Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Alice Childs
16 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

This story has a vile villain, some terrible teachers, a dead hamster and a dare-devil rat so expect lots of danger, some near disasters and many thrills! Zoe isnt having a great time. She lives on the 37th floor of a council flat, she is bullied, her dad is always in the pub and she has the w...

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Name: Emily Beale
16 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

In 1862, New Mexico, a lone pack of wolves roams a dramatically changing landscape. The notorious mob of grey american wolves have terrorised the region's livestock, desperate for food due to the loss of their natural habitat and food sources. They are led by Old Lobo the king of the Currumpaw va...

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Name: Torie Walton
15 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

'This is the story of ALISON HUBBLE who went to bed single and woke up double.' Alison Hubble goes to bed one night as a normal little girl. Imagine her surprise - and that of her parents - when she wakes the next morning to find she has doubled and there is another identical Alison Hubble in h...

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Name: Torie Walton
15 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Vincent is under strict instructions to rush to the shops and hurry home in time for tea. After all, the cupboards are looking rather bare! Shopping list in hand, he sets off. But, things don't go quite as planned. A gust of wind blows the shopping list right out of Vincent's hand and off int...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;

Genre: Information books

This lovely book describes eight bears from around the world, all beautifully portrayed in watercolours. Each spread introduces the reader to different types of bears with supporting text. 'Where the water churns with salmon, thick and rich with leaping fishes, there the Brown Bear stands'. The...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Bear is sitting on Mouse's chair and in spite of his best efforts, Bear will not move. Mouse grows increasingly irate until he strops off, leaving Bear wondering where he has gone - until Mouse is found in Bear's house! This book is fun from the first page to the last! Even the front cover leaves...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

In this story, Willy shares what happens when he walks through the library doors and explores the world of books and stories waiting inside. Throughout the book, Willy imagines himself into a number of his favourite stories - classics like 'Peter Pan', 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Treasure Island' and...

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Name: Emily Beale
10 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a peanut in my eye - the daring tale of best pigeon friends Dave and Skipper, as they attempt to rid themselves and their new home, from 'Mean Cat'. The feather-filled story begins with the friends recalling their first meeting during a failed croissant heist...

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Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Another lovely story of fun and friendship from Nadia Shireen. Bumblebear tells the story of Norman the honey loving bear who decides to pretend to be a bee in order to get more honey. In this story, Norma soon realises he loves being a bee and the Bees love the giant bee Norman. All is going...

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Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Will Marbett has captured the mind of the modern six or seven year old very cleverly in this book. I thought this was a really funny book. How many times have I picked up a very dull story and had to trawl through the twee tale which can be very sickly and not engaging at all for children. I l...

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