Families Book Reviews
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Sunk!
Name: Emma Roberts
19 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Sunk! is a real treat - especially for fans of Blown Away, the picture book that preceded it. As in the first book, Penguin Blue is on his travels, this time on the look out for a pirate adventure! You'll recognise some of his old friends from Blown Away - the...
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A Race for Toad Hall
Name: Alison Gray
19 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
The New Adventures of Mr Toad bring Kenneth Grahame's irrepressible Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows back to life in an adventure that has bags of charm and car-fulls of adventure.... Whether or not children have read the original stories on which this new series is based, this story about fr...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Name: Zaina Age 13
18 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
It was amazing
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Janet McCarthy
16 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Elektra Jones, 15, lands a starring role in a film but it doesn't go to plan. This is a heart warming story about teen romance, family and friendship. It'll make you laugh, feel angst but ultimately leave you happy and glad that you read the book. I really enjoyed it. Elektra finally gets toget...
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Little Legends - The Magic Looking Glass
Name: Beth Grant
16 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a fantastic little story. I love the way that the story weaves in different fairytale characters and introduces them to the reader in a way that they may have not seen them before. Children will also love the whole idea of a Story Tree. It is a magical story which makes you want to read...
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Grrrrr!
Name: Linda Winter
13 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
A grizzly, called Fred, 'is the star of the show' in Grrrr by Rob Biddulph - you might have seen his earlier picture books including Blown Away and Odd Dog Out. This grizzly is obsessed with winning prizes - something he's good at, and especially given his talent for gr...
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We Come Apart
Name: Jane Welby
13 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a hauntingly beautiful book. Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan have collaborated to write the stories of Jess and Nicu respectively. Both teenagers live on the edges of their communities, friendless and unsupported. Both are trying to escape: Jess from a violent and abusive stepfather and...
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The Hate U Give
Name: Catherine Purcell
13 March 2017;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I went into this book blind, so to speak. I hadn't read a single review of it - though there were plenty, and all of them congratulatory and effusive in their praise. I didn't know the film rights had already been sold and the main character as good as confirmed. I was unaware that the book wa...
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Penguin
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
When Ben gets Penguin as a gift, he is delighted. However, no matter what Ben does, he cannot get a reaction from his new companion. In the end, he learns that when Penguin does speak, it's worth the wait! I can't believe this story is ten years old! With its timeless charm, it is as fresh today...
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No Place Like Home
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Mole thinks his burrow is too small, too dark and too dull so with the help of his friends, he sets off to find himself a new home which is big, bright and beautiful. But, wherever they suggest just isn't quite what he is looking for... From Mole's nose peeking from his burrow as the sun is risin...
