Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 June 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Freya's Gold is a perfectly perilous and deliciously dramatic middle grade novel with a pacey plot, an endearingly under-confident heroine, a sharply suspicious and perfectly coiffured stranger and an unusual new acquaintance found in the unlikeliest place. The seaside...

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Name: Louise Gahan
04 June 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

A bear, a dragon and a rickety bridge; what could possibly go wrong? When the two characters meet on a bridge, they don't exactly see eye to eye. Very quickly their conversation gets somewhat heated and all the while, the rickety bridge gets even more rickety. This is a super, quick-wit...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
03 June 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Jacob and Kira are twin geniuses from Mbale, Uganda. Jacob is quieter and more circumspect, Kira is bolder and inclined to take risks, but both are spectacularly intelligent. They designed a wireless hacking device when they were only nine years old, while their latest invention is an atmosphe...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
03 June 2024;

Genre: Personal Growth

18 year old Noor's life is turned upside down when her father walks out of their Chicago home unexpectedly to start a new life in London. Distraught, her mother moves Noor and her younger sister to the tiny town of Bayberry, where Noor becomes the Muslim new girl in an almost exclusively white...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
02 June 2024;

Genre: Animals

I absolutely adore that Percy the Park Keeper is still a prominent character known to this generation; just as he was in my childhood. He has been around for over 30 years now! Each and every one of the books in this collection is endlessly endearing and melts my heart each time I read them. <...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 June 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Marv and his super-suit are back in this, his 6th , adventure, Marv and the Humongous Hamster. Who doesn't need a super-suit and one that is powered by kindness and imagination, no less? This story starts from a very relatable problem for any young reader; the need to p...

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Name: Jane Rew
01 June 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial is a great book to put into the hands of those newly independent readers who are drawn to the fantasy titles their older siblings are reading. Here, in Dungeon Runners, they have a story which will stretch their reading skill by its use of l...

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Name: Isabella Age 9
01 June 2024;

Genre: Poetry

I love it sooooo much - my teacher read The Final Year to my class and we love it.

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Name: Janet Fisher
31 May 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

In a small enclave near Cambridge live the descendants of the Greek gods. Hannah Messenger is the grand-daughter of Hermes, currently in prison. Entry to Hockwold is past a large stone beyond which everyone is a descendant of the gods. The community is headed up by Zeus (retired) and his wife...

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Name: Nathan Cox
31 May 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dragon Force: Devourer's Attack is part of an exciting new series by Katie and Kevin Tsang. The first book was fantastic, and this one continues the excitement seamlessly. This series provides young readers with an excellent introduction to the fantasy genre. It is an action-p...

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