The Not-So Great Escape Written by: Emma Green @emgwritesagain #WoollyHeist #FurryFelon #Alpacalypse Published by: Usborne @usborne_books Illustrations by: Jack Noel @jackdraws Published: January 2026 Price: £7.99 Age: 9+ ISBN: 9781836045663 Thanks to LoveReadingForSchools for the review copy. First line: When the police officer dropped me, Dad and Lilly back home after the Crash, he said... Continue Reading →
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Written by: Susan Martineau Illustrated by: Vicki Barker Published by: b small Published on: 24th July 2025 Price: £12.99 First line: Bugs are everywhere. Genre: Non-fiction, Animals, Science Age: 8+ ISBN: 9781916851252 Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Not a topic to excite many people, I... Continue Reading →
The Lost Girl of Astor Street The Secret Investigator of Astor Street Written by: Stephanie Morril Published by: Blink Books Published on: August 5th 2025 Price: £12.99 hardcover First line: I gaze up at the Applegates' imposing brick house and take a bracing breath. Genre: Detective Mystery, Mobsters, 1920s Age: 12+ ISBN: 9780310175810 Thanks to... Continue Reading →
The Lucky House Detective Agency Written by: Scarlett Li #TheLuckyHouseDetectiveAgency Illustrated by: Sian James @sianjart Published by: Knights Of @_KnightsOf Published on: June 2025 Price: £7.99 First line: "Clues hide in plain sight," I say. Genre: Detective fiction Age: 8+ Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Nei ho ma?... Continue Reading →
Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body Under the Piano Written by: Marthe Jocelyn Illustrated by: Isabelle Follath Published by: Anderson Press @AndersenPress Published on: April 2025 Price: £7.99 First line: I will tell first about making a new friend and save the dead body for later. Genre: Mystery/Detective Fiction Age: 9+ Thanks to Toppsta for... Continue Reading →
Life in the Wild Written by: Lizzie Daly @lizziedalywild Illustrated by: Chiara Fedele Published by: Dorling Kindersley @dkbooks @DK_Learning Published on: 5th September 2024 Price: £14.99 First line: Polar bear 20741 is a healthy, adult female weighing in at more than 220 kg (485 lb), who calls the Alaska Besufort Sea coast her home. Genre:... Continue Reading →
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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 →
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