Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Nicki Cleveland
28 March 2019;

Genre: Dystopian

Maggie is a middler, worst luck. Jed was born first and is destined for great things once he gets to The Camp to help fight the Quiet War. Trig was born last and is the baby. But Maggie Middler? There's no great destiny, no prizes, nothing. Just the knowledge that her life is laid out for her,...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
27 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

A fabulous debut novel by Tom Mitchell. Dylan is a 15 year old boy on his school summer holidays. However, when he accidentally burns down the house of a girl he has a crush on, he is resorted to only one thing; plan how to rob a bank and gift her the money she needs to buy a new house. But thi...

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Name: June Hughes
26 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Alfie lives with his mother who works every waking hour in a fish factory supporting the two of them and paying off the debts left by Alfie's father. Life is difficult; the flat is small and sparsely furnished, clothes are threadbare and food is restricted to offcuts of fish brought home from...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Delightful, classic and engaging. Perfect for sharing on Spring day when your little one craves an adventure. Ollie's Magic Bunny tells the tale of Ollie, a little girl with a big imagination. One day Ollie and her toy bunny are waiting for the rain to stop. When it finally does, they rush ou...

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Name: Ellen Green
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

What a delight Ollie's Magic Bunny is, young children will love this story of magic and adventure by a young girl with her favourite toy bunny. Ollie, as children will soon guess from the pictures, loves rabbits but best of all is her favourite toy bunny. One day, when the rain finally stops, s...

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Name: Ellen Green
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

This is a fun, energetic picture book - but be warned, its main characters are very bad indeed as you've probably already guessed from its title, The Astro Naughty Naughty Baddies. Children will love being introduced to this foursome, as they plot to disguise themselves as aliens in order to win...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

What's that noise? All of the noises in the jungle are making Felix the tree frog a little jumpy! The story follows Felix through the jungle until he finds his Dad and the perfect place to sleep. The story is simply written, with direct address to the reader that will help keep younger readers i...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

'The naughty naughty baddies are zooming off the moon!' The naughty naughty baddies respond to a call from the president to see if anyone can prove that aliens exist. As is their nature, the naughty naughty baddies hatch a plan to fake the existence of aliens in order to gain the toy reward that...

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Name: Max Age 11
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I liked how Simon Cherry managed to include so many funny moments which fit perfectly into the adventurous plot! It also means you're glued to the book and can't put it down. I also enjoyed the idea of the story because it was very clever and smart. Altogether I think this book was a real joy to...

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Name: Max Age 11
25 March 2019;

Genre: Adventure

I really like this book because the plot line was a very funny idea that worked really well. The story also worked well because it's a nearly perfect mix of funny and adventure! I loved this book a lot because of the wacky comedy and couldn't put it down because of it!

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