Children Book Reviews

Name: Jemma Jeffrey
08 October 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

National Trust: A Story of the Seasons is a timeless treasure.  At first sight it is beautiful, with its matt, embossed hardback cover detailed with colourful, delicate illustrations.  Upon opening this book, the reader learns that we follow different habitats across t...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
08 October 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

It's always useful to have a few creepy books to recommend around Halloween - and through the year for those who like their reading spine-tingling. The Haunting of Fortune Farm is a good title to add to old favourites. Edie and her younger brother, Pip, have been sent t...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
07 October 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Eglantine lives in a magical house called Huswyvern, one of just three sentient houses in the land. But she needs to find her Witchspark to maintain its magic and as her family and home are threatened by the machinations of her uncle and the evil Whistlewitch, Eglantine turns to Miss H...

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Name: Jo Clarke
04 October 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

In The Haunting of Fortune Farm, Edie and her brother Pip are being looked after by their grandmother, Lolly, in her cottage in Ireland. The landscape of Silent Valley is rugged and full of atmosphere, beautifully presented by the skilful writing of Sophie Kirtley. The reader...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
04 October 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Others is a fantastically gripping, suspenseful and intriguing novel which has a bizarre true snippet of history as its starting point. In 1900, a prize was introduced, intended to reward the first person to achieve extraterrestrial communication. Merrett...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Murder at Wintertide, a gripping festive thriller, takes the reader on a murder mystery adventure, gathering clues that are fringed with danger.  George is going to spend Christmas with his grandpa by the sea. He loves his grandpa and is especially looking forward to the festi...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
02 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This gripping crime thriller set against a seasonally snowy backdrop is just the ticket for a page-turning Christmas read. In Murder at Wintertide, George is excited about a cosy, wintry, family holiday by the sea - especially spending time with his dad and gr...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
01 October 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Magical Mountain Rescue is the fourth book in the Wildsmith series for younger readers, in which the young Wildsmith, Rowan, is coming to terms with her gifts (speaking to animals). After her adventures in the previous books, Rowan has been looking forward to...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
01 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Joseph Coelho has a mighty talent for reworking traditional tales into something creepily original with a hint of humour that makes them irresistible to children (remember the wonderful 'Fairy Tales Gone Bad' series?). In Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter, Aladdin's world of genies, lamps a...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
01 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

What a beautifully written story by Natasha Farrant! If you love Enid Blyton but wished her stories could be whisked into 2024, then look no further!  The Secret of Golden Island is full of the kinds of action and adventure that are in Blyton's stories, but more comple...

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