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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming
Name: Lauren Maidman
11 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are back in The Aliens are Coming. Another three story series from Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton about two baker dogs who like to solve mysteries and bake cakes! The three stories encompass friendship, fun and a little mystery and are what makes reading for c...
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The Big Beyond
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Big Beyond is a beautiful piece of poetry, telling the story of space travel and helping young children learn about the unknown. Starting with the questions we asked for years, through the Galileo, the first moon landing and now everything we send to space to find out more! The way in which...
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The Valentines: Happy Girl Lucky
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
I've never read any Holly Smale's books before but I have thoroughly been enjoying this book so I will be looking out for it now. I love the layout of the book, I found that incredibly engaging and really appreciate the changes in font, style etc. The description is great, I really felt that this...
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Jinxed
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Well, I absolutely loved and I mean LOVED, this book! For starters I would like to say how gripping this book was, I thought the idea of the Bakus was excellent and I genuinely want one! I felt very much for Lacey when times were tough, I thought the characterisation and development of characters...
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Wonder
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Bullying
I knew from the very first page that I was going to really enjoy this book and I was absolutely right! It's a really touching book, I could really feel how the characters were feeling. I liked that the book was from different people's perspectives, I felt that was a great way to get a well roun...
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Little Bird Flies
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
I absolutely adore this book. I cannot tell you just how much I have enjoyed reading it. Things I enjoyed: The map at the beginning really helped me to visualise Tornish. It was a great addition and don't the best books always have maps?! I loved how much description the book went into, Karen des...
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What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I already want to read it again. It was the perfect book to read in bed, although I did get quite emotional and really could have done with a cuddle. Every person that I've spoken to about the book and recommended it to has just heard a repeat rendition of "It'...
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Sea-ing is Believing (Nothing to See Here Hotel)
Name: Sam Phillips
09 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
I'm always wary of reading the second or third book in a series, particularly when I have thoroughly enjoyed the first book. And it is for this reason alone that I hadn't read the second Nothing to See Here Hotel book. Having guffawed out loud while reading about the antics of Frankie Banister...
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The Gifted, The Talented and Me
Name: Daniel Katz
07 April 2019;Genre: Funny Stories
15 year old Sam is happy with his average, ordinary life at an average, ordinary school with his average ordinary friends in the average, ordinary town of Stevenage. So when Dad strikes it rich and Mum decides to move the family to Hampstead and send the kids to the North London School for the Gi...
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The Goblin's Blue Blanket
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ogie, a goblin, wakes up one morning to find that his favourite blue blanket has gone missing. No matter where he and his cat, Gerald, search, no one knows where it has gone and it still can't be found. However, some wise words from mum make him realise that worrying about the little things can s...
