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It's OK to Say No
Name: Wendy Kelly
07 May 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
It's OK to Say No is the sort of book that works best on a one to one basis, shared between a child/young person and a trusted adult, rather than as a group read, to start a conversation about consent and what it means. The concept it presents is seemly quite...
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Land of the Last Wildcat
Name: Louisa Farrow
06 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Imagine an animal that is around twice the size of a domestic cat with shimmering orange fur, silvery whiskers and iridescent green eyes. Imagine that same animal had magical healing powers and had been trapped for scientific research. Now imagine it was the only one left of its kind and you n...
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Michael Rosen’s Pocket Shakespeare
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 May 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
Sharing the 'best bits of the bard', Michael Rosen's Pocket Shakespeare offers a very accessible introduction to some of Shakespeare’s writing. Divided into chapters such as 'Love and heartbreak', 'Scheming and plotting' and 'Thou art a boil and other insults', the book is per...
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SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue
Name: Wendy Kelly
05 May 2025;Genre: STEM
The Super Questers are back! I absolutely love these books and the children in my infants school firmly agree. In true scientific fashion, though, this is the Super Questers evolution! Whereas the previous series were large format, brightly coloured picture books with masses o...
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Becoming Grace
Name: Ruth Cornish
05 May 2025;Genre: Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres and Becoming Grace by Hilary McKay does not disappoint. McKay fictionalises the story of Grace Darling and her family who were custodians of the Outer Farne/Longstone lighthouses at Longstone Rock on the Outer Staple Islands nea...
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The Night House Files (1) - The Deadsoul Project
Name: Ruth Cornish
05 May 2025;Genre: Science Fiction
What a roller coaster of a book! The Dead Soul Project is an exciting, page-turning, science fiction thriller featuring the main characters, youngsters, Kyle and Lauren Dempsey, battling against the monstrous results of a supposed alien virus in their housing development, Alpi...
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University of Cambridge: Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud: A book about the water cycle
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud is the answer to every child's question of 'Why does it rain?'. Cleverly written using simple sentences with a limited vocabulary, the story can be fully understood by young children. Beautifully drawn and coloured illustrations add to childre...
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Matched Up
Name: Clair Bossons
02 May 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Not being much of a football fan, I didn't expect to enjoy this book quite as much as I did. Matched Up is a really well written contemporary YA sports romance. The characters are well developed and the emotions and dilemmas that they face feel authentic....
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The Doughnut Club
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 May 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Coming of age stories have always explored feelings of not fitting in - but how might those feelings be complicated if you didn't really know who one of your biological parents was, or how many half-siblings you might have? Quinn is 12 years old and donor-conceived. She loves her family...
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My Rice is Best
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Shane loves to eat rice and peas and believes it is the BEST FOOD EVER! However, when he takes some to school for his lunch, he soon discovers that his friend Yinka is just as passionate about jollof rice. So -whose rice is best? <stro...
