Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Nikki Stiles
06 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Another adventure by the fantastic author/illustrator who brought us The Strongest Mum. This story is about a little girl who, no matter how hard she tries, struggles to get to school on time; Vera jewel is always late! However, she is very resilient in her efforts and finds other ingenious and f...

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Name: Jo Clarke
06 September 2018;

Genre: Fantasy

A Darkness of Dragons transports the reader to a mythical land of pipers, dragons and talking rats. The traditional tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelyn lies at the heart of this tale but children with limited knowledge of this fable will soon pick up the threads. Before long, th...

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Name: Elizabeth Harris
05 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Warrior boy is powerful, moving and addictive. London teenager Ben accompanies his mother, a documentary film-maker, on a trip to Kenya. She is filming a documentary about elephant poaching and Ben travels with her to meet his Kenyan family for the first time. He is anxious that he won't be able...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
05 September 2018;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Original and inspiring, this short historical story will capture your heart; it's a real page turner.  Race to the Frozen North tells the tale of Matthew Henson - a young black child - who runs away from his violent stepmother and ends up becoming the first man to reach the No...

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
02 September 2018;

Genre: Adventure

In this darkly comic tale that is set in the Nineteenth Century Dickensian world of orphans, hangmen and desperate poverty, young Cephas Catchpole has been enslaved to a cruel chimney sweep and forced to scramble up sooty chimneys. With smallpox ravaging the country and affecting both rich and p...

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Name: Matele Age 8
29 August 2018;

Genre: Fantasy

I couldn't even put this book down because it has funny and weird bits. My favourite part was when harry potter was talking to the snake or lizard.

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Name: Chloe Age 8
29 August 2018;

Genre: Fantasy

This book is amazing, I couldn't stop reading it. Harry Potter will always be my favourite.

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Name: Edie Age 8
29 August 2018;

Genre: Humour

I liked this book because George and Harold had a mean old principle. This book is about two, silly, smart, funny boys named George and Harold. They make funny comics and do weird, funny, crazy pranks. One day one of their teachers quit and they needed a new teacher.

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Name: Sam Phillips
27 August 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Written in Julia Donaldson's familiar rhyming style, The Cook and the King is a lovely story of a hungry King's search for a new cook. Wobbly Bob is keen to please the King, in his new chef's whites, but afraid of everything. Poor Bob gets the King to name his favourite dish knowing that if he...

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Name: Sam Phillips
27 August 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Bad Nana, Older Not Wiser, tells the tale of seven year old Jeanie's rather unusual Grandmother. As a primary school teacher, I often find myself biting my lip trying hard not to laugh at something a child might have said or done. However, Bad Nana doesn't seem to have the same 'limit switch' mos...

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