Children Book Reviews

Name: Moly Cameron
27 June 2014;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This book has an amusing characteristic to it and it's a fascinating story that is full of mystery and regret. Scarlett is a young girl who had a dad that was a thief and sadly he died and then she finds this small old rusty box that has interesting things in there. This object that she finds is...

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Name: Elizabeth Harris
28 May 2014;

Genre: Friends and family

Shouty Kid by Simon Mayle is a laugh-out-loud read. 10-year-old Harry is on a mission to rescue his family from impending financial ruin, after the failure of his dads film writing career. Harry plans to write and produce his own zombie movie, Eat the Parents. Meanwhile, he is desperate to impr...

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Name: Graham Marks
18 May 2014;

Genre: Adventure

It is now a hundred years since World War 1 broke out, and this is the turbulent backdrop against which Bernard Ashley's latest novel takes place. It was a time of great change - Man had only very recently taken to the air and, with the world now at war, also a time of huge uncertainty. The story...

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Name: zahra Age 9
30 April 2014;

Genre: Young fiction

I liked the mischef and the amazing witch world and the school, plus the imagination Jill Murphy puts in your mind

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Name: Melanie Chadwick
30 April 2014;

Genre: Real life

Full of action, both on and off the pitch, this book is bang on target. Charlie Merrick's bunch of misfit friends love football, but they're just not very good at it. Their team, North Star Galaxy, are desperately fighting the battle against relegation in the under 12s league. Their chances do...

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Name: Alison Young
28 March 2014;

Genre: Adventure

The lovely, rhythmic opening poem ('Sky-High' p. 9) in this collection gives the book its title: William's rocket trip to the moon and beyond sees him returning with a 'trail of stars' that he brings home to keep them 'safe in jars'. It's an appropriate metaphor for the poems in this book as they...

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Name: Lucy Russell
19 March 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Mattie is part of a large and chaotic family, where money is in short supply but love and affection certainly is not. This story continues the ups and downs of daily life with Mattie deciding to organise a 'Royal Variety Performance' for her mum's birthday. As she goes about recruiting acts and t...

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Name: Mikeala Morgans
12 March 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Grace's dad has moved out and her mum needs to go to hospital. Try as she might to convince her mum to let her stay, she is sent to live on a farm in Yorkshire with her temperamental estranged Grandfather. She quickly meets and forms a strong bond with the free spirited Megan, her pig - Claude...

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Name: Tracy Hart
23 February 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Through the experiences of a young girl, 15-year-old Parvana (Deborah Ellis has introduced her previously in The Breadwinner, Pavana's Journey and Mud City), the reader learns what life is like for the people, particularly women, of Afghanistan. Suspicion surrounds a land that has been divided...

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Name: Elizabeth Harris
16 January 2014;

Genre: Adventure

Barrington Stoke has released four new titles in the 'Little Gems' series. The already published stories are presented in a mature 'chunky book' format designed to support the transition to independent reading. As a child's first independent read, these books would instantly be loved. Their in...

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