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Name: Adam Age 13
08 December 2014;

Genre: Real life

This book is well written and has segments about Mohammad Ali's rise and fall in boxing. I myself learned a lot of interesting facts about Mohammad Ali's life.

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Name: Rosie Age 13
08 December 2014;

Genre: Books set in the past

Recommended for ages 12 and up

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Name: Niamh Age 13
08 December 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Recommended for age 12 plus. The book was amazing!

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Name: Sophie Castle
27 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Girl Online is a debut novel from Vlogger Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella. Blogging is integral to the story and parts of the book are in Blog form. Penny, the main character, finds she can only be herself through her Blog, Girl Online. The support she receives from her followers help her to deal with her r...

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Name: Caroline Mitchell
27 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Aisha's world is blown apart when she discovers she is to leave the happy, comfortable foster home she has been in since her escape from war torn Somalia. Feeling abandoned she decides that running away is her only option to make her foster Mum realize she needs to stay where she is. Meanwhile,...

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Name: Carol Williams
26 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Revenge of the Zeds is the sequel to the The Soterion Mission and continues the story of Cyrus and friends. The series is set in a future where anyone over nineteen is dead, and in fact everyone dies before they turn 19. As this started a hundred or so years ago, a society has developed in which...

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Name: Anna Glinn
25 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Lauren Child may have made a name for herself in creating picture books and the brilliant Charlie and Lola but she writes just as distinctive books for older readers. What I enjoy most about the Ruby Redfort series is finding a central character who delights in action and using her natural intell...

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Name: Angela Core
25 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Few picture books are told in the first person so it's good to find The Promise doing this so effectively. The story is narrated by a girl who tells us what happened to her the day she tried to steal an old woman's bag and how that action changed her life. The woman she stole from made her promis...

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Name: Fiona Collins
25 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Wall is a most interesting and unique subject matter for a picture book. It is concerns the Berlin Wall, built in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin, and its publication coincides with the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Although the book has minimal text the subject matter is definite...

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Name: Ellen Jane
25 November 2014;

Genre: Adventure

As its cover suggests, this is a series of short stories set over the festive period that is sure to bring a touch of magic to library shelves this Christmas! Each story is long enough to transport you to a world of American diners, campuses and there are parties aplenty, each bringing a magical...

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