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Name: Kerenza Age 14
26 September 2021;Genre: Horror
This book is the sequel to Savage Island. It focuses around three of the main characters from the previous book as well as several new characters. At the start of the book, Grady and some new characters are sent on a team building trip in a remote castle which soon turns out to be no ordinary...
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Cookie and the most Mysterious Mystery in the World.
Name: Sam Phillips
25 September 2021;Genre: Humour
Cookie and the most Mysterious Mystery in the World is the third book in the fabulous Cookie series by Konnie Huq and it is absolutely brilliant! Cookie finally gets to see her Nani who has come all the way from Bangladesh. However, Nani doesn't speak English and Cookie...
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The Dream House
Name: Bryony Davies
25 September 2021;Genre: Bereavement
The Dream House by Laura Dockrill is part novella, part verse and part graphic novel. Just over 100 pages of text and pictures draw the reader into Rex’s world. Containing text and illustrations in a 'scrap book' style, this is a unique book. Rex is staying with his godfather,...
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Rules for Vampires
Name: Linda Canning
22 September 2021;Genre: Horror
Vampires meet ghosts in this epic tale of life after death. After an ill-fated encounter involving an orphanage, a dastardly villain, a wooden leg and a towering inferno, junior vampire Leo thinks she may not have what it takes to pass her Hunt of the Waxing Moon. Leaving a trail of destructio...
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Adam-2
Name: Mohammad Age 13
22 September 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
I really like Adam-2 as in the book he has to try to come to terms with everything and he has to try to get the humans to trust him and then decide if he is a funk or a human. The excitement, action and the twists and turns make this an amazing book.
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The Outrage
Name: Helen Walker
22 September 2021;Genre: LBGTQ+
Disturbing, heartbreaking and terrifyingly believable - this is dystopia at its absolute best. The characters, beautifully and honestly rendered, live in your mind long after finishing the book. Themes of courage, love and forgiveness run alongside the overwhelming hatred, fear and ignorance....
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Locked Out Lily
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Lily wishes she could go back to how everything used to be - before she was ill, before she had to spend so much time in hospital and before her mum was expecting the Baby. She has been sent to stay with her grandmother because now her mum is actually having the Baby, but Lily is determined to...
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Adam-2
Name: Idris Age 13
22 September 2021;Genre: Science Fiction
Adam-2 is a winding road of twists and turns, every turn of the page is another surprise, another shock. This book will capture readers of all ages. A truly brilliant novel, I look forward to more books by Alastair Chisholm. This is the grim tale of future earth, ruled...
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Three Bullets
Name: Lucy Georgeson
21 September 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Bloods are in control and they're desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyone who they call abnormal is a target. Amidst the chaos of civil war, the country is on the move as small militia groups fight each other and a sea of refugee...
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Three Bullets
Name: Helen Sturcbecher
21 September 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Three Bullets certainly has a lot going on. The main focus is war. The bloods (white supremacists) are trying to take over Britain. They will either kill anyone that they consider to be abnormal, or they will brain washing them into thinking that they are worthless and white's rule. The...
