I Am Raven Written by: Alastair Chisholm @alastair_ch #IAmRaven Cover Illustrated by: Karitas Gunnarsdottir #KaritasGunnarsdottir and #RayTierney Map illustrated by: Jennifer Eckwall @WhoIsJensine Published by: Nosy Crow @NosyCrow Published on: 10th April 2025 Price: £7.99 First line: Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Age: 9+ Thanks to Toppsta for the review copy. What's it all about? On... Continue Reading →
No Ballet Shoes In Syria Written by: Catherine Bruton @catherinebruton Cover illustration by: Kathrin Honesta @kathrinhonestaa Map illustration by: Ray Tierney Published by: Nosy Crow @NosyCrow Published on: April 2019 Price: £7.99 First line: Aya could hear the music floating through the walls. Genre: Contemporary, Refugee, Ballet, Friendship Age: 9+ Thanks to my school for... Continue Reading →
A Place Called Perfect Written by: Helena Duggan @heldideas Illustrations by: Karl James Mountford @klaus1987 and David Shephard @doodlingdave Published by: Usborne Books @UsborneBook Published on: August 2017 Price: £6.99 First line: He waited. Genre: Mystery, Adventure Age: 10+ Thanks to my local library for a review copy. What's it all about? Violet and her... Continue Reading →
Clem Fatale has been betrayed Written by: Eve Wersocki-Morris @MzEvieMo Illustrated by: Honie Beam #honiebeam Published by: Little Tiger @LittleTigerUK #ClemFatale Published on: 3rd April 2025 Price: £7.99 Age: 9+ First line: Beneath the pearly lights of the big city, in the alleyways and alcoves painted black with smog, you can bet there will be... Continue Reading →
Beetle Boy Written by: M.G. Leonard @MGLnrd Illustrated by: Julia Sarda Published by: Chicken House @chickenhsebooks Published on: February 2016 Price: £6.99 First line: Dr Bartholomew Cuttle wasn't the kind of man who mysteriously disappeared. Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Animals Age: 10+ (quite violent) Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's it all... Continue Reading →
Hi from Outer Space Written and illustrated by Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas Published by: Allen and Unwin @allenandunwin Published on: 21st November 2024 ISBN: 978 1761069260. Price: £7.99 First line: I sometimes wonder what my life would've been like if I hadn't left a banana peel in the middle of the kitchen floor - right where... Continue Reading →
Manga Classic: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle Illustrated by: Noh Yi-jeong Published by: Button Books Published on: October 2024 Price: £12.99 First line: I had seen little of Holmes lately. Genre: Detective, Classic Age: 10+ Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. See their 4-11 magazine for the full... Continue Reading →
Escape Room Written by: Christopher Edge @edgechristopher Illustrations: David Dean @DoodlesByDavid Published by: Nosy Crow @NosyCrow Published on: February 2022 Price: £7.99 First line: This is The Escape. Genre: Contemporary/Adventure/Eco Age: 9+ Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's it all about? Ami has been granted a special treat by her dad:... Continue Reading →
A Long Walk To Water Written by: Linda Sue Park Map illustration: Kayley LeFaiver Published by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published on: November 2010 Price: £6.99 First line: Going was easy. Genre: Contemporary/ Geography Age: 10+ What's it all about? This is the true story of Salva, a Sudanese boy (part of the Dinka tribe), who... Continue Reading →
The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick Written by: Larry Hayes @LarryHayesAuthr Published by: Bloomsbury Children's Books @KidsBloomsbury Published on: January 2025 Price: £7.99 First Line: Whoever finds this, be warned. Genre: Horror Age: 10+ Thanks to LoveReading4Kids for the review copy. What's it all about? Finnegan Quick is plagued by nightmares that are always there and... Continue Reading →
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