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Warrior Heroes: The Viking's Revenge
Gladiator Boy: Collection 1
Space Jackers
Bugsy Malone - Graphic Novel
Going Home
A Boy Called Hope
The Tapper Twins go to war (with each other)
The Burning Shadow (Gods and Warriors Book 2)
The Map to Everywhere
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Key stage 2 READING
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Petbots: School Shutdown
By Judy Brown Published by: Piccadilly Press Ltd Archie the cat, Sparky the mouse and Flo the bird have found a new home in a school, and can't resist helping out by using their special robot skills. They have to do it in secret though, so none of the adults find out! When one of the children they have befriended accidentally causes a school computer to break, Archie promises to fix the problem. But soon Archie starts to behave strangely. What's got into him? It's almost as if his programing has gone haywire! The Petbots realise he has downloaded a virus, and it's up to Flo, Sparky and their new human friends to work out a cure before Archie shuts down for good! BUY IT ON AMAZON
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Published by: Orion Childrens Tilly is fourteen now and has had her beautiful grey, Magic Spirit, for over three years and they're inseparable. She's thrilled they've been chosen for the Pony Club Eventing Championship team. Together with Ben, Kya and Anna - they face the challenges of dressage, cross country and show jumping against tough competition.
Review: I really love horses, and loved learning more about them. The story was really good too, it shows how important working together as a team is.
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Published by: Hot Key Books Jack knows every wrestling move there is to know, and his dreams come true when he's recruited as a training assistant to Waldo's Wrestling Trolls. Little does Jack know that he's actually part troll, and that when his new family is in trouble he morphs into the terrifying Thud! BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I don't really like wrestling but I read it anyway. It was quite good to read but I wouldn't want to read any more of them!
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Published by: Barron's Educational Series Mariella is aged nine and a bit, but isn’t going to let that stop her becoming a world famous detective. With a little help from the Mystery Girls and the Young Super Sleuth’s Club, there is no problem too perplexing, no mystery too mysterious for Mariella.
Review: I loved this so much I went out to get the others in the series! I'd like to be
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Terror Town: Elf Girl and Raven Boy 5 Published by: Orion Childrens Terror Town is Trouble with a capital T. What will happen to our intrepid trio (that includes Rat) when the Tears of the Moon are taken, and Terrible Tim and the Trolls are on their trail? There are tempers (Elf Girl's), tests (for Raven Boy), tunes (the Singing Sword's), oh and Zombies, with a capital Z, too. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This has so many of my favourite things crammed in to the story. I couldn't stop reading!
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Published by: A & C Black (Childrens books) Travel back in time with brothers Arthur and Finn to retrieve the stolen sword, Blood Hunter and rewrite the past. Fascinating historical facts combine with action packed fiction to create a dramatic and gripping adventure. This fast paced and exciting narrative will leave the reader wanting more and more. Will the boys escape the grips of the powerful Vikings and succeed in changing the course of history?
Review: This book was about sword that had been stolen by some vikings. The heroes Arthur and Finn (modern day boys who have been put in an ancient enchantment and transported back in time where they are given a task to right a wrong), went on a quest to find and recover the sword, and capture the culprit. The sword was called the 'blood hunter' and viking warriors believed that the gods had made it to help them in battle. The sword was decorated in jewels and was very valuable. I really liked this book because it has lots of action in it.
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Published by: A & C Black (Childrens books) Travel back in time with brothers Arthur and Finn to stop the castle of
Review: This book is another action book. I can't wait to read more of this series. Its about Arthur and Finn (modern day boys who have been put in an ancient enchantment and transported back in time where they are given a task to right a wrong). This time Arthur and Finn have been transported to Haxeley Castle in the Middle Ages. They needed to save a beautiful girl who would one day be queen. The girl had been kidnapped John the Withers.
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Published by: Hodder Children's Books Captured and sold into slavery, Decimus Rex is trained to fight as a gladiator in the infamous Arena. Our young hero must take on the
Review: I did not like the look of this book. I read the first page but it didn't interest me.
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Secret Breakers: 5: The Pirate's Sword Published by: Hodder Children's Books Team Veritas have been searching for the truth. But sometimes the truth is hard to handle. No longer safe in England, the team from Station X must escape to the United States of America where they embark on an epic treasure hunt. It starts in New York City where they track down a precious ring once owned by a Knight of Neustria. From there, on to Washington DC to look for clues in the largest library in the world - and then a trek across the Blue Ridge Mountains in search for treasure hidden in a long forgotten cavern. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This book is part of a series, this is book 5. There are lots of different characters and subplots and the book is well written. I think it would better if you had read some of the eariler books as sometimes it was difficult to understand the plot. I got a bit confused at times. This book would suit anyone 9+, who likes books about adventure and secret code breaking.
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Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens Abandoned as a baby on the planet Remota, deep in the seventh solar system, Jake Cutler lives a sheltered life. But all that changes when his home is invaded by ruthless space pirates with just one target: him. Soon Jake is on the run with a bounty hunter and the suspicious-looking crew of a spaceship called the Dark Horse. Forced to contend with zero-gravity, shipwrecks and black holes, Jake must discover the truth about his past before he is hunted down and caught. And as for the crew of the Dark Horse, could there be more to his new-found friends than meets the eye? The action-packed first book in the Spacejackers trilogy is full of aliens, space monsters, gadgets, battleships - and one boy's search for his destiny. Perfect for fans of Star Wars orPirates of the Caribbean. BUY IT ON AMZON
Review: I give this book 10 out of 10. I liked the way the author chose the names of all the space ports, ships, and all of the characters. Nanoo, ISS Colossus are examples. The author had a good sense of humour for example, naming an illegal space port papa-dons, it was funny because the main character said it as papadoms (poppadoms)!! I did not find the title of the book very appealing, but once I started the book, I couldn't wait to finish it. I can't wait for the next book to come out!
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Published by: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks The story behind the beloved film, Bugsy Malone, leaps off the page in this full colour original comic-strip graphic novel. In Prohibition-era New York City, Fat Sam runs one of the most popular speakeasies in town – but his rival Dandy Dan is trying to shut him down. It’s up to the baby-faced Bugsy Malone to save the day… Packed with thrills and spills (and more than a few custard pies and splurge), this is a mobster story with a twist – the stars are kids! Original graphic novel format with full colour illustrations now available. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This didn't appeal to me, I am sorry to say. I will take them to school and give to my friends.
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Published by: Orchard Books What with overdue homework, overdue pocket money and a bag full of overdue newspapers, one thing's for sure: life for Norm isn't getting any less unfair. And did he mention the fact that he's the only kid on the
Review: It was a very funny book Norm's life never goes to plan...he always knows it's one of those days....and he steps into something that he is not supposed to. Like his brother or stepping into dog poo! Then he finds out his best friend has an iPad.now he is the only one who doesn't have one.  |
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Published by: Orion Childrens Jack knows every wrestling move there is to know, and his dreams come true when he's recruited
Review: I like that Jim Elderidge made it like jack knows every wrestling move there is to know and his dreams come true when he recuited as a training assistant to Wallos wrestling trolls. Little does jack know that he's actually part troll, and that when his new family is in trouble he morphs into the terrifying Thud! Together with his wrestling crew he'll have to rescue princesses that don't need rescuing, break his friend out of prison and take on lord vetos evil orcs and win the tournament of tournament. I give this book 3 stars
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Published by: Orion Childrens At the Happy Paws Rescue Centre, every pet dreams of one thing: going home. But Ralph, Mitch, Bessie and Fred are the no-hopers: dogs so difficult or troublesome they aren't expected to ever go home. Ralph's face is scarred. Bessie can't stand to be touched. Mitch can't stop chasing cats and Fred . . . has just given up. Who'd want to adopt any of them instead of a cute little puppy? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I read going home I liked that Claire and vicky both love a dog called Ralph about a year ago a big hound was about to eat a puppy so Ralph went to save the puppy but the hound ate half This is the kind of book I normally read this was a funny book. I definitely recommend this book if you see this book get it and read it. I didn't find Going Home long or short it was just right for me! Going Home did hold my attention a lot I just had to keep on reading. I found the book great to read I like a book with understanding. I give the book 5/5 I really enjoyed it 'Thankyou so much Cliff McNish'
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Published by: Usborne Publishing Ltd I'm Dan Hope and deep inside my head I keep a list of things I want to come true. For example, I want my sister, Ninja Grace, to go to university at the North Pole and only come back once a year. I want to help Sherlock Holmes solve his most daring mystery yet. And if it could be a zombie mystery, all the more exciting. I want to be the first eleven-year-old to land on the moon. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I read a boy called hope from start to finish in less than a week, I liked that fan hope is I give the book 10/10 I really enjoyed it ' Thank you Lara Williamson'
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Published by: Pushkin Children's Books Minou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and happens to have been, until very recently, a cat. With her feline friends listening out for all the local human news, is Minou the answer to all Tibble's problems-or just the beginning of them? A hilarious, charming story of cats, dogs, and learning to dare.
Review: First thing is when I started reading this book I didn't get in to it but then I started to like it. I liked this part of the book ' sometimes, when the boy came in to the room he'd find Minou in a corner of the room. She'd be crouched down on the floor, dead still and staring at a hole in the skirting board.' That's a very calm bit of the book and I started getting excited because I couldn't wait to see what came next in the book.' Miss minou! That's one more habit you have to break! Lying in wait at a mouse hole! That's not the kind of thing a lady does! I didn't like how Tibble ignored Fluff. And said ' It's quarter past three... Fluff, why are you waking me up in the middle of the night? Go back to the end of the bed and lie down.'But Fluff meowed insistently.'Have you got something to say? You know I don't understand you go and tell Minou. She should be in her box.' But Fluff kept meowing until Tibble got up and started to help Fluff! I rate this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ it was good but it's just not my style Thankyou Annie M. G. Schmidt XXX
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 Deadly Pole to Pole DiariesBy Steve Backshall Published by: Orion Childrens This is Steve Backshall's incredible first-hand account of his 14-month voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic via Alaska, California, Hawaii, Mexico and Brazil and many more amazing locations besides. Go with him every step of the way as he describes his encounters with white whales, ice bears, sharks, eagles, wolves, sea lions, eagles, crocodiles, snakes and spiders. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This book is an amazing travel across the globe. Steve Backshall gives an insight into This book is great even if your not a big deadly 60 fan.
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Published by: Hodder Children's Books
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes forever. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: Skellig is about a family who had just moved house to Falconer Road. The house was in disrepair and unsafe. On top of this the family were also troubled about their youngest child who was critically ill. Their eldest child, Michael, was in despair and started to gradually explore the garden to escape his emotions. He came across a crumbling garage and found a mysterious creature living there. As the story progresses it shows Michael’s emotional journey of friendships with Mina, the baby’s health and helping the creature with its problems. When I first looked at this book and read the blurb I thought it would be quite boring, but as the story started to unfold it became more and more exciting and I started to enjoy reading it more. The ending left me with mixed emotions and was surprising. I would recommend that you read this book and stick with it, as I promise it does get better.
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Published by: Orion Children's Books Wars are terrible things. I know this because I've read about a lot of them on Wikipedia. And also because I was just in one. It was me against my brother, Reese. That might not sound like a war to you. Trust me. It was. This is the story of the terrible war between twins, Reese and Claudia Tapper. It began with a cruel and senseless sneak attack in the school cafeteria on Monday, September 8th, at approximately 8:27 a.m. Or possibly it began in the Tapper family kitchen, earlier that morning, with the greedy guzzling of the last brown sugar cinnamon toaster pastry. What really happened? It depends on who you speak to.
Review: This book is about two twins Claudia and Reese, who do not get along. The book begins with Claudia and Reece setting the scene in the present day. The rest of the book is where Claudia tells the story of what has happened in the past through interviewing people, extracts from texts and flashbacks. Throughout the book we find out more and more about their relationship. The book is quite humorous as it describes their arguments. As these escalate they start to do horrible pranks on each other, such as Claudia putting a mouldy piece of dead fish into her brother’s backpack which is quite funny. The way the book is laid out is a bit confusing until you get your head around the fact that everything has happened in the past. Once you have understood this it is easier to read. I would recommend this to younger children as the content is more appealing to them as it reminds me of the stories of Horrid Henry. However they may find the structure of the story hard to understand at first.
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'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns...' A boy on the run. A deadly prophecy. A race against time. Hylas the Outsider is captured by slavers. Set to work in the terrible underground mines of Thalakrea, he learns to his horror that he's now closer than ever to his murderous enemies, the Crows. He has to escape before they find out he's here. Pirra, the daughter of the High Priestess, is also on the run. When Fate reunites her with Hylas, their survival depends on ancient magic and an orphaned lion cub - unless the Gods have other plans... BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This is the second book in the Gods and Warriors series but even though I had not read the first, it was easy to follow. It tells the story of Hylas, an Outsider who is trying to find his sister. He gets caught by slavers and after a series of events meets up with Pira, his friend from the previous book . My favourite part of the book is where Hylas makes friends with a lion cub called Havoc. The author has cleverly described things from the lions point of view, such as calling water ‘the wet’ and the moon ‘the lion in the sky’. She plays with Hylas like a kitten and misunderstands lots of things Hylas does and makes funny mistakes – definitely earning her name. Hylas has been named in a prophecy as the one who will overcome the Crows – the evil family who run the mines and are taking over the land. Will he succeed? I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be buying the rest of the series to find out more about Hylas and his adventures.
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Published by: Orion Children's Books Master thief, Fin, is unusual - when he's out of sight, everyone forgets he exists! He needs to find his mother - the one person who might remember him. Schoolgirl, Marrill, boards a pirate ship in a car park and is carried off to another world. She needs to find her way home. Fin and Marrill are on a wild adventure to find the Map to Everywhere, but can they escape the Oracle - a dark and powerful wizard who seeks the map to fulfil a terrifying prophecy? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This book is about a young boy called Fin who is a master thief. He is a very unusual character, which is why he never gets caught for stealing, because when he is out of sight he is instantly forgotten by everyone. He is on an adventure to find his mother who is the one person who may remember him. He needs to find the map to everywhere and in his quest for the map, stumbles upon a school girl called Marrill, who needs the map to get home. Their journey is full of pirates, wizards and strange events. I found this story fast paced, with lots of adventure. It is very imaginative and I think children of all ages will enjoy it. This is book one of a series and I can’t wait to read the rest.
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Angels Next Door (book 1) Published by: Puffin Riley's best friend has gone away forever and Lauren 'Queen of Everything' Mayhew is making school a nightmare. It looks like Riley's on her own, until the three Angelos Sisters move in next door. Her new neighbours are different. Colourful and sparkly, they stand out. And since they arrived there have been loads of strange coincidences. Who are these new girls and what's with all the glitter? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This Story started off quite sad, but got better and better with each page. I related to the characters because I have just left primary school and a lot of my friends are going to different schools! I wonder if I'll meet any magical people.
Madeleine, age 12
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Published by: Orion Childrens A brand new story about a dog with a magical tail by the celebrated and award-winning Margaret Mahy, with illustrations by Tony Ross.
Review: Phew! what a lot going on in this story. It was a lot of fun. I couldn't put it down.
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Published by: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks At last something laugh-out-loud funny for girls in this hilarious new series from TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith. The Most Embarrassing Dad in the World was embarrassing Nathalia even before she was born. He went and married Mum, didn’t he? Mum’s last name was De Montfort. Thanks to Dad she wasn’t Nathalia De Montfort. She was Nathalia Bumole. “It’s pronounced Bew-mow–lay,” Dad would tell her patiently, time and again. “If anyone says differently, the joke’s on them.” But as Nathalia knows only too well, the joke will not be on them. It will be on her. Massively.If Nathalia can just keep The Most Embarrassing Dad In The World away from her new school, then maybe he won’t ruin everything this time. Maybe. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: LOL! I could totally imagine my dad being like this. Sooo funny!
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The Blue Lady
By Eleanor Hawken Published by: Hot Key Books Fourteen-year-old Frankie Ward is used to being the new girl at school, but even she is unprepared for life at St Mark's College. Finding herself isolated from the rest of the girls, Frankie is drawn to flamboyant and dramatic Suzy, who captivates her with stories of 'The Blue Lady' - the ghost of an ex-St Mark's pupil who died in mysterious and tragic circumstances. One night Suzy persuades Frankie to help her contact The Blue Lady via an Ouija Board - and the girls unleash a terrifying spirit who seems set on destroying not only their friendship but Suzy's sanity. Determined to rescue her friend, Frankie enlists the help of Seth, a mysterious and alluring boy from sister-school St Hilda's. Seth is as interested in St Mark's past as Frankie - but does he have as many dark secrets as the school? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: WOW. I read this in one go! I'd never heard of an Ouija board and I'm not sure I'd want to use one now! A very good read.
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Angels Next Door (book 1) Published by: Puffin Riley's best friend has gone away forever and Lauren 'Queen of Everything' Mayhew is making school a nightmare. It looks like Riley's on her own, until the three Angelos Sisters move in next door. Her new neighbours are different. Colourful and sparkly, they stand out. And since they arrived there have been loads of strange coincidences. Who are these new girls and what's with all the glitter? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I really enjoyed this book and liked the characters. It didn’t take me too long to read either as I just couldn’t put it down! I would recommend it and have already lent this book to my best friend to read as well.
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Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens Fiona Tarsis is a legend. Her world was ravaged by a lethal virus, her family separated. Her friends were turned into ferocious beasts by an even deadlier vaccine. Mindless monsters now raid the streets. But Fiona has survived. Jacqui Bloom needs Fiona's help. Two years ago, Jacqui's brother, Dean, left the safety of his home to guide Fiona's mother to a safe haven. He never returned. Jacqui has been hiding away in the family house, disguised as a boy, and hoping Dean will come back. But she can no longer live like this. She has to find him.
Review: This is one of my top reads this year. I thought the plot was very clever and interesting. I have also read Stung, so I knew I would enjoy this follow up. I have a younger sister who also wants to read it but I think some of the themes are a bit ‘grown up’.
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Published by: Dorling Kindersley Utterly Amazing Science is an engaging, eye-catching approach to exploring what makes the world go round. Professor Robert Winston unravels the mysteries of science alongside pop-ups, pull-outs, flaps, sliders and incredible science facts to make learning about science
Review: Science is really not a big interest of mine, but I did think this book was good.
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Published by: London Book Press The Age of Not Believing is a beautifully illustrated new Christmas story for children, about a young boy at the ‘age of not believing’ who discovers, the true meaning and magic of Christmas. Filled with messages, ideals, twists and surprises, The Age of Not Believing is sure to please and to surprise. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: When I received The Age of Not Believing my little sister was excited to read it with me.
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