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Time Travel at Puddle Lane
Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
Ariella and Yosef notice that their school librarian keeps coming back to the library covered in mud. They can't resist investigating and end up transported back in time to Georgian London, where they meet the founder of their school. Time Travel at Puddle Lane is split...
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Sindhu and Jeet's Missing Star Mystery
Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 September 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Sindhu and Jeet's missing star mystery is a book with three short stories inside; the stories are fun, fast paced and easy to follow - although you could argue that they're a little rushed! Together, Sindhu and Jett solve the mystery of a woman who has left two wills, a missing movie star and...
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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Sam
14 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
If you're ooking for a book to encourage reading for pleasure and build reading stamina in newly independent readers, then The Secret School Invasion by Pamela Butchart is just what the book you need. This laugh-out-loud account of the amalgamation of two rival schools will ha...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Nicola Mansfield
12 September 2022;Genre: Animals
It's a strange thing to say when asked by a friend why you're crying and you answer that a mouse made you do it. The look you receive is one of confusion. I simply put this book, Always, Clementine, into my friend's hands and told them to read it, that they'd understand. <...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Catherine
11 September 2022;Genre: Animals
What a lovely book! It is emotional, fun, informative and exciting all at the same time! Always, Clementine tells the tale of a little mouse called Clementine who escapes from a laboratory which tests on animals. Clementine misses her friend Rosie the chimp and writes letter...
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The Lucky Bottle
Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Lucky Bottle by Chris Wormell is a wonderful adventure that uncorks a little bit of magic to retell a tale that seems so familiar but is truly unique. Having run away from home and lied about his age, Jack finds himself onboard a ship with a fate of doom. When the storm hi...
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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Jane Rew
09 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I can see why Pamela Butchart's books are so popular with our children. Her stories, with Thomas Flintham's fantastic illustrations, are full of energy and fun. Sometimes it's the sort of fun you'd wish for at your own school; sometimes the sort you're very glad happens elsewhere, to people li...
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The Feeling Good Club: Smash Your Worries, Bella!
Name: Lucy Newton
05 September 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Feeling Good Club is set out like a journal, belonging to the main character Bella. It starts by introducing her with some information about her including her best friend, her hobbies and favourite food. The journal follows Bella day by day, telling the reader about her da...
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Puppy Club: Lulu's Big Surprise
Name: Lucy Newton
05 September 2022;Genre: Animals
Another animal adventure story to hook in the young animal lovers! This story follows Jaya and her friends who love playing with the puppies (Peanut, Coco, Bonnie, Teddy, Minnie and Dash) at Puppy Club together. They are all puppy obsessed (as are many of the children I teach!) and enjoy meeti...
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The Story Shop - Anchors Away!
Name: Maria faithorn
05 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Story Shop Adventures are back! And this time, shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant Fred Ferret have a pirate, treasure-hunting adventure in store for their last-minute customer, Pearl. The 'Story Pot' of inky-blue liquid is bubbling and in go a selection of props......
