Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible
Name: Megan Age 11
10 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I already want to read it again. It was the perfect book to read in bed, although I did get quite emotional and really could have done with a cuddle. Every person that I've spoken to about the book and recommended it to has just heard a repeat rendition of "It'...
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Sea-ing is Believing (Nothing to See Here Hotel)
Name: Sam Phillips
09 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
I'm always wary of reading the second or third book in a series, particularly when I have thoroughly enjoyed the first book. And it is for this reason alone that I hadn't read the second Nothing to See Here Hotel book. Having guffawed out loud while reading about the antics of Frankie Banister...
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The Gifted, The Talented and Me
Name: Daniel Katz
07 April 2019;Genre: Funny Stories
15 year old Sam is happy with his average, ordinary life at an average, ordinary school with his average ordinary friends in the average, ordinary town of Stevenage. So when Dad strikes it rich and Mum decides to move the family to Hampstead and send the kids to the North London School for the Gi...
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The Goblin's Blue Blanket
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ogie, a goblin, wakes up one morning to find that his favourite blue blanket has gone missing. No matter where he and his cat, Gerald, search, no one knows where it has gone and it still can't be found. However, some wise words from mum make him realise that worrying about the little things can s...
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Jasper and Scruff
Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
We've probably all experienced those times in life when what we have just doesn't seem enough. We seek to elevate ourselves higher and join the ranks of the social elite. No? Well, Jasper the cat has. He may look like he has it all: a fancy apartment, a bookcase full of books arranged by colour a...
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Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day
Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;Genre: Adventure
Willow Moss is nobody special. True, she was born into a magical family and has special abilities, but the ability to find missing socks and lost keys could hardly be considered extraordinary. As the least powerful member of her family, Willow is often overlooked, especially by her mother and sis...
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Fabio the World's Greatest Flamingo Detective: The Case of the Missing Hippo
Name: Emily Beale
07 April 2019;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Have you met Fabio, the world's greatest flamingo, yet? He lives in a small town on the banks of Lake Laloozee in Africa. 'He's not tall, or strong, but slight and pink. And he's very, very clever.' No detective agency would be complete without an associate and sidekick and Fabio's friend and...
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Name: June Hughes
04 April 2019;Genre: Environment & Nature
Sorrel tries really, really hard to be 'good'. She desperately wants to win the holiday promised by the headmaster, Mr Grittysnit, to the pupil who gains the most 'Obedience Points', but her life and eventually the lives of everyone around her are thrown up in the air by Sorrell's discovery of...
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High Rise Mystery
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 April 2019;Genre: Mystery & Detective
A brilliant, thrilling detective adventure with a fast, modern pace and style. Two sisters (Nik and Norva) turn into sleuthing siblings when a local art teacher and friend is found dead. Within their urban community , the tower block - The Tri - where they live, the shocked and suspicious sist...
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We Are Blood and Thunder
Name: Linda Brown
04 April 2019;Genre: Fantasy
We Are Blood and Thunder is a debut novel that grabs your attention from the very first page until the unexpected twist at the end. My advise is to take a few breaths in between as this book is an original and unique rollercoaster ride of a story. One of the best fantasy novel...
