Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Show and Tell
Name: Sue Wilsher
31 August 2019;Genre: Funny Stories
It's show and tell time and Class 2L are full of enthusiasm and excitement. Mr Lumsden, their teacher, is offering a prize for the child who impresses him the most. Adam starts off with his treasure and each child who follows tries to outdo the one before. However will Mr Lumsden decide? <...
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A Hurricane in my Head
Name: Stephen Leitch
31 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
A Hurricane in my Head is a great poetry collection from Matt Abbott. Aimed at teenagers, it covers a broad collection of themes and poetry styles and is broken into five sections including School Life, Growing and The Worl. I liked the diverse themes the poet has written about, centred around te...
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Under Earth
Name: Nicola Cleveland
31 August 2019;Genre: Fantasy
First off, if you haven't read Storm Witch, stop now and go and read that. If you have, then read on... In Under Earth, we catch up with Weather Witch Storm on the Wayfairer, having left Yanlin with the fleet following the attack on her home land by The Drowned Ones, and are...
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Little People Big Dreams Bruce Lee
Name: Nikki Stiles
27 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Bruce Lee is one of the newest biographies in the 'Little People, Big Dreams' series. I have read a number of titles in this series and they are a fantastic insight for children into the lives of famous icons; scientists, artists, cultural representatives, pioneering inventors and more. Each beau...
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Jemima Small Versus The Universe
Name: Lorraine Barnes
27 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Jemima Small is smart, funny, clever and brave. Unfortunately for Jemima, her peers are not kind to her as her body image does not conform to the celebrity-fuelled social norm; calling her Jemima Big and making cruel and hurtful comments whenever she is within earshot. The relationship between...
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Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls
Name: Nikki Stiles
27 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
We love this book! This has been an instant hit in this household, bedtimes seem to have got later each evening as my girls have pleaded with me to keep on reading. They are definitely motivated and inspired to read more. As the title suggests, each of the chapters in this book is a different f...
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Pick a Pumpkin
Name: Joanna Hewish
24 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
A delightfully fun seasonal picture book that really captures the essence of Halloween. It is so rare to find a picture book about Halloween away from all the scary ghouls and monsters normally depicted in these books. How refreshing to find something I can show my children and share with my son...
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A Hurricane in My Head
Name: Abbi McInnes
23 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
I was attracted to this book from the front cover, with the subtitle Poems for When Your Phone Dies and the contents did not disappoint. This book would sit really well in reading for pleasure collections in school but I can see it being used in lesson and form time too. I am keen to read aloud...
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The Fate of Fausto
Name: Kyle Matravers
22 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Firstly, Oliver Jeffers has done a truly superb job in presenting this modern day fable in paint. The illustrations are in the typical Oliver Jeffers fashion but this is something that draws me in instantly as I feel part of the charm of his other work (Lost and Found, Incredible Book Eating Boy...
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Rabbit Races Ahead
Name: Kyle Matravers
22 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Lydia Monks, author of the famous and ever popular What the Ladybird Heard story, has created a charming story in Rabbit Races Ahead. This is the latest in the new 'Twit Twoo School' series which is aimed at preschool children. All the stories are themed around a key message which is delivered...
