Children Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
04 March 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Dido is the young daughter of the trainer Antonius. Antonius trains horses and charioteers for Rome's Circus Maximus; the greatest of all the chariot races. Dido dreams of becoming a charioteer herself, but that is impossible as girls in Ancient Rome do not take part in sport of any sort, part...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 March 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

In The Girl with her Head in the Clouds: The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd, 16 year old Dolly Shepherd has no second thoughts when she steps up to be the human target in an apple shooting stunt starring a showman wearing a blindfold. It proves to be just the start of her sens...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
04 March 2021;

Genre: Animals

Truth is stranger than fiction, so the saying goes, and in The Dog that Saved the World (Cup), Phil Earle cleverly draws on not just one but two of the real world stories which surround us, one from over 50 years ago and one much more recent, to create an incredible, emotional...

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Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;

Genre: Environment

I devoured Melt by Ele Fountain in two-sittings. This book left me stunned and collecting my thoughts. Melt is a beautifully written story about two polar opposite worlds colliding and fusing in a feat of survival.I enjoyed the parallel narratives at the beginning...

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Name: Elen Green
04 March 2021;

Genre: Environment

The story of Climate Change tells the story of our climate from the beginning of its formation to the creation of fossil fuels and their use today, and explains how our use of fossil fuels is impacting on our planet. As well as showing human's impact on the planet, there are suggestions for ho...

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Name: Nicola Mansfield
04 March 2021;

Genre: Funny Stories

Wigglesbottom Primary – Dino Chick contains three short stories that are easily accessible and laugh out loud funny, from the title story focusing on the arrival of some eggs in class (imagine the surprise when one of them turns green, what on earth will hatch?). This is follo...

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Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

Orphans of the Tide Shipwreck Island Fans is the second instalment in the Orphans of the Tide series and does not disappoint. Ellie, the inventor's daughter, and Seth, god of the sea, have fled the enemy's city and are in search...

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Name: Jo Clarke
03 March 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Show us Who You Are is a brave and truthful book weaving intriguing scientific possibilities and the harsh realities of social conformity. It is a book which is not 'about' autism but a book that shows what it is like to be autistic and how important it is to be accepted and v...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
02 March 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

You know the tale of Oliver Twist: the boy who asked for more, the reluctant pickpocket and orphan who became heir to a great fortune. Few people know that there was another Twist - a girl brought into the world moments before her brother. Another Twist in the Tale tells her story. Twill Twist...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 March 2021;

Genre: Myths & Legends

If you enjoy stories such as How to Train your Dragon and Who let the Gods out?, then this is a book for you! A story of a Viking 'would-be' thief / hero.Whetstone (it's all in the name!), who hails from the village of Drott, is an orphan who has been 'cared for' by Angrboda (refer...

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