Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Michael Foreman Published by: Walker Books Published on: 2006 First line: Hear, and listen well, my friends, and I will tell you a tale that has been told for a thousand years and more. Price: £7.99 Genre: Folktale Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 1 4063 4887 3 What's it all about? The... Continue Reading →
Old Gods New Tricks Author: Thiago Moraes @tibolota Published by: David Fickling Books @DFB_storyhouse Published on: 6th July 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978-1788452953 First line: When the lights went out, Trixie was at school. Genre: Adventure, mythology Age: 9+ What's it all about? Trixie dos Santos is obbessed with two things: doing pranks, and gods... Continue Reading →
Toby and the Silver Blood Witches Author: Sally Doherty Published on: 7th Jul 2021 ISBN: 978 1919625904 Price: £7.99 Age: 8+ What's it about? A sinister plot. A hidden city in the sky. A boy with an impossible choice.Twelve year old Toby has little time for friends or football since his mum fell ill. All... Continue Reading →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet Author: Zanib Mian @Zendibble Illustrator: Nasaya Mafaridik @synasaya (instagram) Published by: Hachette Children's Published on: 2019 Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 95122 6 First line: Khaatoooo! Genre: Funny, adventure Age: 7+ What's it all about? Omar is a typical school boy who now has to move house and start... Continue Reading →
Our King Charles: His Remarkable Journey From Prince To King Author: Eleanor Grey Illustrator: Rose Gerrard, Twitter - @Rose_ _Gerrard Published by: @HachetteKids Published on: 13th April 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 5263 6608 5 First line: Back in the 1950s, there was a boy called Charles who would grow up to be the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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