Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Stephen Leitch
30 March 2023;

Genre: LBGTQ+

Spending two weeks with his dad during the summer at Rosemont, Oregon wasn't how Jeremy thought his summer would be. Envisaging long lonely walks, reading and time alone, a chance meeting with confident and charming Evan changes the course of his summer. As the days pass and Evan and Jeremy sp...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
30 March 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

It's time to discover the great outdoors with this first countryside book for the littlest of adventurers. Big Outdoors for Little Explorers: Countryside is another informative, interactive non-fiction book made as part of the National Trust's 'Big Outdoors for Little Explorer...

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Name: Maria
30 March 2023;

Genre: Picture Books

If you love animals and books, well, this is the book for you. A rhyming text, a loveable pug and a bookshop full of books and animals is what this book has to offer. Sophie visits the bookshop to discover all the animals who are authors, writers and illustrators with her pug dog being...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
30 March 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Robyn has always lived at BP (Bletchley Park) where her father looks after the vehicles. Then, in 1939, everything starts to change. She's no longer allowed out of the grounds to go to school - she can't even row across to 'her' island in the lake. Worse still, nobody will explain why - there...

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Name: Clair
29 March 2023;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Let's Play Murder is a compelling read. It opens with a rumour of a high stakes, hidden game in the VR world. A door that might appear, one that doesn't quite fit. If it's THE game, you'll know it by the snow... We meet the main character, Veronica, in hospital where it...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 March 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

There is a wild beast, possibly a big cat, that has been sighted in the mountains, and there is a reward promised for a photograph. Jason and his friends set off in search of the beast - and the reward. The year is 1974 and the country is in the grip of the miners' strikes and the three-day we...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
24 March 2023;

Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

Lets talk about the newest board book release from Katie Dale, Eggs! There are so many teaching and learning elements to this children's book whilst being such a joy to read and experience. If award-winning artist Jenny Lovlie's cute chick illustrations on the cover haven't al...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
24 March 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Word Trouble is a lovely picture book which tells the story of a family newly arrived in England. Ronnie, their little boy, starts Nursery and is sad to find that although the other children want to include him, he doesn't understand anything they say. Things get better, thoug...

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Name: Elen Green
24 March 2023;

Genre: Animals

Amazing Animal Tales: Baby Owl is such a tender picture book story about a young owl, from the moment it first hatches to how it it learns to fly and catch its prey, but it is also so much more than this. The pages of the story fold out to give young children new facts...

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Name: Elen Green
24 March 2023;

Genre: Friends and family

The King's Hats is a wonderful picture book about our new king, Charles III, and how he might struggle to fill all the roles previously filled by the late Queen. It is beautifully explained to the children by exploring what kinds of hats the king might need for each role....

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