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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...
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Do Something for Someone Else
Name: Samantha Hughes
27 June 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
In a few words the foreword to this book sets the scene for this inspirational non-fiction picture book. Do Something for Someone Else showcases incredible projects undertaken by young activists from around the world, who recognised an injustice and did what they could to impr...
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World-whizzing Facts: Awesome Earth Questions Answered
Name: Sharon Porter
24 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
'When my teacher gave me this book to read I knew she had given me it for a reason. When I flicked through the pages my first thought was, I'll never get through all this, but how wrong I was. I loved the fact that the book is full of weird and wonderful answers to random questions. My favouri...
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Kate on the Case
Name: Lucy Newton
18 June 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Kate on the Case starts with some lovely pictures to introduce the characters, as well as pictures of different carriages in the train. I think this is a great idea to help young readers who are just starting to read chapter books as it gives them a helping hand in imagining w...
