Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jessica Bunney
07 October 2024;

Genre: Seasonal

Guess Who? Boo to You! is the perfect book if you’re looking to gently introduce your littlest one to all things Halloween! The structure of this book reminds me of Bill Martin and Eric Carle's 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' as the children can very quickly learn t...

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Name: Jo Clarke
04 October 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

In The Haunting of Fortune Farm, Edie and her brother Pip are being looked after by their grandmother, Lolly, in her cottage in Ireland. The landscape of Silent Valley is rugged and full of atmosphere, beautifully presented by the skilful writing of Sophie Kirtley. The reader...

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Name: Clair Bossons
04 October 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

Melissa Welliver's debut novel The Undying Tower is an exhilarating start to The Undying Trilogy. From the very first page, I was thrust into a gripping narrative that sets the stage for a future world torn apart by division and conflict....

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Name: Sue Wilsher
04 October 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

Blue Monster wants to play with Rabbit, but Rabbit is fast asleep and doesn't want to play so Blue Monster swallows her. When challenged about his behaviour, he then swallows more animals in an attempt to cover up what he has done. Left with no one to play with, Blue Monster f...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
04 October 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Others is a fantastically gripping, suspenseful and intriguing novel which has a bizarre true snippet of history as its starting point. In 1900, a prize was introduced, intended to reward the first person to achieve extraterrestrial communication. Merrett...

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Name: Sam
03 October 2024;

Genre: Poetry

One of the most commonly posed questions in a Lower School English class must be, 'Does it have to rhyme?' Tomorrow We Begin, Matt Goodfellow's powerful insight into the trials and tribulations of teenage life, makes a superb collection of poems that not only answers that repe...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Murder at Wintertide, a gripping festive thriller, takes the reader on a murder mystery adventure, gathering clues that are fringed with danger.  George is going to spend Christmas with his grandpa by the sea. He loves his grandpa and is especially looking forward to the festi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 October 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Pete the badger is happily sharing a recipe book with the other woodland creatures when a pesky fly ruins everything. Soon all the animals are busy catching every fly they can find and putting them in jars. Then they notice that there are bugs everywhere and quickly scoop them up too. At last,...

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Name: Joanne Thomas
03 October 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Secret Ocean is a gorgeous ocean themed book, taking the reader on a journey through and around the different seas and oceans of the world. The book starts during the morning in the Arctic with the animals on the shore looking for breakfast, challenging th...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
02 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This gripping crime thriller set against a seasonally snowy backdrop is just the ticket for a page-turning Christmas read. In Murder at Wintertide, George is excited about a cosy, wintry, family holiday by the sea - especially spending time with his dad and gr...

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