Children Book Reviews

Name: Kelly Buxton
10 June 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

Skyborn is a tumbling, twisting and turbulent adventure akin to that of Peter Bunzl's Cogheart series. Alice, who has a 'firemark' on her cheek, has turned her back on her privileged life. She is on the run from her grandfather, Lord Pattern, longing for a life of acceptance for who she is. Wh...

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Name: Megan Webb
10 June 2021;

Genre: Young fiction

Aziza's Secret Fairy Door is a fun, magical adventure through Shimmerton, a magical world with fairy princesses and other mythical creatures. Aziza's adventure begins on her birthday when she receives a mysterious present. Inside the mysterious gift is a fairy door, which Aziz...

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Name: Ellen Green
10 June 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

What an appealing read! I was immediately drawn to the strong, magical cover and the colourful inner pages and looked forward to finding out more about the secret life of Indigo Wilde and her family - and the magical creatures they secretly look after! Indigo Wilde and her little brothe...

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Name: Nathan Cox
09 June 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

Otherland by Louie Stowell is an excellent adventure, fantasy story that opens up a whole new realm of magical fairies, gods and creatures where things aren't always as they appear. This story has something for every reader and is very hard to put down. Myra and Rohan are lifelong friends with...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
08 June 2021;

Genre: Adventure

According Billy’s mum, the rules of survival matter more than anything Billy can learn in class - so he's more often then on 'adventures' with her than in school. Billy adores his mum, although she's different from everyone else's, but after she lights a fire in their living room, he is sent t...

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Name: Carol Wright
07 June 2021;

Genre: Friendship

Sarah’s parents, like many others, buy their daughter a 560 mark IV Troofriend as an AI friend. Sarah names her AI friend Ivy. At first, Sarah is not really interested in the new friend her parents have bought her, until she realises this may be a way to make real friends at school. Meanwhile,...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
07 June 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

Young Bastjan is following in his late mother's footsteps, working in a circus troupe, under the instruction of his unpleasant, cruel stepfather and ringmaster, Cyrus Quinn. Forced to face his biggest fears to become a death defying aerialist as his mother was, Bastjan is desperate to gain acc...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
05 June 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

100 Endangered Species has the cute appeal of a gift book but an admirably serious purpose. Focusing on a hundred species that appear on the IUCN Red List, it aims to highlight their uniqueness, their plight and the efforts that are being made to conserve them. The grap...

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Name: Megan Webb
05 June 2021;

Genre: Funny Stories

Scarlett Fife has Big Feelings, which can sometimes get her in trouble. She had been working extra hard to control her anger so she could take the class hamster, Mr Nibbles, home. However, one Friday, William U is unfairly awarded eight Positivity Points, meaning that he is the one to take Mr...

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Name: Benhur Age 10
05 June 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I recommend The Secret Detectives to detective lovers aged 8-12 years old. It is about a girl named Isobel Petty who witnesses a horrific deed - someone being thrown off the S.S. Mariana. Isobel and her two new friends (Sam and Lettie) have a mission to find the culprit before...

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