Children Book Reviews

Name: Lisa watkins
14 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Wall Between Us would make a fantastic addition to any classroom learning about wars. Set in Berlin in 1961, best friends Anja and Monika are suddenly divided when a huge barbed wire fence is built between their homes. Life dramatically changes for Monika as people around...

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Name: Elen Green
14 July 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon is the start of a new graphic novel series about Agent 9, a cat-like character who has incredible super-spy skills but who dives into missions without thinking things through, resulting in hilarious mishaps and inevitable 'I-told-you-so's' from Agent 9'...

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Name: Lorraine ansell
12 July 2023;

Genre: Environment

Harlon and her twin siblings live a simple life with their mother on the mountain until the day the Automator forces find them. Trained by her mother and tasked to lead Ash and Xeno safely to the island in the deepest part of the ocean, Harlon suddenly finds herself alone and without a clear p...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
12 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Against The Odds is an exciting new book about incredible struggles of twenty great adventurers. Author Alastair Humphreys has hand-picked extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers from across the world. This book is an inspirational collection of stories about a...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters is an enthralling WWII story about two girls who embark on a mission to take down a member of the aristocracy who is a traitor to his country. Sidney Dashworth's school has just been evacuated and relocated to Stanbrook House - the home of...

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Name: Lily Age 12
07 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

I think this is a good book if u are looking for a book that has a mixture of adventure and sci-fi in it. It is not completely scientific, more about Issac Newton wearing unicorn slippers and portals to different worlds. Also, this book's main characters are teenagers who are facing situations...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
07 July 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Quiet Storm is a fantastic book for those students who are about to leave primary school and make the transition into secondary school. It tells the story of Storm, a year 7 student who is extremely shy and quiet. She dreads the thought of having to speak out in lessons and re...

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Name: Janet Fisher
07 July 2023;

Genre: Animals

The Boland Yard sells high-end ponies, mainly for show jumping.  Hannah, 13, is the younger of two daughters; her sister Millie has a huge social media following, whereas Hannah just loves working with ponies.  But Hannah is unhappy that Wolfie, the latest pony she has been riding, has been so...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
06 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

The Destiny of Minou Moonshine is a stunning story that steps back in history and time and whisks the reader into the richly exotic landscape of an alternate Indian colonial city. Moonlally is a city divided into Whitetowners and Blacktowners and for the past 13 long, grim yea...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

After their previous adventure, life for Orinthia and the others have settled back into life working for Grandy Brock and his animails at The Mailbox Menagerie. However, the offer of free ice cream is too much for them and this leads to a new friendship with Dotty, daughter of the owners of th...

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