Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Amy McKay
22 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Crossover is a breath-taking book, with far reaching appeal. Issues of friendship, growing up, brotherhood, the realisation that parents aren't infallible are meticulously handled, all against a strong basketball backdrop that gives the novel a glorious beat and rhythm. Written in free verse, th...

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Name: Jo Cummins
21 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

My son and I loved this book and the accompanying app! We received the app first, my six-year-old dived straight in and started his first space mission. The app seemed easy to use and visually appealing. It taught us both a lot about our solar system. The competitive element of the app really m...

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Name: Marie Berry
10 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Kristyna Litten writes a lovely book about Bertie the giraffe and what happens to him the day he stays away from his herd and meets Blue the blue giraffe. This book tackles issues surrounding meeting and becoming friends with someone who is different from you. This is great book to use in circl...

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Name: Kirsty B
08 December 2015;

Genre: Humour

this book is about a boy called Joe spud, his dad is rich, but Joe isn't really impressed because his dad is only rich because he invented a new type of loo roll. Joe has no friends at the school for posh children so he moves to a normal school.

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Name: Mikeala Morgans
07 December 2015;

Genre: Friends and family

Miss Petifour is an eccentric singleton who lives with her many cats. She enjoys baking and making things and often takes flight (with her feline friends in tow) to collect whatever her whims suggest she needs. With a supporting cast of townsfolk - and a slightly lovelorn, sports car driving Mr...

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Name: Ellie Williams
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

A sleeping dragon is found on the railway line of the village of Little Chiddling. There's a reward for anyone who can move the dragon so Georgie, who needs a new bike, takes the bait. Thinking he might be hungry, she waves some crisps under his nose. Chaos ensues - the dragon wakes up and goes o...

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Name: Jayne Gould
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Clare is dreading the long summer at Aunty Dora's with Mum and Dad arguing all the time. But then she meets isolated old Thatcher Jones and his retired horse Captain, and a friendship develops that she will never forget. There is nothing much to do in the depths of the countryside, so when Clare...

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Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Blue Penguin is a story about being ostracized and isolated for being different. As the title tells the reader this is story about a penguin that is a different colour from normal penguins. The other penguins question whether he really is a penguin and he tries to show is like the others by fishi...

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Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Jessica Ahlberg's story is very reminiscent of her parents' marvellous books. Fairy Tales for Mr Barker is a clever story that takes the reader on an interesting journey with well-known fairy tale characters. However, for the story to work well and for the humour to be understood the child reader...

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Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;

Genre: Adventure

As the reader opens I (Don't) Like Snakes he/she is confronted with end papers filled snakes of different designs and colours, wriggling and curling across the page. For the young reader there is no need to feel concerned, as these are illustrated snakes and not disturbing at all. This is an inte...

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