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Name: Ashwina Age 8
06 September 2014;

Genre: Friends and family

I Liked the part when the ogre went inside a dancing room full of humans dancing away through the sky lit night.

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Name: Elizabeth Harris
16 July 2014;

Genre: Adventure

This is the first in a new series for Steve Cole. The aptly named Niall Rivers gets more than he bargained for when he accompanies his mum on a house visit to collect items for the school fete. Amongst the peculiar items they collect from the house's strange owner, Niall discovers a shabtis that...

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Name: June Hughes
16 July 2014;

Genre: Adventure

This is another of Pushkin Childrens Books beautifully presented works of fiction for children originally written in other languages. The book was first published in Dutch in 1970 . Tibble is a reporter on a local newspaper who, rather than write about all the nasty things that go on, has taken...

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Name: zahra Age 9
30 April 2014;

Genre: Young fiction

I liked the mischef and the amazing witch world and the school, plus the imagination Jill Murphy puts in your mind

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Name: Alison Young
28 March 2014;

Genre: Adventure

The lovely, rhythmic opening poem ('Sky-High' p. 9) in this collection gives the book its title: William's rocket trip to the moon and beyond sees him returning with a 'trail of stars' that he brings home to keep them 'safe in jars'. It's an appropriate metaphor for the poems in this book as they...

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Name: Lucy Russell
19 March 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Mattie is part of a large and chaotic family, where money is in short supply but love and affection certainly is not. This story continues the ups and downs of daily life with Mattie deciding to organise a 'Royal Variety Performance' for her mum's birthday. As she goes about recruiting acts and t...

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Name: Elizabeth Harris
16 January 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Barrington Stoke has released four new titles in the 'Little Gems' series. The already published stories are presented in a mature 'chunky book' format designed to support the transition to independent reading. As a child's first independent read, these books would instantly be loved. Their in...

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Name: Hannah Morrell
01 August 2013;

Genre: Animals

These books written by David Lowe (My Hamster is an Astronaut, My Hamster is a Spy and My Hamster is a Genius) are perfect for stand alone reads or reading them as a set to your class. The plot follows a young boy and his new pet Hamster (which he acquired in a quite humorous way - but I don't w...

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Name: Hannah M
21 July 2013;

Genre: Adventure

I put this book in my special reading box for the children when they have the time to do some independent reading in my Year 3 class. I found that the boys were very against picking up a book that was so 'pink' and 'girly', however the young girls in my class enjoyed following the adventures of E...

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Name: James Age 10
08 April 2012;

Genre: Adventure

This book is very funny and has a big slug in it who burps and shoots sparks from his tentacles. Superfly is the hero but Midge does all the work.

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