as they are working all hours following the de...
