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  • A Place Called Perfect

    A place called Perfect

    Name: Emily Age 10
    24 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    I loved this book because it is super mysterious and you can't guess what is going to happen. When Violet moves to Perfect weird things start to happen; everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind. What are the Archer brothers - who run Perfect - hiding?

  • Kat Wolfe Investigates

    Kat Wolfe Investigates

    Name: Fiona Dalu-Chandu
    23 May 2018;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    This is the first Lauren St John book I have ever read as I am not normally into mysteries, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Kat and her Mum move to Bluebell Bay on the Jurassic Coast from London, in search of a better life. Her Mum takes over the local vet surgery and Kat decides to start pet sitt...

  • The Oceanic Times

    The Oceanic Times

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    23 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Oceanic Times is very different from any other non-fiction books about marine life that I have read. It has been designed to echo the layout and style of a newspaper, however this is a newspaper with a difference, for its readership appears to be sea creatures themselves! For example, 'comp...

  • Chicken on the Roof

    Chicken on the Roof

    Name: Alison Kelly
    22 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is Matt Goodfellow's second anthology: it brings together humour, lyricism and contemplation with a voice that never fails to engage. As well as writing poetry, he is well known for his performances so it's not surprising that so many of the poems lend themselves to joyful and robust perform...

  • The Prehistoric Times

    The Prehistoric Times

    Name: Sam Phillips
    21 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Prehistoric Times gives its reader an insight to the age of the dinosaur, providing a light-hearted overview of the species in its unique newspaper format. With easy access to smart phones, tablets and laptops, I no longer have the need to read a 'real newspaper'. The days when most families...

  • Bugs!

    Explorer: Bugs!

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    21 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    This book is part of a series published in association with the Natural History. Already familiar with the tremendous Wallbooks from What On Earth Publishing, I was eager to dive into this new series to find out more about this new offering. The style is delightfully retro; the reader is swiftly...

  • The Oceanic Times

    The Oceanic Times

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    18 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    As soon as you see the jazzy and humorous front cover, this is a book you want to pick up and look at. It is a cross between a non-fiction, newspaper and activity book, with the headline 'All the news from under the sea'. Using only one colour, blue of course, it covers a large assortment of int...

  • Elizabeth and Zenobia

    Elizabeth and Zenobia

    Name: Emily Age 10
    16 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    I love this book because Elizabeth is timid and Zenobia is outgoing. When the girls arrive at Witheringe House something is in need of their help.

  • The Chocolate Factory Ghost

    The Chocolate Factory Ghost

    Name: Emily Age 10
    16 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    I liked this book because it's a mystery and mysteries are one of my favourite type of book. When Archie arrives at his new home, Honeystone Hall, things are not as they seem.

  • The Children of Castle Rock

    The Children of Castle Rock

    Name: Emily Age 10
    16 May 2018;

    Genre: Adventure

    When Alice, Jesse and Fergus go on the Great Orienteering Challenge, Alice sees her chance to venture onto the island of Nish.