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Book Review : Opal Moonbaby by Maudie Smith.
Martha’s decided friends are stupid. She never wants another one. Ever. So when Opal Moonbaby comes along, with her mad hair and huge violet eyes, claiming to be an alien and wanting to be friends, Martha is definitely NOT interested. … Continue reading
Book Review : A Diary of The Lady by Rachel Johnson.
‘The whole place seemed completely bonkers: dusty, tatty, disorganized and impossibly old-fashioned, set in an age of doilies and flag-waving patriotism and jam still for tea, some sunny day.’ Appointed editor of The Lady – the oldest women’s weekly in … Continue reading
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Book Review : Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl… Cinder, a … Continue reading
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Book Review : An Officer and a Gentlewoman by Heloise Goodley.
When Heloise Goodley quit her City job and decided to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, she had no prior military experience. On her arrival she was a complete army novice: she couldn’t fire a rifle; she couldn’t march; she … Continue reading
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Book Review : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants … Continue reading
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Book Review : My Very UnFairy Tale Life by Anna Staniszewski.
“You know all those stories that claim fairies cry sparkle tears and elves travel by rainbow? They’re lies. All lies.” Twelve-year-old Jenny has spent the last two years as an adventurer helping magical kingdoms around the universe. But it’s a … Continue reading
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Book Review : Someone Else’s Life by Katie Dale.
When seventeen-year-old Rosie’s mother, Trudie, dies from Huntington’s Disease, her pain is intensified by the knowledge that she has a fifty-per-cent chance of inheriting the crippling disease herself. Only when she tells her mum’s best friend, ‘Aunt Sarah’ that she … Continue reading
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Book Review : Dirk Danger Loves Life by Chris Rothe.
Dirk Danger Loves Life, the début novel by Chris Rothe, is a comedic tale of a sad little man who cannot function in any self-sufficient capacity. As his life swirls down the drain, serendipity provides a phone number that launches … Continue reading
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Book Review : Ponthe Oldenguine by Andrew Hook.
Ponthe Oldenguine is one part fictional biography of a former television impresario who claims he’s been hounded out of media history, and one part biography of the journalist commissioned to write his story. Where the tales merge, there is madness. … Continue reading
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Book Review : Kiss Date Love Hate by Luisa Plaja.
Lex Murphy and her friends have complicated relationships. If only there was a way to avoid all the dating/hating drama… When Lex fills a cool new computer game with characters based on herself and her classmates, she makes some ‘wishful … Continue reading
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