==Confident readers==
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{{newreview
|author=Tom Angleberger
|title=Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=In this follow up to ''The Strange Case of Origami Yoda'' there is a new paper finger puppet in school. Harvey has made himself a Darth Vader (Darth Paper) and it is, of course, turning him to the dark side! I hadn't read the original story to begin with, so I must admit that there were times when I wondered quite what was going on! It seems that one of the boys at school, Dwight, made an Origami Yoda finger puppet and this puppet gave his classmates amazing advice, advice that helped them in their school relationships and resolved various problems. Origami Yoda was, undoubtedly, using the force!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419701274</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|summary=Maude is a mermaid who was born with two tails. Her parents tell her it makes her special, stronger and faster, but amongst the other mermaid children it makes her an outcast. She is lonely, and she longs for a friend. Feeling sorry for herself one day she isn't paying attention and she is captured by a fisherman who sells her to a circus. On the same day that Maude was born, Tony was born in a cottage by the sea. He has webbed hands and, like Maude, is teased at school and left lonely and sad. His parents send him to live with the circus, believing he will be accepted and happy there but Tony is still lonely and he misses the sea. But then one day he is put in charge of a new attraction for the circus. A mermaid with two tails...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1897476531</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Joanna Philbin
|title=Celebriteens: In the Spotlight
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=Girls usually get together because they've got something in common and for Lizzie, Carina and Hudson it's their famous parents. Lizzie's mother is a supermodel and even in her thirties she's still one of the most beautiful women in the world. Lizzie's – not. Well, she's not exactly ugly but compared to her mother (and she always is) she just doesn't come up to scratch. Carina's dad is a rich (''very'' rich) businessman and he's determined that C (as she's known) is going to join the company and eventually take over. Carina has other ideas. Hudson wants to make music and you might think that having a pop diva for a mother is a good start, but Hudson's style is different and her mother can't accept that.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407121200</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Helen Grant
|title=Wish Me Dead
|rating=4.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Rural Germany, in modern times. Steffi and her five friends lark about in a deserted building to summon a witch and get her to kill a local celebrity - who does indeed die. When a repeat attempt gifts a decent amount of cash to Steffi it becomes clear she is alone in having her wishes granted. So what will happen when she wishes for the town hunk - hasn't Steffi heard to be careful what you wish for? But how on earth can things get so bad she feels her story deserves *that* title?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0141337702</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Caro King
|title=Kill Fish Jones
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=There are plenty of books around where the main character has to escape the murderous clutches of a magical or supernatural being. There are even a few which look at things from the demon's point of view. But it's rare to find a book which not only recounts the adventures of the intended victim, but also presents the demon as a complex and sympathetic personality in his own right. And which, as a bonus, allows the demon to grow as a character during the course of the story. A difficult challenge for any writer, but 'Kill Fish Jones' by Caro King manages to pull it off with panache and humour.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857381466</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jean Ure
|title=Skinny Melon and Me
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=After Mrs James at school suggests writing a diary is a healthy and cathartic activity, Cherry decides to chronicle her own life. She's of the view that her mental cupboard is in definite need of a good clear out. This is not an entirely surprising view: Cherry's parents went through an acrimonious divorce and things were just getting back to normal when Slimey Roland appeared. Can you believe it, but Cherry's mother only went and married this chinless wonder! And then she moved him in. And then she reneged on her promise to buy Cherry a dog because Roly had ''allergies''!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000742485X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kate Costelloe
|title=The Breakfast Club
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Billie and her three best friends have grown to love the breakfast club they've formed, meeting every Saturday morning to pass the time and discuss the week they've had. Mario's is the perfect venue for it - so it's a huge shock when they find it's closing down! In addition, Billie's mother is adamant that she shouldn't pursue the career in music she wants more than anything, and Billie can't understand why. Can the girls find somewhere else to spend Saturday mornings, and can they persuade Billie's mum that music is what really matters to her?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444902857</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Paula Leyden
|title=The Butterfly Heart
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary='The Butterfly Heart' takes place in Zambia, the beautiful 'butterfly heart' of Africa. The story is told through two voices: Bul-Boo, a young girl who lives with her family and twin sister Madillo, and Ifwafwa, the Snake Man. He is old and wise and has the unique ability to communicate with snakes. The twins' lovely and gentle friend Winifred is in trouble. Her father has died, and his brother has arranged for her to marry his friend, a man old enough to be Winifred's grandfather. Winifred seems resigned to her fate, but Bul-Boo is determined to do something, and in desperation, the twins turn to Ifwafwa.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406327921</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Josh Lacey
|title=Island of Thieves
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=While Tom's parents have their first childless holiday in decades, our hero is supposed to be staying at his uncle Harvey's flat. Unfortunately his uncle is a roustabout adventurer, and with a clue to a treasure's location is himself going to Peru to seek the rest of the map. When Tom invites himself along he has no idea Harvey is already wanted by Peru's biggest criminal, nor what this impetuous decision will lead too...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849392455</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kjartan Poskitt and David Tazzyman
|title=Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head as Typed Out Neatly by Kjartan Poskitt
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Agatha Parrot lives on Odd Street, which is appropriate since her story is rather an odd one. Part school drama, part slapstick farce this is a funny, ridiculous romp of a story!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140525596X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Salman Rushdie
|title=Luka and the Fire of Life
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Back in 1990, Salman Rushdie followed up his controversial 'Satanic Verses' with a book dedicated to his then nine year old son, Zafar, called 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'. Now, his second son, Milan, finally gets a book of his own, although he had to wait until he was 13 for his father to get around to it. 'Luka and the Fire of Life' is very much a follow up to 'Haroun' and it is certainly helpful, although not necessary, if you have read that book as many of the events in the first book are referred to here.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099555328</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Catherine Bruton
|title=We Can Be Heroes
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Ben is spending the summer with his grandparents because his mother is ill again. She won't stop going out for runs and is not eating properly. She's gone back to stressing out about having the "right" cutlery and worrying about technology and health hazards. And her beautiful hair has started falling out. Ben's father was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and with his mother incommunicado, he's feeling very lonely indeed.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405256524</amazonuk>
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