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Reading and Books

June 2020

Archive
  • 11/06/20

    Mrs Ballen recommends ......... Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

    Kensuke's Kingdom was first published in 1999 so I read it as an adult not a child! Since then I have read it many, many times! I can't recommend it highly enough! If you have the opportunity to read it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
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  • 10/06/20

    Mrs Danson recommends Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo

    A beautiful story about a boy and an elephant and their journey through the jungle. 
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  • 05/06/20

    Miss Vary recommends...Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell Boyce

    'When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest te...
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  • 04/06/20

    Mrs V recommends... Warriors - Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

    For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to laws laid down by their ancestors.  But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger as the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day.  In the midst of this turmoil appears a house cat called Rusty, who may turn ou...
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  • 03/06/20

    Miss Papa-Adams recommends... Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll.

    Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
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  • 03/06/20

    Mr Litchfield recommends … The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz.

    This is the first book from my favourite series of stories, they're adventurious and funny  - well worth a read!
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  • 02/06/20

    Mrs Walton recommends...The Family from One End Street

    ‘THE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET’ by Eve Garnett was my favourite book when I was about 9 years old. It is the story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. Father is a dustman and Mother a washerwoman. Then there's all the children - pr...
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  • 01/06/20

    Miss Bunce recommends... Wonder by R J Palacio

     We can all choose to be kind. 
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  • 01/06/20

    Mrs Sedgewick recommends The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars.

    The Midnight Fox is about Tom, a town boy, who is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on his Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. He finds country life every bit as strange and uncomfortable as he feared. But soon, he discovers a rare black fox with green eyes, l...
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