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|author=Rebecca Hunt
|title=Mr Chartwell
|rating=4.5
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=For a couple of years now Esther Hammerhans has lived alone and money is a little tight. She works in the House of Commons library but it doesn't pay particularly well. Letting the spare room to a lodger seemed like a good idea, but she's somewhat surprised when she sees Mr Chartwell's silhouette. It's the size of a mattress and Mr Chartwell is a dog. A large black dog.
At home in Kent, Winston Churchill wakes up. He's reaching the end of his time in parliament and in some ways he's not surprised to sense that there's a visitor in the room. It's someone he hasn't seen for a while, but the presence of the huge, mute hulk who watched him with a tortured expression was only to be expected. Winston's black dog was back.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905490690</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Peter Doggett
|summary=Limelight Larry is, like most peacocks, a bit of a show-off. He's absolutely delighted to be the star of his very own book, and can't help but preen and boast about how wonderful he is, and how amazing his book will be. When Mouse pops in to the corner of a page, Larry is annoyed to be sharing the limelight, and his frustration grows and grows as more and more creatures show up to talk about Larry's book. How will Larry be able to get the attention he so desperately craves?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408301830</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
|title=Winnie In Space
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Winnie The Witch is back, and this time she has a hankering to go into space. With a wave of her magic wand, she creates a rocket, and she and her cat Wilbur are whizzing along from planet to planet, exploring the cosmos, and getting into all sorts of trouble with space rabbits.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192732188</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rachael Mortimer and Liz Pichon
|title=The Three Billy Goats Fluff
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Mr Troll has a headache. The Billy Goats Fluff keep trip-trapping over his bridge, making an awful racket. He's not happy one little bit. He's cursing the newspaper advert that brought him under the bridge, and desperate for something to stop the goats from ruining his life. Whatever can a troll do in those circumstances?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989904</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tom McCarthy
|title=C
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=''C'' follows the life of Serge Carrefax. Set in the early part of the twentieth century, the reader encounters Serge at various key moments in his life and each of these is quite fascinating and engrossingly related. It's one of those books that is like Dr Who's Tardis - so much happens that when he recalls an earlier part of his life, I found myself thinking 'oh yes, that was in this book too, wasn't it?' The book has been described as post-structuralist but don't let that literary labelling put you off. Yes, it's a complex book that can be read at many levels, (and one which I know I'll come back to), but it's completely readable and not at all 'difficult'.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224090208</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Natasha Narayan
|title=The Book of Bones: A Kit Salter Adventure
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=I thoroughly enjoyed Kit Salter's previous two adventures, [[The Mummy Snatcher of Memphis: A Kit Salter Adventure by Natasha Narayan|The Mummy Snatcher of Memphis]] and [[The Maharajah's Monkey: A Kit Salter Adventure by Natasha Narayan|The Maharajah's Monkey]], so I was looking forward to her latest outing. Here in ''The Book of Bones'' I read anxiously as Kit and her friends were kidnapped by their arch enemies, The Baker Brothers. The Baker Brothers tell them that one of the friends has been poisoned, but not which one, and the only way to save themselves is if they undertake a dangerous journey to China in search of an ancient book about martial arts, the Book of Bones. En route the children do battle with pirates, doctors of phrenology as well as the Emperor's army. Will they discover which of them has been poisoned, or find the magical book, before it's too late...?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849162417</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Daniel Pennac
|title=School Blues
|rating=4.5
|genre=Politics and Society
|summary=Daniel Pennac's book discusses the issue of children who struggle at school, and offers some ideas on how teachers can and should help them. It is not a dry textbook on educational theory. He writes from personal experience, as a teacher and novelist who was once 'un cancre', translated here as a dunce or a bad student.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1906694648</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=L A Weatherly
|title=Angel
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=If you loved the [[Twilight by Stephenie Meyer|Twilight]] series, you will also love ''Angel'', the first book in a new paranormal trilogy. However, even if you are among those who didn't see the attraction of Ms Meyer's books, there's a very good chance you will enjoy this: L A Weatherly is a gifted writer, and her take on paranormal romance is expertly crafted, full of exciting plot twists and well-rounded characters.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409521966</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Daniel Swift
|title=Bomber County
|rating=4
|genre=History
|summary=Bomber County is, of course, Lincolnshire where squadrons of Beaufighters, Wellingtons, Halifaxes and Lancasters were huddled in hangars for combined raids against enemy targets in German occupied Europe. As the war progressed the targets escalated, from attacks against the German Fleet, the industrial complex of the Ruhr and later, with the aim of breaking enemy morale, the targets included the cities - including Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden and Cologne. Night after night, crews already warmly dressed in jerseys and thick woollen socks zipped themselves into flying suits and made their way towards the enemy coast. Conditions were cramped and the temperatures plummeted as they gained altitude flying by the light of the moon to their appointed destinations.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241144175</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Richard Tarnas
|title=The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View
|rating=5
|genre=History
|summary=With plaudits such as 'Ten years in the making' and a 'US Bestseller', this book has serious pedigree. It is a serious book in content also. At its very heart is the link between the disciplines of philosophy, religion and science. Small sentence, huge implications, I'm thinking right at the outset. Where to begin? Well, all the chapters are usefully sub-divided into bite-sized pieces. So, although this book may look daunting to some at first glance, the subject matter can be broken down very easily. Therefore, it starts with a section headed 'The Greek World View' and as many might expect, covers Socrates, Plato and Homer.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184595162X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Royal and Ancient
|title=Decisions on the Rules of Golf 2010 - 2011
|rating=4.5
|genre=Sport
|summary=The rules of golf are complex, but designed so that they give no unfair advantages or disadvantages to any players across the full range of abilities. Followed faithfully and honestly they should ensure a fair and comfortable game for all. But times have changed and there are always situations which are not explicitly covered by the rules. The Royal and Ancient receives over three thousand written requests for clarification each year – and these are not frivolous requests since they will only be considered if they are submitted by a representative of the committee in charge of the particular competition. 'Decisions on the Rules of Golf' is the accumulated wisdom on situations which might be considered ambiguous.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>060062045X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sophie McKenzie
|title=Blood Ransom
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=
It's not enough to find out you're a clone and to have both a renegade scientist and a fundamentalist terrorist group trying to kill you. Oh no. Because when MI5 and the FBI relocate you, they condemn you to living thousands of miles away from the only other person in the world that might understand what you've been through. It's safer that way, apparently.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847387632</amazonuk>
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