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  • The False Rose

    The False Rose

    Name: Jo Clarke
    07 October 2021;

    Genre: Adventure

    The False Rose, Sally Jones has returned to tell a tale of theft, deception, gang warfare and vengeance. From the first page the reader is swept along by action and intrigue, all beautifully told from the perspective of a wise ape. Sally Jones is an ape - no ordinary ape, but...

  • Vespertine

    Vespertine

    Name: Linda Brown
    05 October 2021;

    Genre: Fantasy

    This is the first time I have read anything by Margaret Rogerson and I question myself with... Why? This author knows how to engage the reader from the first page, truly not a dull moment in this story, I only wish I could have the next book in my hands! In Vespertine,...

  • Football School Terrific Teams: 50 True Stories of Football's Greatest Sides

    Football School: Terrific Teams

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    04 October 2021;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Discover the incredible true stories behind the most famous clubs in football through the latest in the 'Football School' series by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton. Football fans, both young and old, will be able to find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs in football history, such a...

  • Truly Tyler

    Truly Tyler

    Name: martha Age 10
    04 October 2021;

    Genre: Friendship

    Wow I love this book! 384 pages / Reviewed by Martha, age 10

  • Zara Hossain is Here

    Zara Hossain Is Here

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    04 October 2021;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    'So...where do I belong?' says Zara in this new novel by author Sabina Khan. 17 year Zara Hussain has a lot to think about. She's the only Pakistani Muslim in a conservative high school in Texas, dealing with racist bullying at school from Tyler, isn't an America citizen (despite living in the...

  • The House on the Edge

    The House on the Edge

    Name: Jan Blagden
    04 October 2021;

    Genre: Friends and family

    House on the Edge by Alex Cotter - From the opening of this book, I was hooked and wanted to read on to discover who the characters were and what had happened to them. This story deftly weaves together the history of Dorset wreckers, ghosts seeking restoration of their treasur...

  • Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear

    Saving Sorya - Chang and the Sun Bear

    Name: Donna Ritchie
    30 September 2021;

    Genre: Environment

    Wow!!! One of the best graphic novels for KS2 I have ever read! Saving Sorya - Chang and the Sun Bear is so beautifully illustrated by Jeet Zdung. The story, which was influenced by Trang Nguyen's (the author) own childhood, growing up in Vietnam when she met a moon bear....

  • When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War

    When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War

    Name: Donna Burkert
    30 September 2021;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Nandi has always had a special relationship with her Great Aunt Ellie. She has loved her stories and the very essence that makes her so special. When Ellie becomes too old to travel from her home in Ithaca to visit Nandi in Australia, Nandi vows to work hard and save the money to do the journe...

  • How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures

    How Was That Built?

    Name: Kelly Buxton
    29 September 2021;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    How Was That Built? is fascinating non-fiction in picture book disguise, with story-type narratives that flow throughout like a river ebbing through a city. For budding engineers and those interested in the intricacies of how some of the world's most awe-inspiring buildings, t...

  • The Edelweiss Pirates

    The Edelweiss Pirates

    Name: Kimberley Lawson
    28 September 2021;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    On his regular visits to his grandfather’s grave, Daniel notices an old man watching him from a nearby monument. One day, Daniel plucks up the courage to speak to the man; they begin to talk and the man tells Daniel his name is Josef Gerlach and the grave he has been visiting belongs to his br...