Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

I liked this book because it was quite different from other books I have read. Chloe has lost her smile, she's looked everywhere. Until one night, she is whisked away on a magical adventure that is out of this world.

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Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

I loved this book so much!!It is very mysterious and is one of the best books in the world!!!!! Boy and Violet are back for another adventure, and this is one to get the heart pounding! Things are going missing in Town and lots of people are naming Boy the main suspect. Even children are going m...

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Name: Sam Phillips
15 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

As someone who has moved houses up and down the country many times, this book was a real hit! I'm not a geography buff but I do like to know things about where I am or where I'm going, and this book is just great for that. Maps of the United Kingdom is filled with fascinating facts and figures ab...

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Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

What happens after you save the kingdom from a rampaging dragon with the aid of a stink bomb? You become the school hero, that's what! Instant popularity and fame is the reward. However, handling that fame can bring a whole new set of problems. At least that's what Berkley Paggle discovers in Goo...

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Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

One Day, So Many Ways is a beautifully illustrated look into the lives of over 40 children living around the world as they go about their daily routines. From Alaska to Brazil, Greenland to Tanzania, children are waking in homes all around the world. While there are many similarities to European...

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
14 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Have you ever felt like you didn't quite fit in? Well, young Vlad, son of Drax and Mortemia Impaler and distinctly unenthusiastic vampire-in-training, certainly knows what this feels like. He is afraid of the dark, terrified of graveyards and try as he might, he cannot seem to master the skill o...

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Name: Chloe Age 9
14 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Head Kid tells the story of cheeky prankster, Ryan Ward, and his best bud, Dionna Baxter. Ryan's headteacher has just about lost it with the school, so he leaves a new headteacher to attempt to control the hyperactive children. Unfortunately for many of the mischievous school pupils (AKA Ryan a...

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Name: Sian S
14 October 2018;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Well where do I start with this book? What an empowering and beautiful depiction of an array of timeless classics such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and many more. All with a feminine twist but not singling out male readers. I love the sense of fulfilment and belonging each story...

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
13 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This story sparkles like sunlight on freshly fallen snow. It will transport you to a forested land of never-ending winter where Mila and her sisters, having already lost their parents, wake to discover that their brother Oskar has vanished. Before long it becomes apparent that he is far from th...

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Name: Dylan Age 14
13 October 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Packed with action from start to finish and impossible to put down, this story's tragic ending will leave most readers in tears.

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