Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Just Like Grandpa Jazz
Name: Sharon Porter
07 June 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Grandpa Jazz tells his Grandson, Frank, stories all the time. Some of the stories are true, some are embellished a little with Grandpa's vivid imagination - just like a true grandpa! Grandpa tells Frank all about how he came to live in Britain and the sorts of things he experienced as a...
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Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
Name: Lisa Watkins
07 June 2022;Genre: Friends and family
This is the second book I have read by Maisie Chan and it is just as brilliant as the first, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths! Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu is a heart-warming story of 12-year-old Lizzie-Chu who lives with he...
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Tag, You're Dead
Name: Clare Wilkins
07 June 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Tag, You're Dead is Kathryn Foxfield's latest book is another high-energy - and decidedly creepy - thriller. Reality star Anton Frazer has been lying low since a newsworthy death at his home, but desperate for a return to the limelight he launches an audacious city-wide game o...
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How to be True
Name: Jo Clarke
06 June 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
How To Be True is the second adventure set amongst the School of the Good Sisters and it reunites the reader with familiar characters, Edie, Hanna and Calla. Just like its predecessor, How to Be Brave, it is narrated by Good Sister June, a...
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One Little Seed
Name: Lynnette Voisey
03 June 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
One Little Seed looks like a simple, colourful lift-the-flap board book - until you open up the brilliantly designed book cover to find an engaging, informative text, following the story of seeds into plants. The photo illustrations combine with the detailed drawings to introd...
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I Am Nefertiti
Name: Sharon Porter
02 June 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
When someone can't use your name it makes you feel worthless and this happened to Nefertiti when a new music teacher instructs the school band. Once the teacher can say her name, however, her confidence and playing improve. Eventually, the band is rocking with Nefertiti holding the rhythm toge...
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Everything you know about Minibeasts is wrong!
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 June 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Minibeasts… they are all small, quiet, fragile insects that as humans, only annoy us and are of no other use...right? Wrong! There are stick insects as big as cats, beetles that hiss like snakes and caterpillars with venomous spines! These fascinating creatures are vital to our way of life, wi...
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The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures
Name: Elen Green
02 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures - Ava's two dads - help all sorts of magical creatures to feel better, but they don't know what to do about Glitterbug the unicorn when she arrives with a sore tummy, so Ava decides to investigate. As everyone gets ready for...
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Dave and Greta Make the World Better!
Name: Elen Green
02 June 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Dave and Greta Make the World Better is a simple, clear picture book that explains to younger children what climate change is. The rhyming text will help young children stay engaged as the animals in the wood start to learn about climate change. Some of the animals worry; othe...
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Slime? It's Not Mine!
Name: Maria Age 6
02 June 2022;Genre: Animals
Slime? It's Not Mine! is both entertaining and informative. Lenny is a lively lemur on holiday in sunny California when unfortunately he gets covered in sticky, green slime! Lenny goes on a mission to find out about the slime. He meets lots of different animals who produce sli...
