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Name: Catherine Age 10
24 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I loved this book because its all so mysterious and sometimes it was even spooky. Tons of events happen and some of the events are unexpected. This book is one of the best I've read.

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Name: Oliver Age 12
24 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Having lived in Kenya for many years, this book for me brought back so many memories of experiences, sights, sounds and smells that I enjoyed as a younger boy. I loved the descriptions of the landscapes as they made me think of home and the character was so brave.

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Name: Lucy Newton
21 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

One of a selection of stories from Bloomsbury Education for young readers. This story shows the importance of working together and thinking carefully before rushing into decisions! Elvis and Chuck are two squirrels who enjoy scampering around together. Elvis is a little more careless than Chuck,...

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Name: Lucy Newton
21 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Sports Day is one of a selection of titles from Bloomsbury Education's Young Reader programme. This story is all about the importance of having fun with your friends - a great moral for all children to read about. Emmie is preparing for sports day, however, she is worried that is going to be no...

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Name: Lucy Newton
21 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

It Wasn't Me is one of a new series of Early Readers from Bloomsbury Education. Alfie is the main character in this story where he has many adventures! He is a troublesome character who seems to get himself into lots of bother, despite usually blaming Dave, the gremlin that lives in his sock draw...

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Name: Lucy Newton
21 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

This book retells the traditional tale of how each year gained its animal name. It explains how the Jade Emperor wanted to know how old he was but with no way of telling how much time had passed, it was impossible! He decided to gather all of the animals together to hold 'The Great Race' and deci...

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Name: Sam Phillips
20 January 2019;

Genre: Bereavement

This is the book to turn to if you ever have to have that unthinkable yet ultimately inevitable conversation with a child about death and what happens next. Let's Talk About When Someone Dies is written by Molly Potter and provides a simple, straight-forward explanation of wha...

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Name: jenny caddick
20 January 2019;

Ninja Nan was reviewed with my school's Year 3 lunchtime reading club. We loved the idea of the Nan having some kind of secret life and running off to join the circus! The bright, bold illustrations were "exquisite", "amazing", and we especially loved the flying pigs! We loved the descriptions of...

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Name: Gail Lenton
18 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

It's good to see the characters from The Pirates Next Door make another appearance and this time, Matilda gets to experience some pirate life - and we discover that pirates have just as many reservations about 'lubbers' as land lubbers have about pirates! So the story is a perfect companion to Th...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
17 January 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Ro Snow is the girl no-one notices - she never has friends round because her home is full of rubbish and paper and she can't remember the colour of the carpet it's been so long since she's seen it. Her mum, Bonnie, is a hoarder and Ro lives in terror of social services finding out about the squal...

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