Children Book Reviews

Name: Donna Burkert
11 April 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Finn doesn't want to be in the Alps on a school residential. He wants to be on his sofa, gaming and eating pizza. Instead, he is walking! And to top it all he's been paired with Milo - or The Professor - as Finn calls him. The brainbox full of useless information. Two misfits thrown together....

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Name: Linda Brown
11 April 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Football is everything for Sam and his dad, they live and breath it. At the weekends his dad supports him as he plays; he never misses a game. However, dad sometimes forgets and gets carried away, celebrates Sam's achievements and then real life kicks in. Money... it's always the same, dad pro...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
10 April 2024;

Genre: Environment

Keisha Jones is a Force of Nature is the second book in the Keisha Jones series by Natalie Denny. Keisha Jones is an 8-year-old activist, with a passion for looking after and saving the planet. After learning about her Grea...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
10 April 2024;

Genre: Personal Growth

13-year-old Kamaria Kessy lives in Philadelphia with her Momma and Baba (father), who are originally from Tanzania. Kamaria loves running and rhythm; she does not handle change well and needs time to come to terms with any changes in her life. So, when she learns that her father's sister, Aunt...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
09 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

12-year-old Yara Sulimayah lives in Bournemouth. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she is left alone and is about to go into care. Things change, however, when she finds a letter left by her mother. It contains a strange set of instructions and, when Yara follows them, she finds...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2024;

Genre: Environment

Tree is the story of a 300-year-old mountain ash in Australia and all the creatures that live on or around that tree. Written by the team that created the award-winning Iceberg, this is a combination of picture book and fact, told in a lyrical voi...

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Name: Reviewer, 13 Age 13
08 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

By the Immortal! Can I just say a huge congratulations to Katherine Rundell for this sublime book! This is definitely the best so far! I can not *wait* for more from her! Impossible Creatures is full of twists and turns, and the characters are exquisitely described. With small...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
08 April 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! is the start of a fresh, fun, new series and a lively, laugh-out-loud way to explore history that will appeal to readers of all ages. Author Greg Jenner has a brilliant cast alongside him: Dr Campbell Price, who is the Egypto...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
05 April 2024;

Genre: Environment

Catherine Barr and Christiane Engel have brilliantly taken the latest research and created this wonderful children's book. The detailed information and carefully chosen language will draw children in to want to know more about this important topic. Colourful illustrations allow readers...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
05 April 2024;

Genre: Magical Realism

A second theatrical, exhilarating and magical adventure at the Wondria - a secret, travelling boarding school within the land of the Hidden Peaks. In The Spectaculars: The Wild Song Contest, Young Harper is now in her second year of her apprenticeship, learning how to b...

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