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Funny Kid- Stand Up
Name: Chloe Woods
15 May 2018;Genre: Humour
This laugh out loud children's novel is bound to crack you up the second it is within your reach! Funny Kid- Stand Up is an intriguing book, welcoming the life of Max Walburt, the average eleven year old, but with a combination of sides to him. For example, he tells the funniest jokes, [well,...
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Love, Hate and Other Filters
Name: Molly Age 14
15 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
It is good for readers who like romance with a real life twist.
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Cannonball Coralie and the Lion
Name: Kyle Matravers
12 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
Cannonball Coralie is a charming story of friendship. Coralie is alone and longs to join the circus so she can show off her skills. Then one day a whole host of circus performers march past her in the woods - including a lion! Coralie bravely follows the parade of performers until they arrive a...
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The Powerpuff Girls- Bubble's Unicorn Friend
Name: Frankie Age 6
12 May 2018;Genre: Young fiction
I like this book because it has a happy ending. I was surprised at the unexpected twist in the story because the friend of Donny's turned into a robot! I enjoyed the book because the characters were very girly and there was a unicorn.
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My Box Shaped Heart
Name: Linda Brown
10 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
My Box Shaped Heart is a short but heart-warming story which focuses on the consequences for teenagers on the subjects of domestic abuse and depression. Holly's mom hoards almost anything, her home is packed full of boxes of items that her mom will not let go. As a result of this, Holly keeps her...
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We Are Young
Name: Clair Bossons
10 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
We are Young is page-turning contemporary fiction that has strong teen appeal. Evan's new stepbrother Lewis is the only survivor of a horrific crash in which three other teenagers die. The ensuing media storm is pointing at Lewis to take the blame. They are labelling him as a stoner and insinu...
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She, Myself and I
Name: Kay Hymas
10 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
Rosa, an 18 year old from London, is quadriplegic. A pioneering Doctor from America offers her risky surgery (brain transplant) and Rosa, alongwith her family, move to Boston, USA, in the hope of a miracle. This is the start of an emotional journey for Rosa. She survives the surgery and falls in...
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The Match
Name: Beth Grant
10 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
When this book landed on my desk, I didn't know what to expect. I saw the title and I was immediately sceptical as I am not footballs greatest fan! How wrong I was. This is a wonderful book about a man and his dog who love football and always watch 'the match' together. It captures everything emo...
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Shadowblack
Name: Linda Brown
08 May 2018;Love, love, loved it! Shadowblack is the sequel to Spellslinger and was so well worth the wait. We pick up our main characters Kellen, Ferius and Reichis (the squirrel cat, still my favourite character) making their way through the borderlands, avoiding hextrackers who want to take Kellen back t...
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My Brigadista Year
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 May 2018;Genre: Adventure
Set in 1961, My Brigadista Year follows the fortunes of a 13-year-old girl, Lora, from Havana, who responds to the call for literacy teachers - brigadista - to go into the countryside. Here, she and her fellow teachers face the threat of violence from anti-Castro banditos, homesickness and a comp...
