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Top Three: Books for November

Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-Travelling Café by Rupert Kingfisher, illustrated by Sue Hellard

When an evil new government threatens to destroy Paris, Madeleine's friend, Madame Pamplemousse, mysteriously disappears. Madeleine discovers a café in which lives a mysterious contraption; a time-travel machine, cunningly disguised as a coffee machine! Madame Pamplemousse must use the machine to collect the ingredients for her most incredible concoction yet. The fate of Madame Pamplemousse’s shop and Madeleine’s freedom depend upon it!

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Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Tony Ross

Four new stories about a very mischievous boy! Horrid Henry is determined to win the school talent show – now if only he could come up with a talent that would impress everyone… with the right assistant he might just pull off the greatest trick ever!

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Barack Obama, The Making of a President by Dawne Allette

On January 2009, history was made as Barack Obama stepped forward to become the president of the USA. Follow Barack on his extraordinary journey - growing up as the son of a teenage mother, struggling to find direction as a young man, and ultimately becoming one of the world's most powerful leaders.

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Click here for the Book Club featured poem: By Amelia

Amelia, aged 7, has written this great poem caled 'Lighthouse, lighthouse'. Click on the link above to get reading. Get your creative writing hat on and you could be featured on the Book Club pages too! Click here for details of where to send your poems/stories in to.