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Bringing Back Kay-Kay
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 March 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Bringing Back Kay-Kay is a fresh and original 'can't-put-it-down' mystery story for ages 9+ (Upper Key Stage 2). It would make a great read aloud or class novel set in modern-day India. Move it to the top of your 'to be read' pile! Lena is intent on fi...
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The Girl Who Wasn't There
Name: Hayley Summerfield
22 March 2024;Genre: Supernatural
The Girl Who Wasn’t There is a new spine-tingling tale from Jacqueline Wilson. This story is a twist on a traditional fairy tale, Rapunzel, where there once lived a girl in a tower who awaited her rescuer and lived happily ever after. We are first introduced to Luna and...
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Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret
Name: Fabian Age 10
22 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret is an action-packed book that's full of excitement. It might be not that action-packed at the start but after the first few chapters, you will fell like you never want to stop reading. The description of the dragons and scenes are very good so y...
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The Kingdom Over The Sea
Name: Emma
21 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Kingdom Over the Sea is one of the most gripping, enjoyable, magical books I have read. I felt a strong emotional link with Yara as she struggles through her discoveries in unfamiliar lands and my heart both soared and sank with her. The struggle between the chemists and s...
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Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery (Marnie Midnight, Book 1)
Name: Summaya Age 10
21 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
I enjoyed this book because it has lots of mysteries and plot twists. For every chapter I read, I felt excited to read the following chapters to find out what will happen. Overall, this book was really enjoyable for me to read and I loved to read it at home. 224 pages
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Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - The NEW Illustrated Guide
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 March 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - An Illustrated Guide tells the story of the Knepp Estate in West Sussex and how the owners have allowed nature to return, bringing wildlife back to the estate. Now home to an abundance of creatures, including many rare species, the estate...
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Pirates of Darksea
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
In Pirates of Darksea, Christopher Reid longs to go on an adventure with Captain Thorne O'Malley aboard his pirate ship, the Stolen Sunrise, in a secret kingdom called Darksea. Followed by his younger brother, Max, he waits on the shore until, realising the Captain isn't comin...
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The Cloud Thief
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Withering-on-the-Sand-Sea, like many other villages, is dependent on cloud deliveries from the Cloud Factory for its survival. With rising prices and smaller clouds, Mara and the other villagers are finding life harder. Worried about Old Bern, who is suffering from the Thwart, Mara overhears a...
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The Cloud Thief
Name: Rachel Bolton
08 March 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Cloud Thief is a gentle fantasy adventure with a big heart. The story begins in Withering-on-the-Sand-Sea, where rain is in such short supply that the town must pay for clouds to be delivered. When Mara discovers that a cloud might also help cure Old Bern, she sets out to...
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Secrets of the Snakestone
Name: Louisa Farrow
08 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Zélie Dutta may be able to crush the head of a cobra with a bare heel, lick her elbow and peel a banana with her toes, but for all that she is stuck working as a maid in Paris where all the other servants think she is a witch. She has never fully understood why she has been shipped there from...
