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Name: Lucy Newton
05 November 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
An interesting story which follows the journey of a group of swifts, following the summer around the world.The story begins with a little girl called Cassi who helps an injured swift return to its flock. As she flies up in her hot air balloon with the recovered bird, the swifts sta...
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Name: Louisa Farrow
05 November 2020;Genre: School Stories
In Brand New Boy, Daniel and Maxie are two ordinary boys at an ordinary primary school in the North East. They like crisps, football, playing in the woods and pretending to be zombies. One day, George, a new boy, joins their class and there's something a bit odd about him - di...
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Name: Elen Green
15 October 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
We are all now, sadly, familiar with the recent history of the 'Windrush generation' through headlines about the poor treatment the group has faced in recent years - but information about why this generation chose to come to the UK is often overlooked.The Story of the Windr...
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Name: Maria Faithorn
11 October 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Although it mentions Christmas in the title, this is not a typical commercially-driven Christmas story with the usual 'Christmassy' themed tale. This is, however, a truly beautiful book. The story and pictures are so poignant and Michael Morpurgo has delivered the message within the story in a cr...
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Name: Donna Burkert
10 October 2020;Genre: Fantasy
In Victoria Stitch: Bad and Glittering, two sisters are born of a royal diamond, a diamond that develops a flaw. What are the authorities to do? For Victoria Stitch and Celestine, this tiniest of impurities has stripped them of their claim to the throne. No longer deemed the r...
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Name: Sam Phillips
01 October 2020;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Dragon Detective Series by Gareth P. Jones has to be one of the best children's fiction series the I have read this year. I absolutely love the unlikely detective duo, Dirk Dilly and Holly Bigsby.Sky High is the third in the Dragon Detective series and although there is referen...
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Name: Bryony Davies
01 October 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
The Day I Fell into a Fairytale by Ben Miller is an exciting adventure story that will capture the imagination of children everywhere. Siblings, sweets, evil witches princesses and traditional tales come together in this fun tale.Nine-year-old Lana loves all kinds...
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Name: Nikki Stiles
01 October 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A new girl has started in class. She doesn't look like the others in her class, she doesn't speak the same language or understand what anyone is saying to her, regardless of whether they shout at her loudly. The new girl's lunch smells funny, her clothes make her look like she's wrapped up lik...
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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 October 2020;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Witches is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. It is a must for anyone who has read The Witches and also those who are new to Roald Dahl.Eisner Award winner Penelope Bagieu has executed the powerfulness of the story expertly. The illustrations a...
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Name: Jaqueline Harris
01 October 2020;Genre: Horror
Zombierella is a very alternative version of Cinderella, nothing like any other version you will have read before. Full of shocks and yucky moments, this is the sort of version that children will love.Cinderella lives with her fake sisters and fake mother (who had...
