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Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book One)
Name: June Hughes
02 February 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
This is the first book in The Wild Magic trilogy by Celine Kiernan and the reader will be hooked from the very first sentence. Within the first chapter we learn of Mup's life with her family and we are introduced to the forces that are about to change that life dramatically.<b...
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Things a Bright Girl Can Do
Name: Lucy Georgeson
01 February 2018;Genre: Historical Fiction
This wonderfully atmospheric historical novel captures perfectly the fight for women's suffrage through the eyes of three very different and opinionated young women. 17-year-old rich and clever Evelyn is furious that she is expected to marry and have children when she would rather go to univer...
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Things a Bright Girl Can Do
Name: Eileen Armstrong
01 February 2018;Genre: Historical Fiction
Some novels are written to be read and not reviewed and this is most definitely one of them! Essentially a book about suffragettes aimed at young adults, Things a Bright Girl Can Do is so very much more than charting as it follows the stories of three very different girls from...
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The 1,000-year-old Boy
Name: Nicola Cleveland
01 February 2018;Genre: Friends and family
In The 1,000 Year Old Boy, Alfie wants to be like any other 11 year old, which is a bit tricky when he's actually over a thousand years old. He longs for a friend, but knows the only way he and his mother can stay where they are is to keep themselves to themselves. When Roxy...
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Many Moons
Name: Lynnette Voisey
30 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
A picture book to help explore the phases of the moon. Using black and yellow with white line drawings, this book had all the children captivated on the carpet! I'm not sure if they had ever really noticed the various phases of the moon before but were quick to talk about what the pictures remi...
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Jim Reaper Son of Grim
Name: Zach Age 10
30 January 2018;Genre: Fantasy
What's good is that it's sort of a detective book. I would really recommend it to others. But, not if you're afraid of snails - there are too many pictures of them!. My best bit was when Will - Jim's best friend - asks if a picture looks like 'a bogey'. That was very funny!!
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The Day that Aliens nearly Ate our Brains
Name: June Hughes
30 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Freddy is desperate to watch a wrestling match but he does not have satellite TV. Fortunately, his neighbour does, and Freddy, with the aid of his friend Sal and various bits of kitchen equipment, intends to latch onto his neighbour's signal to enable him to watch the ultimate title fight. Unfort...
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The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution
Name: Kyle Matravers
29 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution, is recently republished in paperback. Firstly, I must comment on the vivid and imaginative language that the author uses to discuss and describe these, sometimes hard to grasp, concepts. Choices such as 'choking gas', 'churning seas' and 'belched...
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Everless
Name: Lucas Maxwell
29 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
In Everless, time really is money. As forms of punishment, people have their blood drained from them in order to lose years from their lives. It's a bizarre form of ritual that keeps everyone in check and everyone in a constant state of panic. People with money have nothing to fear and can pot...
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Meet the Ancient Romans
Name: Sam Phillips
28 January 2018;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in Primary School myself; a project on the Ancient Romans using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous annotation...
