Families Book Reviews

Name: Caroline Mitchell
08 February 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Sixteen-year-old Amanda Verner fears she is losing her mind. When her family move from their small mountain cabin to the prairie plains, Amanda hopes she can leave her disturbing memories behind: of her sickly Mother giving birth to a baby who she can neither see not hear; of the cabin fever t...

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Name: Helen Swinyard
30 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

A love story with secrets, lies decision-making, relationships & responsibility wrapped up in a thriller. 'Stella' opens her narrative as she starts witness protection. Her past unfolds throughout the story in haunting flashbacks & old letters & we learn the truth a little at a tim...

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Name: Catherine Purcell
25 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

I love the look of the book, I love the feel of the book. It just feels right; the right cover, the right type. It's published by Pushkin Press, now if you don't know Pushkin Press their books reflect the cream of stories from around the world translated into english from their native languages....

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Name: Kathy Slater
25 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Mole and his friend find a hat with a label which says 'Warning! Do not touch!' As for all children, this is a challenge they cannot resist and when they do touch the hat, they find it is a magician's top hat, which keeps producing rabbits. As more and more rabbits appear, the challenge is how to...

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Name: Ros Alcock
25 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

The second in a trilogy that started with The Jewel, this book (310 pages) continues the story of Violet, forced to become a surrogate for the royal family who live at the centre of the Lone City in opulent luxury, whilst other members of society, strictly differentiated by wealth and class, live...

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Name: Paula Hazlehurst
24 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

'Lord of the Flies' meets 'Animal Farm'. The story is of a boy who is sent to a prison-cum-farm which is run by 'religious' men. Trey, the main character, has chosen to go there as he wants revenge. The story will appeal to those who enjoyed 'Bunker Diary' or 'Maggot Moon', as it is a grim story...

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Name: Paul Gormley
24 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Computing and coding are two of the biggest buzzwords in education in recent times, particularly at primary level. Initiatives like the Hour of Code and programs like Scratch offer a simple yet informative and entertaining entry into the world of coding. The book offers a guide to 15 different...

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Name: Victoria Dilly
23 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

I have a confession to make; I've never read a book by K M Peyton. Not being a fan of stories involving horses, which many of them are, I just have never chosen to read one. I am very glad that now I have. Wild Lily is a sweeping drama that spans a lifetime and you can't help but fall in love...

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Name: Melanie Chadwick
23 January 2016;

Genre: Real life

It is that long, luxurious summer after high school is finished for ever and before the rest of your life starts. Alba lives in Eden Valley, a small no-place of a town where nothing ever happens, and is using the summer to hang out with her friends, draw awesome Cinnamon Girl cartoons and avoid...

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Name: Alison Ustun
19 January 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Seventeen year old Estella lives in Philadelphia with her mother, who has a serious drug problem, so Estella has to look out for both of them. She develops a deep mistrust of adults and those in authority, believing she's been let down and is old enough to look after herself. She closes herself...

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