Families Book Reviews

Name: Daniel Katz
31 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

It's 1916 in the south of war-torn France. Even this far from the Front, the effects of war are felt. 14 year old Angelique and her mother are left to manage the family farm after Angelique's abusive father and adored brother Pascal are conscripted into the army. A series of disasters - violent w...

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Name: Rhiannon
31 March 2018;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Truly Wildly Deeply is a joyful teen romance (set against the contrasting backdrop of Wuthering Heights) focussing on loveable main characters Annie and Fab. Annie has cerebral palsy and Fab has recently moved from Poland, however, this is not an 'issues book', McLachlan skilfully tells the tale...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
31 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Finn lives in the little Scottish fishing village of Stromhead. His life is not an easy one. His mother is dead and his father is consumed by grief, allowing the family home to fall into disarray and Finn to be neglected, often adopting the role of carer himself. He is no happier in school: the o...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 March 2018;

Genre: Animals

This is a charming book that informs children about whales, through 10 reasons as to why they should love them. Each fact has its own double-page spread and is accompanied by charming illustrations. These illustrations are labelled clearly with the breeds of whales and make this book more accessi...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This non-fiction book answers 100 questions about Oceans. through a series of lift-flaps, illustrations and text boxes that are designed to look bright and engaging. The sentences are simple and use subject specific terminology. One in a series of books, this is easier to digest as each page i...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This non-fiction book answers 100 questions about Space. Each page has a combination of lift-flaps, illustrations and text boxes that are designed to look bright and engaging. The sentences are simple and use subject specific terminology. This book would be good for children who have expressed an...

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Name: Lorraine ansell
30 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Mary's Monster is a beautifully written and illustrated biography by Lisa Judge. Taking four years to create, it immerses us in the life and struggles of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Using ethereal images and verse, Judge creates the mood and atmosphere of Mary Shelley's tumultuous e...

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Name: Linda Brown
29 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This is Book 2 to Ariadnis. Due to the unexpected twist at the end of Book 1, Etain is now the leader of the only remaining island on Erthe ( not a spelling mistake) and it's not going well since the people are against her. Metisians and Athenasians still hate each other and Etain is at a loss as...

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Name: Linda Brown
29 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Earth as we know it has been destroyed by mankind and a great wave. The only inhabitants now live on an island which it seems they cannot leave. Aula and Joomia are two 17-year-old girls who have been chosen by the Wise One and on their 18th birthday will enter Ariadnis to receive the book of Kno...

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Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Normally when you open a book, you pass the first couple of pages where the publishing details are etc... But before you open the Night Gardener it is really important to read the pictures from page 1 (where all the boring info is printed on the road). Look at this page carefully and study what...

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