Latest Reviews

Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 July 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Amir and the Jinn Princess by M. T. Khan is a beautiful, enchanting story that takes the reader into the secret realm of the jinn. Everything in Amir's life is planned out. He is the third child of a wealthy businessman in Pakistan. Although he has the best of everythin...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 July 2024;

Genre: Adventure

The Voyage of Sam Singh is the second stunning and enchanting tale from Gita Ralleigh's alternative colonial India. The first in the series, The Destiny of Minou Moonshine, is a vividly lush and adventurous tale of bravery a...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
01 July 2024;

Genre: Early Skills

In Dig, Dig, Dinosaur, we join three little explorers as they search for dinosaurs, hoping to find something really big!  The illustrations are bright and engaging, with only a small amount of text on each page. I really enjoyed the peekaboo-style holes which show the dinosaur bones on...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
01 July 2024;

Genre: Bereavement

The Fun We Had is a beautiful picture book looking back over the time a Nana and little girl have together. Each season, the little girl returns to her Nana's house to visit and they re-visit a memory together. From camping to den making, shell searching to making paper boats,...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
30 June 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Rebel is a good dog. He lives with his owner, 12-year-old Tom, on a sheep farm. Rebel thinks life is just perfect, however, Tom knows that it is not. The King is doubling the taxes, making it almost impossible for people to live. When Tom meets Rider, the leader of the Reds, he is drawn into a...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
26 June 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Live Like a Viking: Discovering the Secrets of the Vikings is a beautifully presented and incredibly informative non-fiction book that delves into the history of the Vikings. These infamous, "bloodthirsty raiders" were so much more than fierce warriors on the hunt for loot and...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
26 June 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I absolutely loved The Houdini Inheritance! What's not to like in a book that has magic, adventure, and trans-Atlantic travel? It's 1926 and Glory and her best friend Dennis are enthralled by the infamous escape artist, Harry Houdini. When his show comes to their hometo...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
25 June 2024;

Genre: Magical Realism

When 10-year-old Mayowa Howard goes to stay with her Grandpa Edward for the summer, she discovers that he is a 'logosalter' - he can jump onto a book, harness the emotions contained within the words of the story, and channel them into the world. Mayowa has also inherited this skill, and, altho...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
21 June 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

This fantastic book is a fun, exciting take on the superhero genre, perfect for a YA audience and older secondary school students. The Love Interest offers action from the start with the main characters Jenna and brand new superhero Blaze meeting as a result of a potentially d...

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Name: Jane Rew
21 June 2024;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Racial prejudice, stereotyping, parental or societal expectations, disadvantage, 'disability' - all these have presented obstacles to success to women down the ages. But there have always been those who have risen to the challenge; whose courage and determination is truly inspiring. <st...

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