Holes Author: Louis Sachar Published by: Bloomsbury Published on: August 20th 1998 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 4088 6523 1 First line: There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age: 10+ The story follows an 'unlucky' boy called Stanley Yelnats, whose unluck stems from his great great grandfather who failed to... Continue Reading →
Paper Boat, Paper Bird Author: David Almond Illustrator: Kirsti Beautyman Published by: Hodder Children's Books Published on: 4th August 2022 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96328 1 First line: Kyoto. Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age: 9+ What's it all about? I was very excited about reading this book, as I love Skellig by the same... Continue Reading →
Clutch Author: M.G.Leonard @MGLnrd Illustrator: Front Cover - @paddydonnelly and maps - @ljmiscellany (pinterest) Published by: Walker Books @WalkerBooksYA @WalkerBooksUK Published on: 6th April 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 5295 0610 5 First line: Twitch winced as a needle-sharp spike raked the back of his hand. Genre: Contemporary fiction/animals/crime Age: 9+ What's it all... Continue Reading →
Great review!
The Kingdom Over the Sea is a stunning, powerful and magical adventure that completely enthralled me from the fast-paced, intriguing prologue to the wonderful ending which makes me desperate for more from this world.
Grieving the recent loss of her mother, Yara finds a letter from her, with a strange set of instructions, telling her that she must return to the city of her birth, Zehaira, a place that is not on any map and one that Yara has never heard of. Yara decides to follow the instructions, and finds herself in a city with golden domes where she can understand the language, a language which her mother had taught her.
It is not long before Yara discovers that the world her mother has sent her to is not the world that she left 12 years…
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The Midnighters Author: Hana Tooke @hannekewrites Illustrator: Ayesha L Rubio @AyeshaRubio Published by: Penguin @PenguinUKBooks Published on: 11th May 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 0 241 41749 2 First line: It was a night so dusky that the streetlamps looked like fallen stars. Genre: Fantasy Age: 9+ What's it all about? A young, nervous girl... Continue Reading →
The Boy At The Back Of The Class Author: Onjali Q Rauf @OnjaliRauf Published by: Orion Books @orionbooks Published on: July 2018 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1510105010 First line: There used to be an empty chair at the back of my classroom. Genre: Contemporary fiction Age: 9+ What's it all about? A girl in an... Continue Reading →
The Wishkeeper's Apprentice Author: Rachel Chivers Khoo @Rach_Khoo Illustrator: Rachel Sanson @rachel_sanson Published by: Walker Books @WalkerBooksUK Published on: March 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 9781529507904 First line: Rupus Beewinkle's years of exuberance were finally catching up with him. Genre: Magical, friendship, family Age: 8+ What's it all about? Are you looking for a new job?... Continue Reading →
The Wildstorm Curse Author: Eve Wersocki Morris @MzEvieMo Front cover illustrator: Paola Escobar @paolaeeco8ar Published by: Hodder Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: 19th January 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96334 2 First line: Kallie Tamm was never meant to arrive at Wildstorm Theatre Camp in the dead of night. Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Theatre... Continue Reading →
[Re]start - It's Never Too Late Author: James Pattinson, Julia Cockerham, Latreya Nelson About the AuthorOur founder, James Pattinson, an award-winning entrepreneur who benefited from an education at Oxford and Cambridge, conceptualised this graphic novel just before the COVID-19 pandemic. James' work has long been founded on principles of access and inclusion; from mentoring young... Continue Reading →
Spark Author: Mitchell Johnson Published by: Orion Children's Books @orionbooks Published on: 3rd February 2022 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1510107632 First line: The children stood at the water's edge, clutching stones they itched to throw. Genre: Adventure, coming of age, friendship, quest. Age: 9+ What's it all about? A young orphan boy, Ash, grows up... Continue Reading →
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