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===[[Across the Divide Take Me In by Anne BoothSabine Durrant]]===
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It's not pleasant, the first time Marcus and Tessa meet Dave. They'I want all children ve taken their toddler, Josh, to know that they CAN already make Greece on holiday and in the world a better placeblink of an eye something awful happens. Tessa isn't there, and that there are other peopleMarcus isn't looking, now and but Dave steps in history and in fiction, who stand alongside them in thisdisaster is averted. Just.They''This is what author Anne Booth said about re grateful to him, of course they are, but after the inspiration behind her latest children's book usual hand shakes and this thoughtful story about family, friendship weeping hugs and being brave enough the offer to speak up buy lunch for what you believe should help everyone, they're a little relieved to return to achieve this. In Across the Divide she cleverly combines current issues regarding peace and conflict their villa and live out the history rest of conscientious objectors during World War 1 their week in peace. Just a moving portrayal tight little 3-person family unit. Because although Dave is a nice chap, and although of young people trying to make sense of the world and the decisions made by adultscourse they owe him a great deal, he is a little, well, intense. [[Across the Divide Take Me In by Anne BoothSabine Durrant|Full Review]]
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===[[A Child Called Happiness Go Ask Fannie Farmer by Stephan CollishawElisabeth Hyde]]===
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Mazowe Valley, 2011 – Natalie hears a sharp cry that she thinks at first Eighty-one-year-old Murray Blaire hoped for the best when he waited for his three children to arrive one Friday night. He might be a birdretired lawyer, a state legislator, elected congressman and now an amateur farmer but turns out to he knew that there could be trouble when Ruth and George arrived. Ruth, a babycorporate lawyer, abandoned would find fault and want to the birds on the kopjetalk about him going into a retirement home. She is there with her uncle George, a nurse, would argue and they take the childLizzie, a professor of English Literature, back to his farm initially who lived locally and kept and then to a local village where it is taken invisited him regularly, would be unpredictable. They do not report it Murray hoped that all would go smoothly, but that simply wasn't going to the policehappen. [[A Child Called Happiness Go Ask Fannie Farmer by Stephan CollishawElisabeth Hyde|Full Review]]
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===[[Running Amok (DCI Spearing and DI Devlin Series Book 2) Riddle of the Runes by Paul HughesJanina Ramirez]]===
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DS Kevin Devlin has settled into his new job at Scotland Yard very quicklyThe name Janina Ramirez is well known: her television programmes on cultural history, especially of early medieval times, although he didn't have much choice but to hit the ground runningare both lively and informative. When we last saw him quite She shares her extensive learning with a few of the rogue element at MI5 light hand (and others who were causing Spearing a frequent giggle) and Devlin difficulties were conveniently dead her enthusiasm encourages students and as Spearing has gone missing, Devlin can't help but wonder if Spearting was involved in some way in bringing this convenient solution aboutviewers alike to explore further the subjects she discusses. Whilst he might have wanted to search for Spearing, thereBut how will that translate into children's upheaval at fiction? Will her academic desire for accuracy make the Yard: story dull and fact-packed? Will she hold up the new commissioner is offering deals action to corrupt officers. They can leave with a year's pay in lieu of notice or they can be prosecuted. Unsurprisingly there are suddenly display her considerable knowledge? Nope, not a lot bit of empty desks - and a promotion opportunity for Devlin. it! [[Running Amok (DCI Spearing and DI Devlin Series Book 2) Riddle of the Runes by Paul HughesJanina Ramirez|Full Review]]
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===[[The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French]]===
===[[The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:TeensFantasy|TeensFantasy]]
''None of them believed me. Nobody believed I really couldnThe Grey Bastards''t remember what happened to my brotheris an absolute triumph! Fantasy, action and adventure cleverly wrapped around a super plot and well written characters, this book is so much fun. I wanted to scream at them to listen. BecauseA word of caution though, this is not suitable for all readers. As the first time in tittle suggests there is a lot of bad language, a longLOT of bad language, long thrown around all the timein general speech. In addition to this there is also some sex and sexual language too, I was there is some violence but this is not actually telling very explicit and not as constant as the language and bawdy jokes. If this bothers you then this is not the truthbook for you.For anyone who doesn''t mind then this is an absolute must read. [[The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French|Full Review]]
Ed Clayton is a teller of tall stories. He just can't help it - even though he knows and everybody else knows that most of what comes out of his mouth is complete fantasy. It all started when Ed's father was accused of fraud and sent to prison. Then mum's mental health went to pieces. Then, with nobody bringing money into the house, poverty - real, grinding, poverty - set in and life became all about scratching about for pennies and visiting the food bank. All of this is horribly shaming, so is it any wonder that Ed has become a bit of a Billy Liar, hiding the truth of his home life in the hopes the power of imagination can make it all disappear?[[The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater|Full Review]]<!-- North Dahl -->
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===[[84K The Boy at the Door by Claire NorthAlex Dahl]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Dystopian Fiction|Dystopian Fiction]]
Can you put a price on human life?[[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]]
Theo can, he calculates Cecilia is picking her daughters up from swimming when the worth pool's receptionist asks a quick favour of each person her – to drop off a little boy from the pennyclass as his parents seem to have forgotten to collect him. The Company own everything pool is about to close, and everyone, including handing it's not a big ask although Cecilia is somewhat put out punishments for crimethat it will interrupt her routine. Theo sleepwalks through life keeping his head down whilst working for the Criminal Audit Office. Doing just But, minor inconvenience isn't really a good enough work reason to avoid anyone noticing him, he calculates, without emotion, say no so she agrees and bundles the cost of boy whose name is Tobias into the crimes filling his inboxcar with her girls. They are variables on This is a spreadsheetdecision that will change her life, a simple mathematical equation, the expense of solving the crime added to how and that minor inconvenience quickly becomes something much the victim would have contributed to their community. Prisons are uneconomical so criminals in this world pay their debt to society in cold hard cashlarger that will haunt her every waking moment. [[84K The Boy at the Door by Claire NorthAlex Dahl|Full Review]]
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===[[Walls Showtime (Dance Trilogy) by Emma FischelJean Ure]]===
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When NedSecond years. The girls couldn's parents decide t believe that they can no longer stay together 'd made it through the first year - in fact they come up with what they think is an ingenious plan'd all made it, all eight of them, which is to divide their house in twowas most unusual. Usually some were thrown out - they might have grown too tall, so that there will be a mum side and a dad side, and didn't look right or didn't have the children can spend a week on either side at a timecommitment required. Whilst his parents hope this will be less disruptive, Ned is incensed by the walls Maddie felt a bit nervous when she thought about that spoil his beautiful home and stop him from moving through the house last bit as he used tothere'd been a point when she might have been thrown out for that reason. The walls make him angry, and She's now determined that anger grows and grows until one dayshe ''really'' does want to be a ballet dancer, Ned suddenly discovers that the walls are no longer important because he can walk through them! except... [[Walls Showtime (Dance Trilogy) by Emma FischelJean Ure|Full Review]]
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===[[Mr PeacockThe Gravediggers's Possessions Bread by Lydia SysonFrederic Dard and Melanie Florence (translator)]]===
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On Blaise is at a remote volcanic island off the coast of New Zealandloose end, for having left Paris on a wild goose chase for a job, which was his friend's idea, he's stuck outside a family of settlers struggle call box waiting to make such an unforgiving place report back before he gets the train. The woman in the post office using the payphone finally finishes her business, and leaves him with a home. When strong impression – as well as a ship appearswallet dropped to the floor containing several days' good money, they feel that their wishes have been granted and their community reinvigorated – but high hopes are swiftly dashed , when he tracks her to the village funeral directors', signs of her infidelity. Lo and behold he is given a vulnerable boy disappearsjob as the woman's husband's assistant, although she also starts to employ him in sending messages to her amour, her childhood love before circumstances changed. As both settlers Blaise is of course deeply in love with the woman by now, and newcomers come together in hates the search for two obstacles preventing him from being with her. One is the childlover, they uncover fara brutish bloke with little prospects and a bad case of epilepsy. Surely he will not fall by the wayside, far more than they were looking for – discovering dark secrets about both and surely the island and those who inhabit it. brick wall of fate keeping Blaise from his intended destiny will remain two men tall? [[Mr PeacockThe Gravediggers's Possessions Bread by Lydia SysonFrederic Dard and Melanie Florence (translator)|Full Review]]
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===[[Nightfall Berlin Boy Underwater by Jack GrimwoodAdam Baron]]===
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I have heard it said that the best way to begin to tell a story Cymbeline Igloo (yes, that’s his real name!) is to create a multi-dimensional characternine years old, imbued with compelling layers of detail - be it backstoryand he has never been swimming, character quirks or behaviours. The point seems to and this wouldn’t be a really big problem except for the fact that in creating a character in such a way you begin to reflect the truth of life wherein people are by definition multi-dimensional school bully has somehow got the impression that Cym is actually an amazing champion swimmer, and thus, you bring your story has challenged Cym to life. In Major Tom Fox, Grimwood has successfully created just such a character. In one man he gifts us an exciting and honourable figure who somehow simultaneously manages race at their very first school swimming lesson! He tries to present as damaged and flawed. Grimwood provides some character history for Fox which clearly informs research swimming on the actions of internet, but there’s an accident at the character but I would suggest pool that rather than any written history provided for Major Fox, it is initially, sees Cym embarrassed in the way he interacts with front of the other characters and drives the action of the story kids, but that we come to know himresults in his mum having a breakdown. Why has she never taken Cym swimming? And why does his accident at the pool create such devastation in Cym’s life? [[Nightfall Berlin Boy Underwater by Jack GrimwoodAdam Baron|Full Review]]
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===[[Beginning to End Smoking Kills by Paul HughesAntoine Laurain and Louise Rogers-Lalaurie (translator)]]===
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Sir Mark WrightMeet Fabrice Valantine. He's a headhunter, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, based at New Scotland Yard was aware that the Met was riddled with corruptionand a successful one too, but in 1967 times were changing and Wright was determined that he was going to upgrade the service by ridding it of corrupt officers and bringing an office in new technologyParis. UnsurprisinglyAll around him however his world is changing – yes, there were is a lot of people against him: some were making very good money on the side and quite a few of the old-timers weren't too keen new ban on smoking in all this technology nonsenseworkplaces. They didn't think walkieGoaded by his non-talkies would really work smoking wife, even though they met over an ashtray, of sorts, he sees a hypnotist who had success with a mutual friend in stopping their nicotine habit. The session seems to have been successful, however he faces the prospect of having such a change to his own personality, his imbued habits and computers would lifestyle, with fear, when he realises it will never really catch onagain grant him any pleasure. One of WrightHe needs this pleasure when further changes at work come about – but it's first actions was to bring in some new blood: what came to be known as 'he replaces the trained brains' - people habit with qualifications in specific areas who could introduce new ideas, whilst being mentored by that will surprise the older, more experienced officersmost. [[Beginning to End Smoking Kills by Paul HughesAntoine Laurain and Louise Rogers-Lalaurie (translator)|Full Review]]
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===[[Kat Wolfe Investigates (Kat Wolfe 1) The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Lauren St JohnHelen Cullen]]===
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Kat Wolfe lives with her mum, William Woolf is a vetletter detective, working in the Dead Letters Depot in East London . He spends his days deciphering smudged addresses, tracking down mysterious people and following a break-in they decide that the time has come to move out reading endless letters of the city. Katlove, guilt, death, a confirmed animal loverhope, is delighted when her mum accepts the offer of a job on the idyllic Dorset coast as the job comes with one special condition. They must agree to adopt the previous owner's cat. However this presents a problem that Kat had not foreseen for the cat is a wild Savannah who resists all Kat's attempts to sooth and tame him. Furthermore when she starts a pet-sitting agency to make pocket money Kat's problems mount up. The owner of her first charge disappears leaving a series of mysterious clues behind himeveryday life. What started out as a promising escape from city life quickly escalates into a mystery that deepens and becomes steadily more dangerous. Luckily Kat has her new friend Harper to support and help her. Although Harper is laid up with two broken legs thanks to a horse riding accident she is not about to let that stop her getting involved. Harper is a language and coding whizz and she and Kat are determined solve the clues and make people listen to them. Even if they can't do that by themselves they know that they have their animal friends to help. Can the team work together to save the day? [[Kat Wolfe Investigates (Kat Wolfe 1) The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Lauren St JohnHelen Cullen|Full Review]]
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===[[Underwater Breathing by Cassandra Parkin]]===
[[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] ==[[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]] A tumble-down Edwardian house that will sooner rather than later tumble down the mud cliffs and away into the sea is where we meet Jacob and Ella. They share a bathroom in the turret, old and cold and not really supposed to be used…but this is where they hide away from the shouts The Weight of their parents' arguments. Here they play the Underwater Breathing game, submerging themselves in the water holding their breath for as long as they can. For sixteen year old Jacob it's just a way of drowning out the arguments…but for Ella it is more than that. She is terrified of the sea, of the fact that it will come and swallow their house. She needs to know that she can survive under water. She has to practice. [[Underwater Breathing Thousand Feathers by Cassandra Parkin|Full ReviewBrian Conaghan]] <!-- Glendinning -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0715652915.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0715652915/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]
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[[image:5starBobby Seed's mum has MS and it's getting worse. Bobby, who is seventeen, shoulders most of her care. And he also keeps house and also looks after his little brother Danny. He gets some help from his best friend Bel, who has her own reasons for spending as much time as possible not at home, but it's still a slog. But Bobby doesn't mind because he loves his mum and they have a wonderful relationship, mostly based on taking the mickey out of each other. Bobby also attends a support group for young carers. It's a bit daft with all the role play exercises and the like, but it's nice to meet other kids in the same boat as you. Especially Lou, the American boy with the weird way of speaking and the Vespa and the air of cool. Bobby can barely keep his eyes off Lou.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Historical FictionThe Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan|Historical FictionFull Review]]
The Tudor era is often chosen for historical fiction because it has such a wealth of intrigue, plots and machinations. The regular cast of courtly characters are usually rich and powerful, with so many to choose from that the well never seems to run dry and the characters are often those high up in the circles of power, or those prepared to do anything to get there. This book, however, is totally different. Set in the mid–to–late 1500s we see the world through the eyes of Agnes Peppin, a young, poor woman. As a woman she can either marry, or join a convent. Since Agnes has disgraced herself then she has no choice at all, and she is sent to join the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey. [[The Butcher's Daughter by Victoria Glendinning|Full Review]]
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===[[The Brighton Mermaid Old Religion by Dorothy KoomsonMartyn Waites]]===
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In 1993, two teenagers stumble across a horrific scene The Cornish village of St Petroc isn't on the beach as theytourist trail: there're sneaking home after an un-authorised night out: a body of a young womans nothing particularly pretty, or historic, partially strippedor interesting about it, totally deceased. The find hits which might be one of the girls in different waysreasons why Tom Killgannon is there. Nell becomes obsessed with finding the identity of the girl – who she calls ' He had been an undercover policeman, but something had gone badly wrong and now he's in witness protection and working in the Brighton Mermaidlocal pub. St Petroc feels safe and it'' because s put a good deal of a distinguishing tattoo – whereas Jude just wants to forget it ever happened. Fast forward 25 years distance between him and Nell is still haunted by what happened that nightsome very violent people. With few leads to go He's got an on-again, off-again relationship with the Police closed the case without cracking it, and so it remains one of those unsolved mysteries that become part of local folklorepolicewoman, but Nell struggles to let sleeping dogs, or even sleeping mermaids, lie. As for Jude, well no one knows if with the on-again bits coinciding with the discovery still haunts times when her because no one knows where she ishusband's away. Shortly after that fateful night, she too disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. There It's more to Brighton than Stag Dos and Gay Pridenot an exciting life, but right now it seemssuits Tom just fine. Until he meets Lila, that is. [[The Brighton Mermaid Old Religion by Dorothy KoomsonMartyn Waites|Full Review]]
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===[[A Taste for Vengeance (A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel) by Martin Walker]]===
===[[The Dragonfly Story: Explaining the death of a loved one to children and families by Kelly Owen]]=== [[image:4star4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:CrimeFor Sharing|CrimeFor Sharing]] ''The Owen family were feeling sad. There used to be five of them. There was Mum, Dad and three children: Abi, Jenny and Joe. But then Abi died. Now there were only four of them. Life felt very strange without their sister, and they were all very unhappy.''
Bruno Courreges is now the police chief for the whole of the Vezere valley, but the promotion is not without its drawbacks, as How does a family cope with the chain loss of command is not quite as clear as it was when he knew that he worked for the mayor. Still, on a cool, damp Sunday afternoon in spring he had other things on his mindbeloved child and sibling?[[The Dragonfly Story: he was watching Explaining the St Denis women's rugby team playing in the regional final. One player stood out: Paulette was the daughter of the local florists and she was the best player that Bruno had ever trained, male or female. He had hopes death of her making the national squad, but there might be a cloud on the horizon - Paulette had been sick loved one to children and had fainted in the showers. [[A Taste for Vengeance (A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel) families by Martin WalkerKelly Owen|Full Review]]
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===[[Marsha's Deal by Laura Solomon]]===
===[[The Silver Hand by Terry Deary]]=== [[image:4.5star4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident ReadersShort Stories|Short Stories]], [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]], [[:Category:Fantasy|Confident ReadersFantasy]]
Aimee like languagesMarsha didn't have an easy ride in life the first time around. She's particularly keen on Latin and enjoys d been afflicted with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva], a sparring session or two with rare disease which turned parts of her teacherbody to bone when they were damaged. Aimee would like nothing better than Finally she was unable to have stand her head stuck in a book all day every daylife any longer and went to Dignitas, the Swiss euthanasia clinic. But She'd thought that's not possible when it's 1918 would be the end, but after cremation her body went straight to hell and you live in the town of Bray she found herself face-to- captured and recaptured by face with the Germans and devil. And that was when she made the British during WWIpact. The Germans are advancing and Aimee's mother decides it's finally time In exchange for details about some of those who had been close to tell her daughter that - their strengths and weaknesses - she is part of a secret spy ring, helping would be reborn on the British. Aimee is desperate same day to help. And help she doesthe same parents, soon uncovering a traitor in the British campbut would live her life free of disease. [[The Silver Hand Marsha's Deal by Terry DearyLaura Solomon|Full Review]]
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===[[The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H Winthrop]]===
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''Grandfather had been gone for two years but I never thought it would be In an ordinary day heisolated Louisiana town, a young black prisoner sits in his dingy cell, staring at the shadow of the window bars cast onto the concrete wall by the evening'd come backs dying sun rays. At midnight, like he will be dead; strapped to a Monday or chair and electrocuted for the rape of a Tuesdaywhite girl, who later committed suicide... I always knew he'd return across the waterHe is resigned to his fate; it is futile to protest his innocence or to expect anyone to believe what really happened; after all, triumphing over love between a black man and a few monsters on the way, I just didn't known whenwhite woman was never going to have a happy ending in a small town filled with small-minded people.''[[The Mercy Seat by Elizabeth H Winthrop|Full Review]]
Azi lives on a Mediterranean island. Since his grandfather left, he has been living with his irascible uncle who owns a busy tourist restaurant. Azi helps out as much as he can and he goes to school and works hard at his lessons. But he isn't really interested in Uncle's restaurant or playing with his classmates. Azi is interested in two things: the sea, and the return of Grandfather.[[The Sand Dog by Sarah Lean|Full Review]]<!-- Penaflor Unsworth -->
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===[[The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid by Tania Unsworth]]===
 
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===Stella's mother died when she was a little girl. Stella is growing up in a house with her dad, who is often away, and her grandmother, who is starting to experience the onset of dementia. This is all hard enough for a young girl, but at the same time Stella finds that she feels like rather an oddball, struggling to fit in at school, and as her grandmother begins to lose her grip on reality, Stella struggles with feeling very alone. When Stella's only school friend suddenly moves away, Stella struggles even more. She is desperate to find out what happened to her mum and to uncover her family's secrets. [[All of This Is True The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid by Lygia Day PenaflorTania Unsworth|Full Review]]===
[[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Teens|Teens]]''Undertow'' is the latest YA novel to hit the best seller lists. It's a study in grief and Miri is its biggest fan. So, when author Fatima Ro comes to Long Island for a book signing, Miri is determined to meet her and takes her friends along. Soleil has writing ambitions of her own and so she is overjoyed when Fatima takes the group of friends under her wing. Penny wants to be noticed and will do anything for Fatima, who notices. And Jonah? Well, Jonah has secrets and Fatima loves secrets... [[All of This Is True by Lygia Day Penaflor|Full Review]]<!-- Longridge Dixen -->
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===[[Silence in the Desert Ascension by David LongridgeVictor Dixen]]===
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As Six girls, six boys. Each in the shadow two separate bays of a single spaceship. They have six minutes each week to seduce and to make their choices, under the Second World War descends upon unblinking eye of the planet, four people on-board cameras. They are explored the contenders in a tale of love and friendship. Henrithe Genesis programme, fulfilling a family tradition in joining the Foreign Legion, Billworld's craziest speed-dating show ever, arriving aimed at Cambridge creating the first human colony on Mars. Leonor, an RAF scholarship, Leo18 year old orphan, struggling to align his beliefs with those is one of his upbringing, and Elisabeth, crossing continents and changing names are all brought together by strife and turmoilthe chosen ones. She has signed up for glory. She has signed up for love. She has signed up for a one-way ticket. As Even if the war ragesdream turns to a nightmare, these men are tested like never before, with trust, loyalty and love leading to decisions that affect both their lives and those all around themit is too late for regrets. [[Silence in the Desert Ascension by David LongridgeVictor Dixen|Full Review]]
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===[[Skylarks The Toad Who Loved Tea by Karen GregoryFaiz Kermani]]===
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Joni Tungtang is halfway through her A levels. But she has a lot more than A levels to think about. Life is pretty tough at the momentnot like other toads. There isnShe can't much money aboutsit still, the family is behind on billstongue protruding, Dad's back is getting worse and worse, and little brother Jack has wait to catch a school trip coming up that fly. Tungtang needs to be paid for. Older brother Jamie got on the sack from his dream job and, although he found somewhere else to work, is a big ball of resentmentmove. To make matters worseSometimes, she even hops right the charity that runs way over to the housing on their estate is running out rotten tree stump in her community of money and thinking Muddy River. And she loves to regale her fellow toads with stories of selling upher exploits. But Joni has That is, until a great group of friends mean old crow comes along and tells Tungtang that a lovely mum real adventure would take her a lot further than a tree stump by a bridge everyone knows. Infuriated by the crow and dad inspired by her grandfather's stories of humans and ancient toad prophecies, Tungtang decides on a teacher who thinks she could get into universityReal Adventure and heads off to the town of Little Cobblestone... [[Skylarks The Toad Who Loved Tea by Karen GregoryFaiz Kermani|Full Review]]
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