Children Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2022;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Ruby's mum is preoccupied. There has been a fire at the surgery where she works; her boss, Dr Price, has gone missing; and she is convinced someone has been following her. As the snow falls and odd things keep happening, everyone is jumpy. So when Ruby’s 'Step', Lucas, dares her to open an aba...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
01 November 2022;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

This is a beautiful collection of five classic stories, each retold in more detail than is commonly done. Additionally, these great, alternative tellings of well-known stories will catch the attention of children who may feel a bit too 'grown up' for the likes of Red Riding Hood and Cinderella...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 November 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

The Frost Fair by Natasha Hastings is a beautifully well-written story of magic and fantasy set in 17th century London, at the time of the Great Frost. The story tackles issues of disability and mental health and draws us into a child's journey of grief upon losing a twin brot...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
31 October 2022;

Genre: Supernatural

Alex Foulkes’s second book in the Rules for Vampires: Ghosts Bite Back, is yet another spookily funny adventure story. The story begins with Leo's eight vampiric laws and how vampires have always been sworn enemies of ghosts. Well, that was until Leo stalked the town of Otto's...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
30 October 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Helpful Hootpuff is another animal rescue story from the Cosmic Creatures series by Tom Huddleston. I have been lucky enough to have read this series not only for myself but also to my class, who love anything to do with space, other planets and animals.</...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
20 October 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Kai and Boneshadow is another instalment from the Dragon Storm series. In this book we look in to the story of Kai and his dragon, Boneshadow. Boneshadow is yet to discover what his power is and Kai is the 'nice one' in the dragonseer camp. After the children...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 October 2022;

Genre: Dystopian

Can you imagine a city where, if you’re a Non, your needs and your safety are less important than the whims of the Permitteds? Can you imagine a place where, if you're a Non, your house can be taken when a Permitted takes a fancy to it, or where a mother could be separated from her husband and...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2022;

Genre: Adventure

In STEALTH: Access Denied, the first book in this exciting adventure series, we met Donna, Arun and Sam, schoolchildren who have been recruited by British Intelligence to become the S.T.E.A.L.T.H team. In their latest escapade, S...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
17 October 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

This is the second in the series of eye catching books about magic black cat Midnight and her owner Trixie. Again there is mischief and chaos as Midnight has great fun causing havoc from early in the morning . Smoke puffing from her whiskers is the giveaway sign that she is summoning up some k...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
11 October 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Louie Reynolds was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a tiny baby. Now she works behind the scenes, selling tickets and sewing costumes, but she has a dream. She longs to be a tightrope walker, and has been secretly practising to perfect her skills. She wants to perform and to be a...

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