Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jayne Gould
15 September 2016;

Genre: Books set in the past

Rome, AD 94. Juba must escape with his brother and sisters, and journey to the distant Britannia on the edge of the known world. He must seek a safe haven there, a land of druids and barbarians. When the Emperor's men arrive at midnight, shattering their family forever, Juba is tasked by his mot...

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Name: Carol Burt
15 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

To describe this book I would have to say adventurous and unique! Although the beginning I found a bit slow starting, but, as I read on I really enjoyed it. The main character of Samantha Kemi (Sam) takes part in a Wild Hunt to find the cure for the Princess who has poisoned herself with the Lov...

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Name: Julie Aldous
14 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

When I finished this book I wasn't sure I had enjoyed it. But the characters have stayed with me despite reading other novels since. The characters Ti and Rosie have a deep friendship with is tested. The girls night wander (which I found worrying) and revenge is in store. This causes more dram...

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Name: Amanda Allen
13 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Night Wanderers is the story of twin sisters, Ophelia and Titania and Titania's friend Rosie. The twins are always in trouble, at home and at school and Ophelia's behaviour puts Titania in some difficult situations. The twins work in the family cafe when they are not at school, Ophelia is talent...

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Name: Catherine Purcell
09 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Ant and her brother Mattie are in prison for crimes their parents committed. They are 'heritage criminals', guilty of heritage crime: a previously undetected crime committed by your parents or grandparents for which you are held responsible. Sounds a little harsh, doesn't it? Children atoning...

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Name: Carol Williams
07 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Not my favourite by Kevin Brooks, but still pretty good. It is far less grim than Bunker Diary, and is tense and gripping. Elliot, who tells the story, has a severe anxiety disorder, hardly ever leaving the house. When his mother doesn't return on Christmas Eve, from going to collect his essenti...

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Name: Carol Williams
07 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Four friends meet to open a time capsule they have left at their school five years ago, to be opened when they are all 18. Only the fifth, Millie, won't be there, as she has died of cancer, and the four haven't met for a long time, so wonder what they still have in common. Narrated in the present...

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Name: Kathy Slater
06 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Princess Smartypants, of picture book fame, stars in her first adventure for older readers. As before, she is resolutely single and uninterested in marriage, but is tasked with organising a joint engagement party for Snow White, Cinderella and Rapunzel. Everyone is invited - except the wicked wit...

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Name: Jane Welby
05 September 2016;

Genre: Friends and family

Maybe every teenage girl's fantasy...to be suddenly catapulted into the lives of the rich and famous. Jessie is a fairly typical teenager, coping with the sudden and traumatic death of her mother and lashing out at those closest to her as a way of coping with the pain. The mystery about who her b...

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Name: Tore Walton
04 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

What a mess! Cat has made an awful mess in this book, but who is going to tidy it up? Certainly not Cat! Dog tries to get Cat to tidy, but Cat has got other ideas: shoving it over there; hiding it under that; jumping on it! Each of Cat's ideas for 'tidying up' just passes the mess on to someone...

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