Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Linda Brown
27 March 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Two female treasure hunters. A sleeping prince. A hundred-year-old curse and one angry witch. The Bone Spindle has all of this, in this new pacey retelling of a classic fairy tale, with a unexpected twist... Filore is a treasure hunter with a love for r...

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Name: Solomon Age 11
26 March 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

I have rated How to Say No to Your Phone five stars because it is useful for everyone. Most people in our generation has a phone and most of them are always attached to their phone 24/7. This book has ten easy and simple steps to succeed on trying to decrease your phone's scre...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
26 March 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Benjamin Creek does not believe in magic, preferring science, logic and reasoning until he is led into the impossibly magical world of Wreathenwold. With a girl called Elizabella, Benjamin finds himself on a perilous quest to find Elizabella's missing twin, Edwid, making a promise he is determ...

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Name: Giselle Age 10
26 March 2024;

Genre: Adventure

First of all, I want to say that the character designs are amazing and this book is really creative. The illustrations for this book looks like they took so much time and effort and I really enjoyed reading this book. My favourite character would have to be Star because she is a great friend a...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
25 March 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

This book has more layers than an onion. On the face of it, My Baba's Garden is a simple story about a little boy spending the early mornings with his Grandma at her house, having breakfast and then going to school. They collect stranded worms on the way for her to relocate in...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
25 March 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

In Winner Takes Gold, Pearl dreams of winning a place on the GB Mini Elite Squad. Her mother, who was a coach at the local club, Bagley End Butterflies, passed away the year before and Pearl is determined to 'light up the world' with her shine as mum would have wanted. ...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
24 March 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

A charming mixture of experiments and activities, science and poetry, A Field Guide to Spring is a wonderful introduction to that season, sure to inspire children to use all their sense to explore the wonders it offers. The book is easy to navigate with both a clear con...

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Name: Ayobami Oredein Age 11
23 March 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

I rated the book How to Say No to Your Phone five stars because loads of people around the world have a phone and most of them are attached to it 24/7. This book gives us important and helpful information like what is doomscrolling or what is dophimane. This is a very good gui...

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Name: Maria faithorn
23 March 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Little Owl’s Babysitter is a delightful tale of Little Owl and their babysitter. From following routines, controlling an environment and letting your imagination run free, this laughable and highly relatable tale has so many avenues to explore further with comprehension and so...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
22 March 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Bursting with information about plant life, Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet is another wonderful collaboration from Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton. Starting with the importance of the tree, the reader is led on a fascinating journey beginning 3.5 billion years ago...

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