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|title=The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns
|author=Chris Colfer
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=This sequel to [[The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer|The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell]] sees twins Alex and Conner Bailey once again magically transported to the fairy-tale realm, this time with the hope of rescuing their mother. She has been kidnapped by the evil Enchantress, the powerful and wicked entity who cursed Sleeping Beauty. The Enchantress is spreading a dark curse over all of the kingdoms and the fairies seem powerless to stop it. Will Alex and Conner find a way to stop her and save their mother before time runs out?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907411771</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Ninja: First Mission (Ninja Trilogy)
|summary=The hero of our story is nameless. He is only the Samurai, and not even quite that. He is dishonoured, a masterless Samurai, or Ronin. We do not know his master's fate but we can only assume it is death, and that Ronin has fled the field taking his injured dog to safety. The land is desolate and barren and both the text and the superbly drawn illustrations build a feeling of darkness and despair. The path he travels on is lined with skeletons of defeated warriors lashed to wagon wheels. It gives the reader the impression of the road to hell. The young Samurai takes refuge in a ruined palace, yet another sign of devastation upon the land, seeming to exist for the next few days only to care for Cho, his dog, while awaiting the punishment of the gods for his failure. He rises from despair to help others, first to defeat a demon haunting the palace, and then undertaking a journey to find and defeat another deadly demon. Soon the young warrior comes to a village suffering under the most horrific of curses. His courage will be put to the test as he must risk even his beloved Cho to save an innocent girl and lift the curse.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122202</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Thor and the Master of Magic
|author=Kevin Crossley-Holland and Siku
|rating=4
|genre=Dyslexia Friendly
|summary=I grew up with tales of the heroes of Asgard, and this story was always a firm favourite, but today's children are more likely to know Thor from ''The Avengers''. This book is sure to interest any young comic book fans, and the illustrations will certainly help with this, but it is still faithful to the original myth, and in my mind would count as literature, rather than just a fun read - but I wouldn't tell the children that. This is an excellent retelling of Thor's visit to Utgarda - Loki ( the giant king's hall) from Prose Edda a collection of Norse poetry thought to have been compiled by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122210</amazonuk>
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