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 →
October, October Written by: Katya Balen Illustrated by: Angela Harding @ANGELACHARDING Published by: Bloomsbury @BloomsburyBooks Published on: September 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: We find the owl at the very edge of our woods the morning after the storm. Genre: Contemporary, Wildlife, London Age: 9+ Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's... Continue Reading →
Don't Doubt the Rainbow: American Mystery Written by: Anthony Kessel @AnthonyKessel7 Published by: Crown House @CrownHousePub #AmericanMystery #DDTR Published on: 31st January 2025 Price: £6.99 First line: Edie was alone in the canoe, paddling leisurely down a river. Genre: Mystery, Detective, Contemporary Age: 10+ Thanks to Toppsta and Crown House publishing for the advance review... Continue Reading →
Darwin's Dragons Written by: Lindsay Galvin @LindsayGalvin Cover illustration: Gordy Wright @gordyjwright Published by: Chicken House @chickenhsebooks Published on: July 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: Mr Darwin crouched in front of a giant tortoise, notebook in hand. Genre: Fantasy Age: 9+ Thanks to my school library for the review copy. What's it all about? Syms... Continue Reading →
Trash Written by: Andy Mulligan Published by: David Fickling Books @DFB_storyhouse Published on: June 2014 Price: £7.99 First line: My name is Raphael Fernández and I am a dumpsite boy. Genre: Modern Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's it all about? This is the story of three boys who live on... Continue Reading →
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