Children Book Reviews

Name: Donna Burkert
08 April 2021;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Ivy Pink Floyd is no ordinary girl, she believes she can communicate with animals and tries her hardest to tell the good folk of Southwold what they need to do to make their pets lives better. Her foster father beseeches her not to make a rumpus so that she can continue to stay with them, and...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
08 April 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

Dinosaur books are usually always a winner so I had high hopes for this, and wasn't disappointed. Written by Matt Robinson, author of the award winning Do you Love Bugs?, it follows a similar style of bright, cartoony illustrations and a chatty style of writing. The text is clearly laid out an...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
07 April 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

When seven-year-old Kirsten Bramble made a film to find her Dad a new girlfriend, it went viral and the Brambles are now reality TV stars. They live in a big house and have plenty of money. Starboard begins when Kirsten is 11 and her show is not doing so well; audience figures...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 April 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

Starboard follows Kirsten Brambles, a child reality TV star who is apparently happy and successful with everything she could have dreamt for. Except that everything is pretty much a façade and a concoction by the TV company. On a school trip to the SS Great Britain in B...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
07 April 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

An emotional story which makes it the perfect empathy read for children. Lucas is a lonely boy who appears to have everything, but we read on to discover that material possessions are no substitute for a loving happy family. During the holidays, he is placed by his remote and emotionally unava...

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Name: Megan Webb
06 April 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

Invented by Animals looks at over 30 different animals in detail and how they have influenced scientists and inventors to create new technology. Ranging from sharks and their skin inspiring high-tech swimsuits which were banned after the 2000 Olympics, to eagles and their impr...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
05 April 2021;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Waiting for Murder is a page-turning middle grade thriller suitable for lower secondary school students. The main characters Dan and Florence, both bored during the school holidays, meet up during one long hot summer. But boredom quickly turns to adventure when they get caught...

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Name: Ashin Age 10
05 April 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This book is a great addition to the series that I loved, as it just immersed me into the story and made me feel as part of the detective crew. I would recommend this book and this series to 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 year olds, or anyone who loves detective books. It's a funny, entertaining and myster...

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Name: Evie Age 10
05 April 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Zaiba and Poppy are enjoying planning the treasure trail at the summer fete. Meanwhile, Hassan and Ali are baking in the baking contest. Suddenly, they hear a scream which leaves Zaiba, Poppy and Ali teaming up with their arch-enemy - Marian - and investigating. Book in three words: Suspects,...

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Name: Emily Weston
05 April 2021;

Genre: Family & Home

In A Girl Called Joy, Joy manages to see magic everywhere she goes, which, in a family that travel the world for her parents jobs, means she sees it all over the world. She knows that ordinary days can be changed just with a hint of the magic you can find all around you. <...

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