Families Book Reviews
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The Missing Bookshop
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Young fiction
I just adore these Little Tiger short novels. The text is simple and easy to read and well spaced on the pages but the story is at a level that will spark discussion and comparison with real-life experience. The Missing Bookshop is all about the place a small independen...
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The Snow Bear
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 November 2022;Genre: Animals
This classic book has been re-released by Little Tiger in a gorgeous 10th anniversary edition. The story is as lovely as it's always been and will delight junior readers, especially during the winter months. It tells the story of Sara, a little girl staying with her grandfather just before Chr...
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Five Survive
Name: Ruth Cornish
21 November 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Five Survive is a brilliant, breathtaking book! Six excited friends set off for a welcome break together but by nightfall, their lives are at risk from an unknown assailant. The narrative is as taut and tense as the emotions of the cast of characters trapped in their broken do...
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My First Book of Magnetism
Name: Jenny Caddick
19 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
This First Book of Electromagnetism is a fabulously colourful and engaging non-fiction science guide by the brilliant Button Books , who excel at producing bold and very visually appealing non-fiction books that are packed with incredible facts and written and illustrated by e...
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The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities
Name: Jenny Caddick
19 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
The Big Book of 100 STEM Activities is such a brilliantly appealing non-fiction book from publisher Button Books. The pairing of Laura Minter and Tia Williams has created a really fun and engaging set of science experiments to entertain and learn from. From a vibrantly illustr...
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Truly Tyler
Name: Rikayla Age 13
18 November 2022;Genre: Friendship
I Love the Terri Libenson Series, it is the best book I ever read. I give this book a 5 out of 5 that is how good it is.
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The Boy Lost in the Maze
Name: Clare Wilkins
16 November 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Acclaimed poet Joseph Coelho seamlessly binds myth and reality in this spellbinding new verse novel. A poetic retelling of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur, and Theseus's quest to find his father, runs parallel with a contemporary story of a teenage boy and his absent father. In An...
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Transported
Name: Lucy Hopkins
16 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Transported is a lovely non-fiction book about 50 different vehicles that changed the world. The book starts with the Polynesian Canoe (several thousand years ago) and goes chronologically until more recent inventions like the electric bike and solar powered aeroplanes. It's g...
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The Chestnut Roaster
Name: Jacqueline Harris
15 November 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Piaf (Sparrow) is a chestnut roaster in Paris in the 1800s whilst The Eiffel Tower is just being built. Piaf is blessed (or is it cursed?) with total recall of every event in her life. There is something dangerous lurking in the background; 20 gifted children have disappeared, and Piaf's own b...
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Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie the Witch 35th Anniversary Edition
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 November 2022;Genre: Friends and family
'The original is the best' is a phrase which is often said and here this could not be truer. Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul have created a story which has stood the test of time beautifully. The story of Winnie and Wilbur will be just as enticing for children today as when it was first written....
