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  • Kate on the Case

    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...

  • The Summer We Turned Green

    The Summer We Turned Green

    Name: Clair Bossons
    01 July 2021;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    13-year-old Luke has been brought up to be kind and generous. He wasn't to know that lending his sister Rose a sleeping bag would enable her to move out and into the squat over the road or that his Dad would follow her… This is a really heart-warming story. It is very contemporary with the rec...

  • Ways to Be Me

    Ways to Be Me

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    01 July 2021;

    Genre: Representation & Inclusion

    Tally is ten years old and in Year 6. She's good at plenty of things but she really doesn't know who she is. Her teacher describes her as a model pupil, she has friends and is hoping for a big part in the school play. At the same time, she's finding it a growing struggle to fit in and at home...

  • National Trust: The Wide, Wide Sea

    The Wide, Wide Sea

    Name: Maria Aldred
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    What a beautiful book with such an important message! We shared this gorgeous book in Year 2 and were drawn in immediately by the gentle, lyrical text weaved through the colourful illustrations. The Wide, Wide Sea tells the story of a child and their Grandma visiting th...

  • The Cat and the Rat and the Hat

    The Cat and the Rat and the Hat

    Name: Maria Aldred
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Picture Books

    We loved this hilarious tale of Cat, Rat and the Hat and all the the antics that ensued following Cat's desire to have Rat's hat! This story shows the relationship between Rat and Cat as they argue over the pink hat. It is not long until Bat arrives to join in the fun with his fancy cravat!</p...

  • Gerald Needs a Friend

    Gerald Needs a Friend

    Name: Samantha Hughes
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Friendship

    Gerald Needs a Friend is a very gentle story about Gerald, a solitary Guinea pig who is very happy in his own company. Gerald keeps himself busy every day with the same simple activities that he can do all by himself. At the beginning of the story, Gerald is content and...

  • The House on the Edge

    The House on the Edge

    Name: Jane Rew
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Friends and family

    This isn't just an adventure story involving three children - Faith, her younger brother Noah, and Sam - on the run, on the lookout for treasure, hope, a secure home. Nor is it a simple story of ghosts - as if ghosts were real anyway! Nor yet is it just about shattered families and friendships...

  • Waiting For Murder

    Waiting For Murder

    Name: Nicola Jenkin
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    I thoroughly enjoyed Fleur Hitchcock’s Murder in Midwinter so was very excited to read her latest offering, Waiting for Murder. It was just as good - fast paced, with plenty of thrills and twists. Dan is spending the summer in the sleepy village of Sandford with his arc...

  • How to be Me

    How to be Me

    Name: Nicola Jenkin
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Friends and family

    How to be Me is a beautiful book. Cath Howe has perfectly captured just how important the creative arts are can be. Whether that be in finding self-confidence, making friends, or dealing with trauma. Lucas is feeling very alone. After the death of his mother, his father...

  • Children of the Quicksands

    Children of the Quicksands

    Name: Rhiannon Cook
    30 June 2021;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    Simi has always lived in Lagos, a bustling city full of noise and people, so it comes as a huge shock when she is sent to stay with a Grandmother she has never met, in the remote village of Ajao, a quiet place unconnected to modern Nigeria. An air of secrecy shrouds Simi's family life and her...