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Name: Ailbhe Age 9
09 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
About a boy who has to kill his friend. I love Mort the Meek because when there is a new chapter, I like when the ravens speak because they are really funny and greedy! I have never read anything like it and I think other children will love it. I would rate it 5/5.
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The Storm Keeper's Battle
Name: Linda Brown
09 February 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The Storm Keeper's Battle is the last book in the wonderful Storm Keepers Trilogy and it doesn't disappoint. The author, through her wonderful writing, transports the younger reader into this magical, windswept fantasy.Fionn has one last battle with the evil Morrig...
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Name: Clair Bossons
05 February 2021;Genre: Adventure
The Shark Caller is an outstanding, spell-binding story. The author, Zillah Bethell, was born and raised for most of her childhood in Papua New Guinea. Sharks are very special in Papua New Guinea. They are considered beautiful, dangerous and otherworldly. By reading this book...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
04 February 2021;Genre: Adventure
Nirana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant, dishes up a dazzling Sri Lanka-set adventure featuring a mysterious shipwreck, an overzealous child and a big, blue whale.Razi, a fisherman's son, stares wide eyed in paralysed fear as a mysterious boat appears on the sparkli...
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Name: Kyron Age 10
04 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
I rate Mort the Meek 5 stars because Mort liked peace but he had to be a brute and chop his friend's head off! That was quite gruesome to me but I loved it! I would recommend it to adventurous people.
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Name: Beverley Somerset
04 February 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
The Widdershins sisters go from strength to strength in this wonderful book by Michelle Harrison!In A Tangle of Spells, Fliss, Betty and Charlie Widdershins move from Crowstone with their Granny and their father Barney. They are hoping for a new start in the pretty...
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The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Name: Janet Fisher
04 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Telling a story about someone who has a problem does not always work, often making the reader feel sorry for him/her, which does not always make for a good read. Helen Rutter has overcome this in The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by making Billy Plimpton into a real hero, who ov...
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Amber Under Cover
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 February 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Amber Under Cover is an exciting, engaging super sleuthing spy adventure! Teenage Amber is already reeling from the 'trauma' of finding out she is going to be a big sister after 14 years as an only child when this becomes the very least of her problems... A victory in...
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Emmy Levels Up
Name: Jenny Caddick
03 February 2021;Genre: Bullying
Emmy Levels Up is a brilliantly styled story focusing on bullying , friendship, fitting in and finding your own personal power . The story is updated for the digital age of gaming and feels fresh, relevant and very relatable with; it's almost dual narrative on characters' onli...
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Name: Faith Age 10
28 January 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
The book is about a boy called Covington who was washed up on an island and was saved by a lizard. What I like about this book is that Farthing, the lizard that saved his life, turns into a magnificent dragon. Farthing did many good deeds and it was nice that he turned into something beautiful...
