Families Book Reviews

Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;

Genre: Bullying

I knew from the very first page that I was going to really enjoy this book and I was absolutely right! It's a really touching book, I could really feel how the characters were feeling. I liked that the book was from different people's perspectives, I felt that was a great way to get a well roun...

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Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;

Genre: Historical Fiction

I absolutely adore this book. I cannot tell you just how much I have enjoyed reading it. Things I enjoyed: The map at the beginning really helped me to visualise Tornish. It was a great addition and don't the best books always have maps?! I loved how much description the book went into, Karen des...

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Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I already want to read it again. It was the perfect book to read in bed, although I did get quite emotional and really could have done with a cuddle. Every person that I've spoken to about the book and recommended it to has just heard a repeat rendition of "It'...

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Name: Sam Phillips
09 April 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I'm always wary of reading the second or third book in a series, particularly when I have thoroughly enjoyed the first book. And it is for this reason alone that I hadn't read the second Nothing to See Here Hotel book. Having guffawed out loud while reading about the antics of Frankie Banister...

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Name: Daniel Katz
07 April 2019;

Genre: Funny Stories

15 year old Sam is happy with his average, ordinary life at an average, ordinary school with his average ordinary friends in the average, ordinary town of Stevenage. So when Dad strikes it rich and Mum decides to move the family to Hampstead and send the kids to the North London School for the Gi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
07 April 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Ogie, a goblin, wakes up one morning to find that his favourite blue blanket has gone missing. No matter where he and his cat, Gerald, search, no one knows where it has gone and it still can't be found. However, some wise words from mum make him realise that worrying about the little things can s...

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Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

We've probably all experienced those times in life when what we have just doesn't seem enough. We seek to elevate ourselves higher and join the ranks of the social elite. No? Well, Jasper the cat has. He may look like he has it all: a fancy apartment, a bookcase full of books arranged by colour a...

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Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Willow Moss is nobody special. True, she was born into a magical family and has special abilities, but the ability to find missing socks and lost keys could hardly be considered extraordinary. As the least powerful member of her family, Willow is often overlooked, especially by her mother and sis...

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Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Have you met Fabio, the world's greatest flamingo, yet? He lives in a small town on the banks of Lake Laloozee in Africa. 'He's not tall, or strong, but slight and pink. And he's very, very clever.' No detective agency would be complete without an associate and sidekick and Fabio's friend and...

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Name: June Hughes
04 April 2019;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Sorrel tries really, really hard to be 'good'. She desperately wants to win the holiday promised by the headmaster, Mr Grittysnit, to the pupil who gains the most 'Obedience Points', but her life and eventually the lives of everyone around her are thrown up in the air by Sorrell's discovery of...

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