Families Book Reviews

Name: Kyle Matravers
29 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution, is recently republished in paperback. Firstly, I must comment on the vivid and imaginative language that the author uses to discuss and describe these, sometimes hard to grasp, concepts. Choices such as 'choking gas', 'churning seas' and 'belched...

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Name: Lucas Maxwell
29 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

In Everless, time really is money. As forms of punishment, people have their blood drained from them in order to lose years from their lives. It's a bizarre form of ritual that keeps everyone in check and everyone in a constant state of panic. People with money have nothing to fear and can pot...

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Name: Sam Phillips
28 January 2018;

Genre: Non Fiction

This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in Primary School myself; a project on the Ancient Romans using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous annotation...

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Name: Victoria Long
26 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

I'd just finished the earlier instalment, The Diabolic so I was lucky to jump straight in and pick up the story. With Nemesis to help him, Tyrus has taken control of the Empire. An idealistic and noble future lays ahead. But for those who have read the first book will know, there are plenty of fo...

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Name: Aidan Severs
23 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

The Breakfast Club meets The Rest Of Us Just Live Here, but for a slightly younger audience. An unlikely trio of youngsters are drawn together by a mysterious commonality: they all wake up at exactly 1:34 am every night. Something strange is going on, and they';re desperate to discover exactly...

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Name: Erin Foote
23 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Elsie Pickles helps to run the family shop in Smallbridge. One day the local witch Magenta Sharp advertises for a caretaker for her tower in the forest. Elsie takes the position and there begins a week of adventure and fun! Elsie Pickles is a brilliant female character and she is just the righ...

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Name: Rachael Salmon
18 January 2018;

Genre: Animals

What a lovely book! The first thing that struck me were the illustrations in green and yellow, with their echoes of Dr Seuss. Seuss-like too was the way the story meandered and rambled through various unlikely scenarios, and yet it somehow still had one paw in reality. As I am used to reading bo...

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Name: Nicki Cleveland
17 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

The ghastly green super villain is back and determined to stop his nemesis once and for all. Evil Pea is set on ruling the supermarket once and for all, and has a dastardly plan to put Supertato out of action for good. With his plans underway to turn the supermarket into his very own ice kingdom,...

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Name: Erin Foote
17 January 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This is my kind of story! Ben has had enough of impostor Santas, and sets a trap to catch the real one. But it all goes wrong and Ben ends up chasing a forgetful Santa through town. A hilarious story from the brilliant author Tom McLaughlin. I laughed throughout the entire story. Once you star...

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Name: Maddie Age 10
15 January 2018;

Genre: Friends and family

12 year old Skye Green is determined to have a book of her very own published so she writes about her mortifying life as an almost 13 year old girl - she is always being embarrassed by her flamboyant, quirky mum. I found that this book was one of my top 12 favourite books because I just kept want...

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