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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds
Name: George Age 10
01 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This book has to be one of the best I have ever read. This is because it was a very gripping mystery, which pulled you in further with every page you turned. I also enjoyed trying to solve the mystery along with the protagonists - Zaiba, Poppy and Ali - and it was quite difficult, which made i...
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18 February 2021;Genre: Early Skills
Percy the Park Keeper has been a common addition to libraries and book collections for over 30 years and this latest release is aimed at the youngest of Percy fans.Readers will associate and recall Percy the Park Keeper books with fond memories as Percy helps the animals that live...
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Here Be Dragons
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Here Be Dragons is a top example of a book that can tell a story in two different ways.The focus is set on a determined and confident knight who has it mind set on following his map to find a dragon. Undeterred by the comments of others, that dragons don't exist, o...
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The Last Bear
Name: Rhiannon Cook
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
April Wood is often alone. Her father immerses himself in his scientific research, unable to deal with the death of April's mother seven years ago, and her only real friends are the animal companions she finds in odd corners wherever she can. However, when April's father is offered a post in t...
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The Last Bear
Name: Donna Burkert
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
When April's dad tells her they will be living on a remote island in the Arctic circle for six months, she is nothing but happy about it. She will get to miss school, she will get to spend time just with her dad and surely they would have lots of time to build snowmen, have snowball fights and...
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The Last Bear
Name: Jo Clarke
18 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Last Bear is a story that sings to your heart. Set on the bleak and lonely wilderness of the Arctic Circle, we follow April's journey of discovery, both literally and metaphorically. Despite the barren nature of the landscape and the lack of human interaction, The Last Bea...
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InvestiGators
Name: Maria Faithorn
18 February 2021;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Well.. I didn't get to read this book until AFTER my eight year old son had swiped it and disappeared for half a day! The cover and title had him hooked instantly, and the brightly coloured comic strip and written story kept his engagement through to the end. If you need to grab the attention...
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The Unadoptables: Five fantastic children on the adventure of a lifetime (Paperback)
Name: Nicola Cleveland
18 February 2021;Genre: Friends and family
The Unadoptables is a stunningly spooky and sinister story of loyalty, determination and family packed with adventure and adversity. Amsterdam, 1886. The Little Tulip Orphanage has strict rules on how babies should be delivered, but that autumn, five children arrive in...
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Dog Gone
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2021;Genre: Animals
Dog Gone is the latest picture book from the ultra talented Rob Biddulph. As a big fan of his previous work, I was excited to get my hands on this title....it certainly didn't disappoint. Self described as a "wonderfully waggy adventure", the story takes the unusual twist of b...
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Name: George Age 10
17 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Mort the Meek is my new favourite book. This is because it grabbed my attention from beginning to end. It is full of dark humour, like when he has to kill his friend but he can't because 's a pacifist. I rate this book 5/5 and would recommend it to humour lovers and thrill seekers. I have neve...
