Latest Reviews

Name: Jen Bevan
18 January 2024;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

A hilarious comic novel which will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Pablo and Splash is a laugh-out-loud tale about two penguins. One penguin wants a change as he is feed up with the cold. This leads to an amazing, out-of-this world time travelling adventure. I...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
18 January 2024;

Genre: School Stories

Test Trouble is a brilliantly relatable book for all older primary and younger secondary school students written by author, Serena Patel, from dyslexia friendly publisher, Barrington Stoke. The protagonist Arun is not looking forward to an imminent maths test and his anxiety e...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 January 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

In Puddletown High Street, there is the most unusual shop - The Story Shop - which sells stories you can actually BE in. When shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant, Fred Ferret, find a sleepy sloth in the shop, they decide the best kind of adventure for her is a mystery where she can play detect...

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Name: Louise Gahan
17 January 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

This Book Will Make You An Artist, written by Ruth Millington and illustrated by Ellen Surrey, is a comprehensive book looking at all the amazing artists that have existed through time. It includes the classics, such as Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso, but also introduces...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
16 January 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Kevin the Vampire is perfect for readers who enjoyed classics such as the Worst Witch series or the Little Vampire. It tells the take of a travelling carnival family who all happen to be monsters- think Hotel Transylvania or the Addams Family and you're on the right track....

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 January 2024;

Genre: Horror

Club Loser are heading to Neon Perch, the place to go, for a night of celebrating Colette's 13th birthday. With Songbird Karaoke, Galactic Golf, Battle Karts and a kitty of cash to spend, they are set to have the best night ever! However, as usual, nothing goes to plan and when the friends dec...

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Name: Kunal Age 12
15 January 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

What I love about Ross Welford's writing is that the stories are down-to-earth and relatable to me, yet they set your imaginations free-flying, too. It is really exciting and there is a plot twist at the end. I really liked the imagination and the style of writing with flashbacks. There is not...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 January 2024;

Genre: Magical Realism

It is the second term at the School for Extraordinary Arts attended by our accidental witch Bea Black, having been mistakenly enrolled in a witch school by her unsuspecting Dad in a recent move to the very unique, ever -changing weather village of Little Spellshire. This term, Bea is beginning...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
12 January 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

In a handy pocket format with vibrant elastic closer, this wonderful book includes top spotting tips and fun activities to help you make the most of any outdoor adventure. Trees are amazing, and trees are everywhere! This is the perfect spotter's guide for every family with an inquisiti...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
12 January 2024;

Genre: School Stories

Marvin and the Book of Magic is both a funny and exciting story for children. It has likeable, inclusive characters and although the story is centred on magic, it is also a tale about resilience, friendship and entertainment. Jenny Pearson has written this magical story...

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