Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Joanna Hewish
10 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors, Nick Butterworth. The Treasure Hunt is another successful picture book from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship. The Treasure Hunt tells the tale of Percy leaving o...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
10 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors. The Secret Path is again another huge success from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship from the Percy the Park Keeper series. The Secret Path tells of Percy deciding...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
10 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Another fantastic tale from one of my favourite children's authors. Percy's Bumpy Ride is another huge success from this world famous author, with humorous but heart-warming tale of love, compassion and friendship. If you have not purchase a 'Percy the Park Keeper' tale before, put it on your n...

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Name: June Hughes
04 July 2019;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Daniel's class at school are learning about the Second World War and the teacher asks if anyone in the class knows someone who lived through that time. Daniel (the narrator of Chapter 1) volunteers that his grandmother came to England from Germany before the war but, on realising how little he...

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Name: Isla
01 July 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

I think the 10000 Year Old Boy is really good. It ends the final chapter making me want to read more, and it's more my type of book so I'm definitely gonna read the other books because of how good this story is.

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
01 July 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Hurricane Chronos has destroyed the Kairos lands, bees are extinct and children are recruited by the Freedom Fields Family to pollinate crops so that the nation does not starve. However, in an unequal society where the Paragons live a life of luxury while the rest of the population struggle to...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

Having ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate, but Felix does his best to focus. His slipping grades are a worry and everyone keeps telling him to try harder. His parents are under great pressure from work and his Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died. When mum suggests Felix and...

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Name: Leanne Woolcock
30 June 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I stumbled upon this book when many teachers were talking about it on Twitter and, just to see what all the fuss was about, I decided to go out the next day and buy it. I'm glad I did! It is like no other book I've read before. It tells the story of Ghost, who ends up fleeing his house unexpect...

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Name: Lola Age 11
30 June 2019;

Genre: Adventure

A boy in isolation has chosen a career in slavery for a man driven crazy by his own grief for his kidnapped daughter. The boy's job is to feed the beasts but as they get more and more nightmarish, he realises he has helped put the human race into grave danger. With no plan, skills or knowledge...

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Name: Gwyn Hubball
30 June 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

Felix is struggling at school, he has ADHD and cannot concentrate on anything. Consequently, he spends a lot of time in isolation and feels like he useless at everything; Felix's confidence is at an all-time low. He doesn't see much of his parents as they are working all hours following the de...

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