Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Wendy Kelly
01 August 2023;

Genre: Animals

Really Wild Families is a really lovely concept for a series! Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf starts with a day in the life of a little whale who is migrating with her family to the warm waters, many miles away. She tells us all about what whal...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 August 2023;

Genre: Bereavement

A chance meeting results in love at first sight for Jennie and Abram. A worrier, Jennie falls in love with Abram's fearlessness, the fact that he was never afraid to follow his heart. But when the worst happens and Jennie finds herself alone, will she be able to find her own courage? <s...

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Name: Donna Chadwick
01 August 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic is a nautical adventure full of twists, turns and surprises. When Alice travels across the Atlantic from Southampton to New York on a with her father, she thinks it is going to be boring but little does she know that this is not going to...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 August 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Who can believe that Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have been up to their rhyming antics for 10 years! They have turned away from their days as 'bumbling robbers' and become bakers. So, when Shifty and Sam are asked to bake on board the Pawrient Express, travelling to Venice for Carnival nigh...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 August 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

In Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!, Agent 9, an impulsive feline agent, and her robot fish sidekick, FIN, must save the world from King Crab, the super villain, in this new high octane graphic novel. This tiger-striped tabby cat, Agent 9, is on probation with the Super Secret Spy Ser...

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Name: Jo Clarke
01 August 2023;

Genre: Friends and family

"Why do we do it? To be more acceptable? I don't want to be acceptable. I want to be me." The After School Crime Club is an honest, intriguing tale of pre-teen angsts and grief. It tackles the complexities of friendship, fitting in and the need to be true to ourselves. Moral d...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
01 August 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

"Gil escaped just after his twelfth birthday in the middle of the afternoon." I was gripped from the opening line of this original and compelling story - who wouldn't need to read on? Not to spoil the story, soon Gil slips into a forgotten space, an island of trees and a meadow encircled by mo...

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Name: Sharon Age 10
01 August 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

As soon as I spotted Guardians of the Planet: How to be an Eco-Hero in our book corner, I knew I had to read it. Sadly I had to wait until B had finished with it because he got there first. Being the Eco-councillor for my class, I wanted to absorb all I could from this book, a...

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Name: Sharon Porter
01 August 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

Becoming Brave arrived from Little Tiger publishers and after seeing the tag-line, I thought I had better leave this book until I was less tired (and emotional) at the end of term. I am glad I did! This book resonated deeply with me, as an early-life widow, and this beautifull...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
01 August 2023;

Genre: Early Skills

A book with movable counters is certainly a first for me and what a great idea it is! Nosy Crow continues to find such innovative and engaging ways of developing our children's love of books and fine motor skills - and this book is no exception! Let's Go Home, Baby Lion is par...

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