Children Book Reviews

Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 June 2017;

Genre: Personal Growth

Tender Earth is the most important book I have read in a long time. It is a book of self-discovery, not only for the main character, 12-year-old Laila Levenson, but also for the reader. As Leila navigates her way through a changing family life, a new school and new friends, sh...

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Name: Catherine Purcell
01 June 2017;

Genre: Personal Growth

Gentle, beautiful story of Laila Levenson as she struggles to find her place in her family, her friendships and her community.Laila is starting secondary school just as her older brother and sister are leaving home; it's a time of change in the household and Laila is feeling a litt...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
28 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

'Everyone knows there aren't any aliens.' Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. Simon Bartram (author and illustrator) fully engages an audience of any age, you will never tire of reading this story. The illustr...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
16 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Ella is an up and coming jazz singer who is struggling to hit the right notes with everyone in her career. Ella is refused the opportunity to sing at one of the biggest joints in town because she and her band of fellas are black. Hearing of this new and amazing talent a very special lady gets in...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
08 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

After her mother's death, a distraught Lemonade Liberty Witt is sent to live with her grandfather in the rural backwater of Willow Creek. And after the thriving metropolitan bustle of San Francisco she finds her new, reduced circumstances somewhat difficult to adjust to. Befriended by the annoyi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This inspiring book introduces the reader to The British Library and to some of the greatest treasures kept there. It's a fabulous celebration of libraries and their importance. Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom are well known for their skill at presenting information and illustration in a way whi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This exciting guide to the human body is beautifully presented and fully of fascinating facts! Divided into clear sections, each dealing with a different topic - e.g. Heart and Blood, Waterworks - this is such an easy to navigate, clearly laid out book. Each of the nine key chapters is sub-divide...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
02 May 2017;

Genre: Adventure

A P Winter's debut novel is a charming and fantastical tale about long-hidden magic and the extraordinary adventure that unfolds when a naive schoolboy unleashes its extraordinary powers. Bert's hum-drum existence spins dangerously out-of-control when a school trip to a new museum opens a doorwa...

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Name: Alison Tarrant
27 April 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a charming historical adventure, set in 1882, follows the fate of Maharajah, an elephant who is sold at auction, and a street boy (think one of Fagin's boys from Oliver Twist). Maharajah is bought by an owner of a zoo, and before they have left Edinburgh a bet has been placed between two...

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Name: June Hughes
24 April 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Dave is a dragon, albeit not a very good one, and is about to fail his Dragon test, despite the best efforts of his despairing parents. Dave, a keen reader, has read about knights and decided this is the life for him, seemingly unaware that the main point of a knight is to slay dragons and rescue...

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