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Name: Caroline Gosden
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Laura Marlin has yet another daunting mystery to solve in this the fifth book in the series. Our super sleuth has successfully helped to put the notorious leader of the Straight A gang behind bars and is looking forward to a school trip with her friends to Australia. But troub...
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Simply The Quest
Name: Samantha Phillips
08 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
After reading Who Let the Gods Out? earlier this year I thought it was easily the funniest book I had read in a long time. I eagerly awaited the release of Simply the Quest hoping that 'writer of the Gods' Maz Evans could live up to her previous 'celestial tome', and BOSH. What a read! As funny,...
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Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
Name: Sue Wilsher
24 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Aubrey's back, trying to solve problems caused by man's destructive impact on nature. The arrival of some foreign ladybirds in Rushing Woods causes problems with the locals. Soon, harsh words are flying around, questioning where different creatures come from and who 'belongs'. In the meantime, A...
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Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink
Name: Alison
06 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
Overview: Alex responds to a pop up add on the computer to purchase a lie detector but it turns out that the catch is he is the human lie detector. Whenever he tells a lie or hears someone lie, his ear lets out a very smelly fart and the bigger the lie, the worse it smells! Armed with this new su...
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Spot the Mistake: Lands of Long Ago
Name: Ruby Age 9
02 June 2017;Genre: Information books
It's fun because you learn about history by trying to find things that are wrong in the detailed pictures. It's a bit like spot the difference. For example, in the Emperor's Palace in Ancient China you wouldn't expect to see a calculator or a hot air balloon because these things were invented m...
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Ella Queen of Jazz
Name: Maia Age 9
02 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
I loved the direct style and brightly coloured, eye-catching pictures, the collage design and brilliant layout. I was shocked at the racism described which explained that some people wouldn't let Ella Fitzgerald perform because of her skin colour. Others on the other hand helped her succeed. This...
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The Boy Who Went Magic
Name: Janet Fisher
02 June 2017;Genre: Adventure
After a confused beginning, this story about magic settles down and the last third begins to make sense. Bert lives at a school in a land where magic has been banished as have the mages. On a trip to the museum he goes through a mirror and develops a throbbing pain and light in his hand. Here...
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The Legend of Podkin One Ear
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2017;Genre: Fantasy
The legend of Podkin One Ear is an epic storytelling 'tale within a tale' that has a classic and timeless appeal from its very first line. It is the story set in the world of rabbit communities where evil forces fight against the natural order, kindness and inherent goodness o...
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Tender Earth
Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 June 2017;Genre: Personal Growth
Tender Earth is the most important book I have read in a long time. It is a book of self-discovery, not only for the main character, 12-year-old Laila Levenson, but also for the reader. As Leila navigates her way through a changing family life, a new school and new friends, sh...
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Tender Earth
Name: Catherine Purcell
01 June 2017;Genre: Personal Growth
Gentle, beautiful story of Laila Levenson as she struggles to find her place in her family, her friendships and her community.Laila is starting secondary school just as her older brother and sister are leaving home; it's a time of change in the household and Laila is feeling a litt...
