Children Book Reviews

Name: Linda Brown
24 October 2025;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Tom thought a luxury ski resort would be the perfect getaway for him and his mum. However, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare. When kidnappers storm their chalet in search of dangerous technology, Tom finds himself trapped in the snow-covered mountains, caught in a battle for survival....

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Name: Louisa Farrow
23 October 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

A hundred or so years ago, in Valencia, a young girl lives with her grandfather. Between them, they are keeping an incomprehensible, extraordinary secret. Each morning, as the sun rises, Amparo becomes Feather - a hawk. And each evening, as the sun sets, she returns, once again, to her human f...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
20 October 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Ramona Spellstar is about to head off for her first day at Wands Away School of Magic. Although excited, she is a little nervous; however, she soon makes friends and has fun in the forest, learning how to fly. Wands Away! Learning to Fly is a delightful story, perfect for newly indepen...

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Name: Donna Burkert
17 October 2025;

Genre: Horror

Fear Files: Hide and Seek is a freakishly fiendish book for younger readers who like to indulge in age-appropriate horror.  Adam is bored, the camping trip with his friend Sol is not what he promised it would be, and now a romp over the fields is proving equally boring...until...

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Name: Sara Sumner
16 October 2025;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

The Tooth and Claw games championship is well underway, with rising star Ruby finding herself facing Alarick - AKA The Big Bad Wolf! With the end in sight, Ruby is horrified when Alarick falls down dead at her feet! On the run, accused of murder, Ruby turns detective to try and prove her innoc...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 October 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Dina and her brothers are leaving the hills of Wales behind and are heading to Sheffield to stay with their aunt, JJ. However, hurt and frustrated by the frosty reception JJ gives them, Dina takes her great-grandmother's skates and heads for the local rink. Although she is passionate about ska...

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Name: Linda Brown
14 October 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Author David Farr once again delivers a thrilling and unforgettable story in this finale to The Book of Stolen Dreams series. It is the wonderful blend of fantasy, political intrigue, and emotional depth that makes this trilogy standout in middle-grade literat...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
13 October 2025;

Genre: Animals

Saving Snowflake is the fourth title in the series about Ava's life on Whistledown Farm with her parents, aunt, uncle, cousin, and their friends The Whistlers. It is now a few months after the end of Meeting Meg and December is just beginning. The new season brings with...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
13 October 2025;

Genre: Animals

Meeting Meg is the third title in the series of Whistledown Farm Adventures and begins seven months after the ending of the second book. Ava and her parents are now living in the cottage at the edge of the farm and Ava and her friends, The Whistlers, are enjoying their last su...

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Name: Emma Nelson
13 October 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

Cringe Club by Emily Jane Clark is a fabulously hilarious book, written from the perspective of Kennedy King. Forced to move school by her mother - AKA The Mother - the story unfolds in a series of messages (this is an ingenious way to engage reluctant readers...

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