Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

Juniper and Bear are now living in Ennerdale with their father, his new partner, Willow, and their baby, Fern. The life they escaped in the city should be in the past, but neither can rest easy knowing they left their grandmother, Annie-Rose, and friend, Etienne, behind. When they learn that d...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Peregrine Quinn has always loved hearing her godfather, Daedalus's stories about being an immortal, but when they visit the Bodleian Library and the portals that connect the Terran Realm with the Cosmic Realm mysteriously shut down and he is kidnapped, she finds herself thrust into a desperate...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
19 April 2024;

Genre: Animals

The voice of Shadow, a wild and lonely fox, tells this latest poignant story from Carlie Sorosiak, Shadow Fox. At the heart of the book (and it is a big heart) is his relationship with the unconventional human girl, Bee. To begin with, they are drawn into an uneasy alli...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
19 April 2024;

Genre: School Stories

Daniel Littleton doesn’t have an easy life at home. His dad is always working, his mum is ill and he has to look after his five-year-old twin sisters, so he can't always do what he wants. He doesn't have the latest iPhone, and his Xbox is broken. His best friend, Ollie, lives in a big house an...

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Name: Fabian Age 10
17 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dragon Force: Devourer's Attack is one of the most exciting and adventurous book that I've ever read from this author. As the search begins, suspense builds more and more as you read the first few chapters. Then after that is when the adventure and description kicks into actio...

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Name: Jane Rew
16 April 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Dev Kothari is a masterful storyteller. This mystery (to assign it a genre for library shelving) is gripping and, in places, quite lyrical. Its realism and drama will appeal to children who want a bit of truth and grit in their fiction. They will 'get' the intense emotions Lena feels about her...

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Name: Kayden Age 11
15 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

I love Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret because it has a lot of commotion. I loved it when the swan tries to trick Arthur to make the Dragon Force Defences weaker.

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Name: Rachael Cooper-Evans
15 April 2024;

Genre: Horror

The Creatures of Killburn Mine is the fifth installment in the spooky Crooked Oak series. School friends Pete, Nancy and Krish are excited when a meteor apparently crashes to Earth on a moor just outside Crooked Oak. But when t...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 April 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Since the death of her parents, Una has been living in a children's home. Missing her lighthouse home and the moods of the sea, she find life here hard, her ways infuriating Matron who calls her 'Una the Unwanted' and 'Una the Unstable'. When the Smiths arrive and decide that they want to adop...

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Name: Jo Clarke
15 April 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Fans of Maz Evans will be thrilled to see the return of Elliot Hooper as he embarks on another madcap adventure - this time in Ancient Egypt as his adventures continue from the previous book, Oh Maya Gods. This volume, Oh Mummy Mia!, will sit...

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