Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Maria
13 July 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure is a book to love and enjoy with all the family. This gorgeous book explores ingredients including flour, sugar, milk, cinnamon and so many more. Each ingredient is illustrated with humour and the reader is given an explanation of what the ingred...

More

Name: Lorraine ansell
12 July 2023;

Genre: Environment

Harlon and her twin siblings live a simple life with their mother on the mountain until the day the Automator forces find them. Trained by her mother and tasked to lead Ash and Xeno safely to the island in the deepest part of the ocean, Harlon suddenly finds herself alone and without a clear p...

More

Name: Hayley Summerfield
12 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Against The Odds is an exciting new book about incredible struggles of twenty great adventurers. Author Alastair Humphreys has hand-picked extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers from across the world. This book is an inspirational collection of stories about a...

More

Name: Sue Wilsher
10 July 2023;

Genre: Dystopian

Alara lives a 'perfect' life in Estrella where everything is tightly controlled and it is mandatory to carry a 'Flip' (Fully Linked Information Platform) so everyone is connected. Feelings of boredom and being 'dulled' are frowned upon, yet Alara often feels disconnected. The skyscraper city i...

More

Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 July 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters is an enthralling WWII story about two girls who embark on a mission to take down a member of the aristocracy who is a traitor to his country. Sidney Dashworth's school has just been evacuated and relocated to Stanbrook House - the home of...

More

Name: Ruth Cornish
08 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second in a trilogy about a fantastical world inhabited by amazing creatures. Friendships are forged as the central characters risk their lives and liberty in a race against time. The author, Ann Sei Lin, has written a book filled with mystical places and mys...

More

Name: Wendy Kelly
08 July 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Upside Down Detective Agency is a lovely, quirky book that hopefully will be the first in a series. The Upside Down detective agency is run by Stan and Stella, two 'super sleuthing sloths'. They are visited by Lady V who has a case of theft for them to solve. The re...

More

Name: Amanda Shipton
07 July 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

In this sensitively-written story,  you meet Lilly and her assistance dog Myles. Lilly loves going out into the world, especially at Grandma's by the seaside, but having autism means that she experiences the sights and sounds of new things differently. Luckily, Lilly can always count on Myles...

More

Name: Lily Age 12
07 July 2023;

Genre: Adventure

I think this is a good book if u are looking for a book that has a mixture of adventure and sci-fi in it. It is not completely scientific, more about Issac Newton wearing unicorn slippers and portals to different worlds. Also, this book's main characters are teenagers who are facing situations...

More

Name: Linda Brown
07 July 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Rebel Fire is the second book in the Rebel Skies series, and the action picks straight up from where book one ends. This is a rollercoaster read, it has so many plot twist and turns it will leave you breathless and at the last page leaving you...

More