Children Book Reviews

Name: Margaret Pemberton
30 May 2024;

Genre: School Stories

Kamal desperately wants to be one of the 'cool' kids at school, but life is not making it easy. So, when he finds a book called 'The Cheat Book' he decides to take any advice that it can give him. With the help of his best friends and his inner 'angels', from his Muslim heritage, he hopes to u...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 May 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Fiona Longmuir's new book 'Freya’s Gold' is an exciting new adventure full of twists and turns that keep you thoroughly entertained. Edge is no ordinary seaside town, and Freya loves living there because it feels like something strange could happen at any moment. Freya lives w...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
29 May 2024;

Genre: Animals

Beautifully presented, Beasts from the Deep offers a fascinating and absorbing look at the mysterious creatures which inhabit the depths of the ocean. The introduction carefully explains that there is much that is unknown about the deep sea, 'a vast environment that, despite n...

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Name: Olivia Age 11
28 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

I absolutely love Which Way to Anywhere! It's full of adventure and fun and is a really good read. Cressida always comes up with good names that people don't usually get called. I have read every single book in the How to Train Your Dragon and <a href="/books/the-wizards-of-on...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
24 May 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Although The Mystery of the Forever Weekend is essentially a mystery, Lisa Thompson has written an excellent book which I would highly recommend as a read-aloud during empathy day in June. The main character Corey Turner is finding school a struggle with both his studie...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
24 May 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial is a lively, fast-paced adventure quest full of fantastical creatures such as gnorfs (part gnome, part dwarf), trolls, giants and killer jelly monsters.  Kieran Larwood, one of my favourite authors, has taken the creative fl...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
24 May 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Meet the Big-Not-Quite-As-Bad-As-You-Thought-Wolf! You’ll definitely have come across him before in many traditional tales, he's always the one causing trouble and often ends up running away in pain! This laugh-out-loud book will have the reader questioning the possibility of events suc...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
24 May 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

12-year-old Faye Fitzgerald has been sent away to school on the bleak and remote Auk Island in Scotland. She knows that something terrible happened at home involving her Aunt Christina and an ancient yew tree, but she cannot remember exactly what occurred. When Faye arrives at the schoo...

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Name: Chloe Age 10
23 May 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Knowing the Score has a wonderful story line and touched my heart but I think it would've been even better if there was more suspense or action.  Also, there was very little difficult vocabulary and other than the story, I didn't learn any new words.  But in general the book w...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
23 May 2024;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Reeve and McIntyre have done it again! Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery is another thrilling adventure with plenty of peril, excitement and wonder, pitched perfectly for young readers. Every early chapter book reader likes nothing more than drama and the idea of the rescue miss...

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