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Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery
Name: Louisa Farrow
16 February 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
For Ned, the outbreak of the Second World War and the expansion of undercover operations at Bletchley Park have offered an unexpected escape from a dismal future working in his father's funeral parlour. Suddenly, he and his mother are being sent off to Wales as part of the covert mission to ke...
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The Secret of the Moonshard
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Orphan Domino lives with the Science Barons in the Scientarium Celestis, a floating laboratory. Allergic to magic, she is forced to stay here, tormented by the other children; a complex problem for the Barons to solve. However, when a Science Baron returns and requests Domino as his assistant...
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Rise of The Shadow Dragons
Name: Linda Brown
13 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Rise of the Shadow Dragons, an epic fantasy adventure, is the second book in The Legends of the Sky series. Once again it is full of magical and mystical dragons that are as mesmerising as in the first book, Dr...
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Stitched Up
Name: Sadiyya Age 10
12 February 2024;Genre: Social Issues
This is a very inspirational book and shows the reality and that all dreams don't always come true
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My Brother Plato
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 February 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Potone is eight years old, and her brother Plato is seven. They live in Athens with their mother Perictione and stepfather Pyrilampes. They have an older stepbrother, Demos, who is aggressive and unpleasant towards them. Athens is at war with the ferocious Spartan army; Pyrilampes was a...
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Stitch
Name: Jo Clarke
19 January 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Clumsy, excitable and loveable Henry lives in a castle with his friend, Stitch. Both characters are the creations of the professor, who has pieced them together from dead body parts as part of an experiment. When the professor dies, his nephew, Hardacre, arrives, determined to understand and t...
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Test Trouble
Name: Ruth Cornish
18 January 2024;Genre: School Stories
Test Trouble is a brilliantly relatable book for all older primary and younger secondary school students written by author, Serena Patel, from dyslexia friendly publisher, Barrington Stoke. The protagonist Arun is not looking forward to an imminent maths test and his anxiety e...
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Fright Bite (Dread Wood, Book 5)
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 January 2024;Genre: Horror
Club Loser are heading to Neon Perch, the place to go, for a night of celebrating Colette's 13th birthday. With Songbird Karaoke, Galactic Golf, Battle Karts and a kitty of cash to spend, they are set to have the best night ever! However, as usual, nothing goes to plan and when the friends dec...
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When We Got Lost in Dreamland
Name: Kunal Age 12
15 January 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
What I love about Ross Welford's writing is that the stories are down-to-earth and relatable to me, yet they set your imaginations free-flying, too. It is really exciting and there is a plot twist at the end. I really liked the imagination and the style of writing with flashbacks. There is not...
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Marvin and the Book of Magic
Name: Ruth Cornish
12 January 2024;Genre: School Stories
Marvin and the Book of Magic is both a funny and exciting story for children. It has likeable, inclusive characters and although the story is centred on magic, it is also a tale about resilience, friendship and entertainment. Jenny Pearson has written this magical story...
