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Name: Nikki Stiles
01 October 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A new girl has started in class. She doesn't look like the others in her class, she doesn't speak the same language or understand what anyone is saying to her, regardless of whether they shout at her loudly. The new girl's lunch smells funny, her clothes make her look like she's wrapped up lik...
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Name: Bryony Davies
01 October 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
The Hat Full of Secrets by Karl Newson and illustrated by Wazza Pink is a delightful book. A short story from Little Tiger, this hardback has full colour illustrations throughout, including the beautiful end papers.Henry has a secret. A big secret that he doesn't k...
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Name: Lucy Newton
01 October 2020;Genre: Picture Books
An interesting twist on the traditional favourite 'We're going on a Bear Hunt'.We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt follows the same story line but all of the obstacles are halloween-themed. They come across cats, cobwebs, bats, a haunted house and a ghost! The characters...
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Name: Jessica Bunney
01 October 2020;Genre: Picture Books
We Planted a Pumpkin is a book about preparing for Halloween but it is not strictly to be read only on Halloween. This hardback book is presented with a woven material on its covers with 3D elements added to the word 'pumpkin' and its corresponding image.It is the...
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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 October 2020;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Witches is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. It is a must for anyone who has read The Witches and also those who are new to Roald Dahl.Eisner Award winner Penelope Bagieu has executed the powerfulness of the story expertly. The illustrations a...
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Name: Jaqueline Harris
01 October 2020;Genre: Horror
Zombierella is a very alternative version of Cinderella, nothing like any other version you will have read before. Full of shocks and yucky moments, this is the sort of version that children will love.Cinderella lives with her fake sisters and fake mother (who had...
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Name: Carol Carter
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Hurrah, Mr Keys is back for his third gruesomely hilarious adventure! As regular readers will have come to expect from Guy Bass, we are in for a spooky-yet-warm, quirkily gothic, unputdownable treat!For readers new to the series, Skeleton Keys is a 'dashing, key-fingered skeleton,...
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Name: Jane Rew
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
I cannot recommend this book too highly. It has so many elements of a good story: rich and believable characters, atmospheric setting and an intricate, cleverly woven plot. The pace is brisk, but with moments to draw breath and reflect; the mystery of Aggie's family history is tantalisingly re...
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Name: Clare Wilkins
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Just in time for Hallowe'en comes Danny Weston's spooky supernatural tale about the demise and reawakening of an eighteenth-century witch. Teenager Alfie is escaping a broken romance and spending the summer in the seemingly sleepy village of Woodplumpton. Whilst his Dad is at work, Alfie explo...
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Name: Beverley Somerset
01 October 2020;Genre: Supernatural
Harriet Stoker visits derelict Mulcture Hall to take photographs for a college project. While exploring, she trips and falls to her death. She 'awakes' to find that she is a ghost, and is surrounded by the ghosts of other young people who have all previously died in the building. Harriet befri...
