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The House at the End of the Sea
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 May 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
An eerie and creepily sinister fantasy adventure that roots its story in fairy folklore and tales of magical dark deeds, and their consequences. In a heart-wrenching storyline, a family try to come to terms with devastating grief and loss and take the first steps to construct a new but broken...
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Alyssa and the Spell Garden
Name: Elen Green
03 May 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Alyssa and the Spell Garden takes an ordinary part of North London and brings magic into it, by way of a 'spell garden'; a magical place that helps keep the community safe and hidden from the gentrification that has befallen many neighbouring high streets in the city. A...
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I Am Wolf
Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 April 2024;Genre: Science Fiction
Coll lives in Wolf, one of several Constructs, technological creatures, that control the lands and fight each other for territory. Coll is a bit different from the other people on Wolf as he has a prosthetic arm and leg. He feels he is only there because Alpha, who leads Wolf, is his mother. O...
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Moonshifter
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 April 2024;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Loveday Gwynne is a shapeshifter, able to transform into Hare. Running wild and free in this shape, she is full of joy, but she has to keep her ability secret as Old Magic is no longer tolerated in her home village of Penros. The new Elder is determined to get rid of all shapeshifters, ruling...
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On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Fact-Filled, Funny Guide to Every Olympic Sport
Name: Rebecca Green
26 April 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Fact-Filled, Funny Guide to Every Olympic Sport is a book that every school should have. It is clearly laid out and appeals to children from ages 8+. It is colourful and clearly structured. As a teacher, I would use this book not only to...
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Alyssa and the Spell Garden
Name: Hayley Summerfield
26 April 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Alyssa and the Spell Garden is an enchanting fantasy story that is set in a small London community. Alexandra Sheppard uses the story to highlight the reality of gentrification within a poor urban area of London that has its heart in the centre of a magical garden. Alys...
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On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!
Name: Giselle Age 11
26 April 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
I think On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold! is a great book because it really lives up to its title - 'A fact-filled, funny guide'. I think that the funniest bits in this book are the basic training boxes - especially the trampolining one. Apart from being funny, On Your Mark...
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No One Has Seen What You See
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 April 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
No One Has Seen What You See offers a combination of sketchbook, biography and art inspiration. The ring-bound book contains small pages of text with information about Munch and his work, as well as pictures inserted between sketch book paper for the reader to experiment on an...
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Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen
Name: Jacqueline Harris
25 April 2024;Genre: Fantasy
When her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off to find her, setting foot in the castle of the dreaded Wolf Queen. Can Ysolda rescue her sister by doing as the Wolf Queen commands? In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen is a story of magic and adventure...
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Explodapedia: Rewild - Can Nature heal Our World?
Name: Jane Rew
25 April 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
On first appearances, I supposed Explodapedia: Rewild - Can Nature heal Our World? would appeal more to adults and doubted whether primary school children would have the stamina to read it. However, I now think it will not only interest but excite some youngsters - those who a...
