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Author: David Baddiel Illustrator: Jim Field Rating: 9/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, Humour Pages: 407 Published in: Sept 2017 Main Characters:   Sam and Ruby Green, Grandma Poppy, Grandpa Sam, Grandma Glenda and Grandpa Mike and Mr and Mrs Green Synopsis : It is the 7th of September, and Sam Green was a 10 year old boy who couldn’t wait for his 11th birthday. After a long wait, it finally came the next day! After having a glorious cake, a fabulous party and fantastic costume, Sam wishes it could be every day! That night, on his birthday, he sees a mini shooting star which sizzles over the sky like a bright firework… Sam decides that he would wish on this peculiar shooting star which had magically popped up in the sky. So, on that night, Sam wishes that he could have his birthday every single day for a whole year! On the next morning, his wish became reality! His mum had given him breakfast in bed, and a heap of new ...

Author: Gwyneth Rees Illustrator: Ella Okstad and Lydia Monks Rating: 10/10 Age: 7+ Genre: Fiction, Magic, Humour Pages: 176 Published in: Feb 2013 Main Characters: Emma, Saffie, Mum and Dad, Grandma and the neighbours. Synopsis : Emma is a young girl who lives with her mum, dad and her younger 6-year-old sister Saffie. These two wondrous sisters may look ordinary, but they are not. They have super powers! But it wasn’t as if they could make themselves invisible, or even fly, but what they could do was make non-living objects come to life! It wasn’t only Emma and Saffie who had powers. It was a strange gift that ran through their family; but skipped a generation each time, so neither of Emma’s parents had this magical power, but their grandma did. Emma and Saffie could do all sorts of clever things that their friends in school couldn’t, such as: making dolls talk, asking the hoover to clean up, make pens and pencil...

Author: David Walliams Illustrator: Tony Ross Rating: 10/10 Age: 8+ Genre: Fiction, Humour Pages: 416 Published in: Sept 2014 Main Characters: Stella Saxby, Soot, Alberta Synopsis : Stella is a young 12 year old girl who lives in a huge mansion called Saxby hall. One night, Stella found herself in her bedroom wrapped in ropes! “Ma… Pa? Where are you?” she called, feeling terrified. Suddenly, she heard a loud noise: she could just about make out a dark silhouette of her aunt, called Alberta.   There had been a great mystery about Alberta. She was the eldest of 3 children: herself and her twin brothers Herbert and Chester (Chester is known as Stella’s father in this story). When Alberta was just 12 years old, her baby brother Herbert mysteriously disappeared! Nobody knew why this event had occurred and no one had found a trace of him… After Herbert had vanished, as the oldest male child, Stella’s father agreed to ta...

Author: Davis Walliams Illustrator: Tony Ross Rating: 10/10 Age: 7+ Genre: Humour, Historical Fiction Pages: 496 Published in: Nov 2018 Main Characters: Elsie, Dotty, Professor and the Ice Monster Synopsis : This is the story of a 10 year old girl and a 10,000 year-old Mammoth… Elsie, an Orphan, cannot bear it when she is treated badly down at Wormly Hall, an awful place for poor children. One night, she decides to escape and live the rest of her life on the streets on London. Suddenly, there is news about a rare, 10,000 year-old baby mammoth that has arrived in the Natural History Museum; Elsie wants to find out more. Elsie wishes for hope, love and, most importantly, happiness. When she hears this epic tale about a mammoth, she knew she had to meet it. Once she finds very strange cleaning women (named Dotty), the two pair up to sneak into the museum in the night to capture a tiny glimpse at this prehistoric mon...

    Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt Rating: 09/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, Family, Home Pages: 336 Published in: Aug 2011 Main Characters: Ella, Jack, Sam and mum Synopsis : Ella lives with her stepdad and her mum. They are all enjoying their peaceful life when Ella’s baby brother arrives…. And then Ella’s mum falls into a coma! Ella goes to the hospital every day, and doesn’t go to school. She has to spend a very long time with her stepdad, Jack, whom she hates. Finally, Ella decides to go to school just to catch up on her schoolwork. She is very worried that her best friend, Sally, will find a new best friend. Everyone thinks that it is very unlikely that mum will ever wake up, but Ella is determined that she would. Has Ella’s fear of losing her best friend proven to be storm in the teacup? Can Ella’s love bring mum back? If you want to find out the answers you got to read this...

Author: Ariana Chambers Illustrator: Thea Glad Rating: 10/10 Age: 10+ Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery Pages: 256 Published in: Feb   2017 Main Characters: Nessa, Holly, Eve, Izzy and her gang Synopsis: Nessa is a normal high school girl who has just settled down in her new school, Fairhollow High. But Nessa isn’t an ordinary girl. Her life was turned upside down when she found out she was a witch! But no, she doesn’t fly around on a broomstick or turn people into frogs. She and her best friend, Holly, are the Silver Witches, and their powers are given to help others. Meanwhile, Izzy, Vivien and Stephan are the Blood Witches. They love to make everyone’s life a misery and are determined to form their pente first. A group of 5 witches are a pente, and both Silver and Blood witches are forced to create a pente otherwise their powers would be removed! While on a trip to Mad Bess Woods, Izzy and her gang are up to...

Author: Tom Fletcher Illustrator: Shane Devries Rating: 09/10 Age: 10+ Genre: Fiction , Adventure, Thriller Pages: 384 Published in: July 2018 Main Characters: Lucy Dungston, Norman Quirk, Ella Noying, Mr Dungston, Mrs Dungston, The Creakers. Synopsis: Lucy Dungston was an unusual child ever since her dad, a rubbish collector, had disappeared many years ago without a trace. One early morning, she was getting ready for school just like any other child would do… Suddenly, a raucous creaking sound echoed in Lucy’s ears when she had realised her mum had disappeared, just like all other grown-ups in the town of Wiffington! All the children caused havoc and chaos while the adults had mysteriously vanished, but Lucy was determined to find out where they had gone. Lucy and her friend, Norman, hatched out a clever plan that would bring all the adults back. They found out that four ugly creatures with gnarled, wrink...