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The Great Food Bank Heist
Name: Jennifer Caddick
24 July 2021;Genre: Real life
A thoughtful, warm adventure story with an inspiring and meaningful message within. The Great Food Bank Heist takes the very relevant and often uncomfortable issues of food banks and child poverty and highlights then through the fictional family of Nelson, Ashley and their mum...
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Danny Chung does not do maths
Name: Lisa Watkins
16 July 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This is a must read story in my opinion! A heart warming story of Danny Chung who loves drawing but hates maths…until Nai Nai arrives. Nai Nai is his little gran from China who has come to stay with him, his Ba and Ma in their small flat and she doesn't speak a word of English! Danny is tasked...
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An Alien in the Jam Factory
Name: Sharon Porter
16 July 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
With a jam factory, a jealous neighbour and Fizzbee the alien, what's not to like about this book? There's enough humour in An Alien in the Jam Factory to keep me as an adult entertained and the laughs kept the children happy. The illustrations by Jenny Taylor really helped to...
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Run Like a Girl
Name: Louisa Farrow
07 July 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
Across the world, there are female athletes hurdling barriers, breaking records and notching up phenomenal personal achievements. Run Like a Girl is a celebration of these women through 50 biographical stories that explore what it took for them to reach the top of their sports...
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Kitty Quest
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
06 July 2021;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Kitty Quest is truly laugh out loud funny; it follows the story of Woolfrik and Perigold on their quest to rid their town of Meowminster of monsters. This graphic novel is ideal for the more reluctant readers in KS2 and hasn’t been on the shelf since I bought it into school. T...
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Edie and the Box of Flits
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 July 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
I absolutely fell in love with this modern but classic feeling magical, fantastical adventure. 11 year old Edie Winter helps out with Dad's job at the London Underground's Lost Property Office. Of all the random things she finds, she never expected it to be a curious wooden box containing a mi...
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Hope Jones Clears The Air
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 July 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is the third Hope Jones book in the series. This time, the impassioned and pro-active Hope has air pollution on her mind (as well as lungs) and with school friend Selma's frightening asthma attacks on the increase, Hope is determined to front a campaign to boycott car usage in her communi...
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24 Hours in the Stone Age
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
01 July 2021;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
24 Hours in the Stone Age is one of the best resources I have found written for this time period. It is written in an incredibly engaging way and is both entertaining and informative. It follows the life of Auri, a child living in the Stone Age, and her family as they s...
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Kate on the Case
Name: Lisa Watkins
01 July 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
A book written for junior crime detectives! Kate and her accomplice Rupert the mouse, are embarking on a train journey to the Arctic. However, not long after the train departs, strange and mysterious happenings start occurring. Kate takes it upon herself to investigate all the other passengers...
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Kate on the Case
Name: Lauren Maidman
29 June 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Kate on the Case is the brilliant story of the young reporter-in-training Kate and her trusty mouse sidekick, Rupert. Together they solve their first case to help Kate become the reporter she longs to be. Kate is on her way to see her Mum, a clever scientist and explorer on th...
