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The Only Lonely Panda
Name: Joanna Hewish
06 December 2017;Genre: Adventure
What a truly beautiful story. Capturing me from the offset with its original and unique illustrations, I knew that this story would be a firm favourite on the bookshelf. The Only lonely Panda tells the tale of a Panda who has no friends and begins to feel lonely, so he sets off on a journey to...
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Moonrise
Name: Jane Welby
06 December 2017;Genre: Family & Home
Moonrise is an amazing book. Sarah Crossan has managed to craft something beautiful out of the horror of death row; she tackles difficult issues of life and death sensitively and honestly. Using her customary poetry style and from the viewpoint of Joe Moon, she interweaves the...
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Moxie
Name: Samira
05 December 2017;Genre: Real life
It was very well written and had a good plot! I would recommend people to read it and I enjoyed this book.
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The Empress
Name: Lorraine ansell
04 December 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Empress is the sequel to the thrilling, fast-paced Diabolic and does not disappoint as a second book. From the very beginning, the story is fast-paced with twists and turns at every corner. Nemesis is still struggling to adapt to a life where she hopes one day she will be accepted as a human....
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Look For Ladybird in Plant City
Name: Emily Beale
02 December 2017;Genre: Adventure
Daisy Rabbit's cheeky pet ladybird has gone missing and when a ladybird goes missing in Plant City there's only one person who can help, Basil the detective! Ladybird loves playing hide and seek. So, armed with magnifying glasses and binoculars, Daisy and Basil set off to look for her. The search...
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The Hit
Name: Tom
30 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This book is fast paced, edgy and doesn't suffer from the problem that some books do, it doesn't go for the straight boy meets girl scenario but switches it up, playing with your heart.
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The Bad Mood and the Stick
Name: Marie Berry
29 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Bad Mood and the Stick is a good book for everyone with a moody toddler or child. Lemony Snicket has written a very amusing book which captures exactly how a bad mood spreads and grows all over the place and what simple things snap us out of our bad moods. The story starts with Curly who...
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Ten Reasons to Love an Elephant
Name: Lynnette Voisey
26 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
These books, which include 10 reasons to love an elephant (or a turtle in the sister title), are the most lovely non-fiction books I have read recently. The pictures are beautifully and carefully drawn. The books give children 10 reasons why each animal is amazing, and five things they can do to...
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Libby in the Middle
Name: Josie Age 11
26 November 2017;Genre: Friends and family
This book is amazing. Each page is filled with unexpected drama and makes it impossible to put down! I would DEFINITELY recommend it - and I assure everyone who reads it will find it just as thrilling as I did!!!
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Du Iz Tak?
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Du Iz Tak? follows a year in the life of a group of insects. Using a made-up bug language, the story is told in the dialogue between the creatures as their world changes. Because the story follows events shown in the pictures and some phrases are repeated, guessing what the bugs are saying is sa...
