Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sharon Porter
16 September 2022;

Genre: Friends and family

On the face of this story, Enzo, the Swallows and Me is about two friends who manage to stay good friends despite one of them moving back to South Africa. However, on a deeper level there are links with many different themes and school subjects. There's the PSHE link wi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;

Genre: Poetry

Let's Chase Stars Together is a stunning collection of poems, reflecting a whole range of emotions. Matt Goodfellow is an exceptionally talented poet who has the knack of selecting just the right words to capture and reflect feelings and thoughts which we all share and giving...

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Name: Linda Canning
15 September 2022;

Genre: Horror

Let me start with a disclaimer - I hate scary books. As a child, I lost countless nights of sleep whilst lying paralysed with fear waiting for monsters, aliens and/or ghosts to come and claim me as their victim (R.L. Stine has a lot to answer for)! Therefore, I avoid horror like the plague - n...

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Name: Clair Bossons
15 September 2022;

Genre: Supernatural

Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel that Mina meets 'The Slayers' for the first time. Set just three months after Fang Fest, Mina is only just getting used to being in a relatio...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 September 2022;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Lucky Cat is a beautiful, uplifting story about an immigrant family living in America, trying to find their way in life. Their initial plans don't work out but everyone is delighted to inherit a lucky cat statue with their move. Lucky Cat is meant to bring good luck and fortun...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
15 September 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Discover all the brilliant things that you can see, make and do with this amazing month by month guide to the year. Published in collaboration with the National Trust, 2023 Nature Month-By-Month: A Children's Almanac is packed with nature spotter guides; exciting indoor and ou...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

In 2030, the world leaders pledged a coordinated and unprecedented response to the Climate Crisis, introducing strict Climate Laws and establishing World Wilderness Zones, including the High Arctic. Rory's mum is an environmental geologist whose new job with Greenlight, a company which claims...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

With his Uncle Horatio still trapped in a poisoned sleep, Milo steals away with his new friend, Alessia, to find the cure. They need to find the Botanist and discover her magical treehouse - and Milo's grandmother. The children work with the Botanist to find the ingredients for the cure, forag...

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Name: Donna Burkert
15 September 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

In The Last Storyteller, a comet is heading for Earth and an exodus of the chosen few has begun. Petra and her family are some of the ones chosen ones to board the three Pleiades vessels that will take them across the galaxy to a new planet, a new home. With their bodies place...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 September 2022;

Genre: Adventure

Ariella and Yosef notice that their school librarian keeps coming back to the library covered in mud. They can't resist investigating and end up transported back in time to Georgian London, where they meet the founder of their school. Time Travel at Puddle Lane is split...

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