Families Book Reviews

Name: Lucy Newton
02 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Little People, Big Dreams is a collection of books about famous women and their lives. This book tells the story of Emmeline Pankhurst. The book is written like a story, despite being factual and retelling true events. The story begins with Emmeline as a child growing up in Manchester, England. S...

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Name: Lucy Newton
02 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Little People, Big Dreams is a collection of books about famous women and their lives. This book tells the story of Coco Chanel, otherwise known as Gabrielle when she was a child. She grew up in an orphanage where the nuns and other girls thought she was a bit strange. She didn't really fit in be...

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Name: Alison Tarrant
31 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a lovely book about love, loss, relationships and life, for older readers. The story is a dual narrative, following two characters - Linny and Sebastian - as they go through some rather intense experiences. Linny is 16/17, and is struggling with the loss of her sister, who ran away one...

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Name: Trace Parvin
29 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The beauty of the notion of reader response is that every reader will bring something slightly different to books that are read. That response might be sparked by how a particular word is used; an event in a story which resonates with similar experiences held by the reader; or maybe even an image...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Daisy Wart does not want to go to Witch School and thinks she is not really a witch at all, that the whole thing is a big mistake and she is really an actress. She is however, sent to Witch School with very little chance of escape, particularly to get out in time for her Shakespearean performance...

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Name: Lucy G
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This story follows Carey as she tries to prove her innocence over the accusation that she is 'SweetFreak'; an online bully who has sent death threats to her best friend, Amelia. Dramas abound - families are pushed to the limits, the police are involved and there are also a couple of love interest...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a non-fiction book about dinosaurs - but not as you traditionally know it! Instead of large chunks of text, the book is laid out in 100 questions - some are 'lift the flap' to reveal the answer, whilst others are written around charming cartoons. This approach to fact sharing makes it an...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Stomp School is the daycare for the 'World's most famous city-stomping monsters'. The story follows Rikki (a Kaiju) as he goes to stomp school for the first time. There he meets other little monsters with the same passions as him - building big cities and then stomping on them! This is a charmin...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a beautiful book! A fantastic little story about how a group of wildflowers take it upon themselves to brighten up the city as the last park is about to be closed. It's a simple story to follow but opens up lots of conversations, especially with older children, about the environment and...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Meet the Dino Diggers - The best in town! This is a fun picture book about a group of dinosaur builders who are building a car factory for Mr Ali O'Saurus when disaster strikes! This book has a simple storyline that introduces children to the various roles and jobs on a building site; laying foun...

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