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The Spell Tailors
Name: Jenny Caddick
07 November 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The Spell Tailors is a charming, magical and colourfully imaginative adventure fantasy. Family tailors Danelli and Co are the finest spell tailors around. They have a reputation for style, intricate stitches and perfectly sewn spells. They can sew protection spells to keep yo...
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You are History
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
In this lively, entertaining book, Greg Jenner guides the reader through an ordinary day, revealing how all the everyday things we all do are full of history. Starting first thing in the morning with the ringing of the alarm clock and ending with bedtime, there is so much to learn in these pag...
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Wishyouwas
Name: Megan Webb
02 November 2022;Genre: Adventure
Wishyouwas is a heartwarming, feel-good story set to be a future classic. This is a classic good versus evil story with a fantastic set of characters. Set at Christmas in 1952, the story starts with the protagonist, Penny, believing she spotted a rat. However, rats most...
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Operation Nativity
Name: Sam
01 November 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
Operation Nativity is a fabulously funny story that is the PERFECT Christmas adventure; full of laughter, family and friendship, all tied up beautifully with the magic of Christmas. Oscar and his family have been invited to spend Christmas with his Grandparents at their...
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How to make a book
Name: Maria
01 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
How to Make a Book is a fabulous non fiction book about how a book is written, created and published. This book chronicles each stage in the book process with illustrations, facts and chatty information to help children and adults understand this process. I learned so m...
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Grimms' Fairy Tales
Name: Maria Faithorn
01 November 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
This is a beautiful collection of five classic stories, each retold in more detail than is commonly done. Additionally, these great, alternative tellings of well-known stories will catch the attention of children who may feel a bit too 'grown up' for the likes of Red Riding Hood and Cinderella...
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Dragon Storm - Kai and Boneshadow
Name: Lauren Maidman
20 October 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Kai and Boneshadow is another instalment from the Dragon Storm series. In this book we look in to the story of Kai and his dragon, Boneshadow. Boneshadow is yet to discover what his power is and Kai is the 'nice one' in the dragonseer camp. After the children...
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Max Magic
Name: Donna Burkert
10 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
Max loves magic, it runs in the family, and from the very first time that his dad showed him how to do a trick, he has been learning, practising and performing. He helps his dad on the market and often uses his magic to wow passers-by to help sell some of the toys from the stall. And things we...
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica
Name: Nicola Mansfield
10 October 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
For me, there are a few names that are synonymous with a good read and one of those names is Laura Ellen Anderson, and she did not disappoint! The rise in popularity of graphic novels has been astronomical and rightfully so; they are such a great way to strengthen reading and improve children'...
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Rudy and the Monster at School
Name: Jennifer Bevan
08 October 2022;Genre: Young fiction
Rudy and the monster school is a lovely book about standing up when things are wrong. An excellent story for PSHE discussions around difference and not judging people by the way they look. This is a great short novel to read in class. There are many opportunities to stop and discuss how the ch...
