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Meet the Ancient Egyptians
Name: Sam Phillips
05 August 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in primary school myself; a project on the Ancient Egyptians using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous anno...
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Every Line of You
Name: Natalie J. McChrystal Plimmer
05 August 2021;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
With her debut novel for young adults, Every Line of You, Gibson has created a captivating, thought-provoking, tense thriller of a page-turner. Grieving for the loss of her family, her brother's death, dad's abandonment, and mum's breakdown, Lydia buries herself in her talent...
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Museum Kittens – The Treasure Map
Name: Lucy Newton
05 August 2021;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
My Year 2 class absolutely love this series and were very excited when I told them the next one had arrived! The museum kittens are a group of cats who get up to all sorts of mischief together and this story, Museum Kittens - The Treasure Map, is no different. Each book...
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Never mess with a pirate princess
Name: Jessica Bunney
05 August 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Never Mess with a Pirate Princess is a brilliant pirate adventure book which, refreshingly, has a female main character. This is the newest a tale from the Little Tiger publishing company who have a great range of stories for adventure-seeking children. We meet a prince...
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How to be a Human
Name: Beverley Somerset
05 August 2021;Genre: Friendship
Kiki is in Year 7 at Riverside Academy. She's lost touch with her old friends and is now part of the Popular Crew, along with Lola, Zainab and Saffron. Now she's trying desperately to fit in with them. Wes is in the same year, but he doesn't fit in at all. His hair is wrong, his clothes are wr...
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Superhero Baby!
Name: Jessica Bunney
05 August 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Hold on to your nappies! Keep your rattles at the ready! There's a new hero in town, and she means business!' Highly acclaimed author Patricia Hegarty has created yet another brilliantly engaging rhyming picture book, Superhero Baby!, which will have you sniggering. We...
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The Rapping Princess
Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 August 2021;Genre: Picture Books
The Rapping Princess is a modern fairytale about finding your voice and appreciating your own individual talents. Shiloh is a princess in a musical family where all of the girls can sing, but even though she tries everything, she just can't do it! Until one day, Shiloh...
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We Have A Dream
Name: Rhiannon Cook
05 August 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Highlighting the lack of representation in the climate change battle, We Have a Dream focusses on the stories and aspirations of thirty young, indigenous people and people of colour across the globe. Compiled by 'Birdgirl' Dr Mya-Rose Craig, herself a British-Bangladeshi envir...
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The Abandoned Puppy and Other Tales
Name: Lucy Newton
04 August 2021;Genre: Animals
What more could you want than three stories about cute puppies?! My class of Year 2 children absolutely love Holly Webb's Museum Kittens series, so their excitement when I showed them this book was no surprise! The Abandoned Puppy and Other Tales has t...
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Seven Sisters
Name: Carol Wright
04 August 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Seven sisters live in a tree. They are all very different, often bickering, and do not always tolerate their differences. When a perilous storm destroys their homes they learn that they need each other to rebuild their homes and live alongside each other accepting their differences. They bring...
