Children Book Reviews

Name: Donna Burkert
04 August 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

Sunshine Simpson was born in a taxi; she knew this because there was a photo of her with the taxi driver and mum. Important things in her life are, The Twinzies, mum and dad, but especially her Grandad Bobby. He is 'as strong as an ox', that's what everybody says. He is always telling stories...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 August 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

Written by a former physics teacher, How To Spaghettify Your Dog is an engrossing read, full of fascinating facts about the universe. The Contents page directs the reader to pages dedicated to all areas of physics, some with clear titles like States of Matter, some with more i...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
03 August 2023;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror is book 2 in The Light Thieves series and is a hugely ingenious, futuristic sci-fi fantasy adventure by Helena Duggan, author of the sinisterly brilliant <a href="/books/a-place-called-perfe...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
03 August 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Dog Squad: The Newshound is the new series from Clara Vulliamy. Eva's day is turned upside down when she rescues a puppy from outside the corner shop, saving it from nearly being run over. Clara takes the puppy home to try and convince her Mum that they should keep him, th...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
03 August 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

In Mermaid Academy: Cora and Sparkle, the second story set in and around Mermaid Academy, the focus is the under-confident Cora and her dolphin partner, Sparkle. Cora has been at the academy for a few weeks and misses spending time close to her twin, Issy. So, she is excited t...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
02 August 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

12-year-old Alice Townsend is looking forward to the most exciting summer of her life. Her father is the Staff Captain on board the luxury ship Queen Mary, and Alice is joining him on a voyage across the Atlantic to New York. The ship's crew are aiming to cross the ocean in the fastest time to...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
02 August 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! is a brilliantly funny, high-energy and action-packed graphic novel. Feline Super Spy Agent 9 can be a bit of a disaster when it comes to foiling super villains - there always seems to be a trail of destruction in their wake. On probation, Agent 9 is p...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 August 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Meesh the Bad Demon is a totally fantastic fantasy graphic novel featuring 12-year-old schoolgirl demon Meesh. Although a demon, Meesh is a huge fan of all things fairy like - especially TV fairy Princess Nouna and her life in Plumeria City. This is not the usual habit for an...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 August 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Sufiya Ahmed has delighted us with another thrill-seeking spy adventure, Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo. This story is filled with adventure, culture and history. It enables the reader to read about war in a different way - through the eyes of a child spy. When Rosie and...

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Name: Emily Age 8
01 August 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Meesh the Bad Demon is about Meesh wanting to be a fairy and then everyone in Mount Magma turns to stone and Meesh meets fairy Nouna. Nouna is a fairy who can't fly without her ruby and then Meesh finds out that the fang she has around her neck also gives her powers. Nouna lea...

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