Children Book Reviews

Name: Jo Clarke
01 June 2021;

Genre: Environment

In Melt, two lives seemingly poles apart are thrown together in a quest to seek answers and, most importantly to survive. Bea is always the new girl. Her Dad's job means that she is forever moving home, moving schools, losing friends and trying to fit in. Yutu lives a t...

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Name: Hamizah Aziz
01 June 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

A book for young readers but as a 30 something, I enjoyed reading it! The book has everything; adventure, humor, sibling love, and friendship. Jane Austen Investigates - The Abbey Mystery by Julia Golding tells the story of young Jane Austen as a young detective. When an accident in the family...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

The Incredible Record Smashers is an absolutely cracking story from Jenny Pearson, author of the brilliant The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates (a whole class read with my Year 6 class that they loved!) It is another perfect blend of humour and heart. The author tackl...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

This is a brilliantly appealing book of exciting STEM experiments using a range of easily sourced, inexpensive items. The book itself is a whopping A4 size and looks and feels glossy and quite luxurious! Each experiment is clearly explained with numbered and captioned instructions and great vi...

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Name: Emily Age 9
01 June 2021;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

I don't like this book, I love it. There are so many things you can imagine with it, that's why I love the book

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

A fantastical fantasy quest through a portal into another world. Two ( reluctant) young friends, Rohan and Myra, must challenge the darkly mischievous Fairy Queen for the return of Rohan's baby sister, who the Queen has stolen to be her latest changeling. Otherland is inventive, creativ...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2021;

Genre: Funny Stories

An Engaging and exciting story which is full of hilarious humour and heart whilst tackling important wellbeing issues, such how to manage and harness (perfectly normal) feelings of anger without tempers (or smoothies and paint) exploding! Nine year old Scarlett is touchy, feisty and bol...

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Name: Linda Canning
01 June 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Secret Detectives is a historical mystery, set on a ship sailing from India. When orphan Isobel sets sail on the S.S. Marianna, the last thing she expects is to make new friends... or to solve a murder! Thrust into a world she doesn't understand, Isobel must catch the murd...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
01 June 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen have been friends since their schooldays. Now they are Royal Navy recruits and, as the story starts, are on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy and they are on their way to Russia to deliver vital su...

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Name: Andrew Mullen
31 May 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

Starboard tells the story of a young reality TV star, struggling with the fickle nature and pressures of fame, and of one of the most famous ships in British history, the SS Great Britain. Whilst on a school trip to the SS Great Britain, Kirsten feels a connection with the ship and so begins a...

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