Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Fiona Collins
14 October 2016;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Odd Dog Out is a story about identity, being different and fitting in or not. Odd Dog is a sausage dog who lives in a town where all the other sausage dogs dress in exactly the same way, whether they are swimming, playing a violin or swimming. But poor Odd Dog is different: sh...

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Name: Melanie Chadwick
14 October 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Nemesis is a Diabolic. She is an engineered humanoid creature designed to kill on command and to protect Sidonia, the girl she is bonded to with her life. Diabolics are fearless, they dont have emotions, they are not humans, they are possessions of their masters. Nemesis grows up with Sidonia,...

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Name: Ann Maria
06 October 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Unlike any book I've read, it's in the form of letters, emails and texts. Unmistakably, this is a book for lovers of modern comedy stories. In this story, Harry Riddles is forced to go to an activity camp. Friends and enemies combined, he dodges (only sometimes successfully) traps, tricks and scr...

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Name: Janet Fisher
06 October 2016;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Secret of Nightingale Wood is a story about grief at the loss of sons, and its effect upon the mothers principally but also upon a girl left to fend for herself with the aftermath. Henrietta and her family, mother, father, baby Piglet and Nanny Jane have moved to a...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
29 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

It is the year 1850. Tommy and his family, along with their neighbours, are slaves and the property of Captain Archer. They live and work on his cotton plantation and are managed by the cruel Pastor, Jim Kniff and his overseers. Their future is to work hard, long hours with the constant threat...

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Name: Mikeala Morgans
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Plucked from the sea as a baby, Brine Seaborne doesn't know where she came from or quite where she belongs. She has resigned herself to life as the servant of magician Tallis Magnus on the Minutes islands, even though magic makes her sneeze! Brine's friend, Peter, is the magician's apprentice an...

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Name: Melanie Chadwick
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

The sequel to Railhead doesn't disappoint. With the same high energy, high speed action, Zen and the android Nova are once again embroiled in the schemes of the Guardians and get caught in the crossfire between two corporate families as the ruthless Kraitt wage war upon the Noons and usurp the E...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Miles is a dog. A difficult dog. A dog who doesn't like anything....apart from a trip in the car to the local cafe. His owner, Alice, decides she can no longer drive Miles around. Thankfully her neighbour, Mr Huddy, comes to the rescue by building Miles his very own car. With his human friend...

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Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

The Book of Opposites is a great book that can be read with the earliest of ages and is of use to children from babies to primary age. Sarah Dyer fills every page with bright and colourful illustrations of many different opposites. The text is wonderful to use as as simple naming text and with...

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Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

I am a clever cat is a fun and engaging story about Stockton, a cat who thinks he is very clever at everything he does. Especially knitting, and the story goes through his skills at knitting. The end result is that Stockton really isn't that good at knitting and ends up in a big mess! It's his f...

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