Wild East Written by: Ashley Hickson- Lovence @AHicksonLovence Illustrated by: Camilla Wu @thecamru Published by: Penguin @PenguinUKBooks Published: May 2024 Price: £8.99 First line: A glance as sharp as a shard of broken glass. Genre: Contemporary, Music, School Age: 12+ Thanks to loveresding4kids for the review copy. A full review is available on their website.... Continue Reading →
The Magician Next Door Written by: Rachel Chivers Khoo @Rach_Khoo Illustrated by: Alice McKirley Published by: Walker Books @WalkerBooksUK Published: March 2024 Price: £6.99 First line: Winnifred Potts sat at her kitchen table and eyed the precious jar in front of her. Genre: Magic, Mystery, Ireland Age: 7+ Thanks to Toppsta for the review copy.... Continue Reading →
The Thames and Tide Club Written by: Katya Balen @katyabalen Illustrated by: Rachel Dean @RachaelADean Published by: Bloomsbury Children's Books @KidsBloomsbury Published: May 2023 Price: £6.99 First line: It was midnight and everything was exactly as you'd expect it to be in London on a chilly April night. Genre: Mystery, Adventure, London Age: 7+ Thanks... Continue Reading →
Birdsong Written by: Katya Balen @katyabalen Illustrated by: Richard Johnson Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: July 2022 Price: £6.99 First line: There is music everywhere- if you know how to listen. Genre: Contemporary, Music, Friendship, Birds Age: 9+ Thanks to my local library for the review copy! What's it all about? Annie is... Continue Reading →
MARV AND THE KILLER PLANTS Written by: Alex Falase-Koya @AlexFKoya Illustrations by: Paula Bowles @Paula_Bowles Published by: Oxford University Press @OxUniPress Published: July 2023 Price: £6.99 First line: Marvin ducked and weaved along the overgrown track, dodging the giant palm leaves. Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Adventure, Super Hero Age: 6-8 Thanks to Just Imagine and... Continue Reading →
The Past Master Written by: Patience Agbabi Published by: Canongate Published on: February 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: It's New Year's Eve 2051, the eve of the leap year 2025. Age: 9+ Genre: Time travel, Science Fiction, Hope, Family, Teamwork Thanks to the Imagine Centre for the review copy: the full and comprehensive review can... Continue Reading →
Describe something you learned in high school. NOTHING. Now, unusually, this is not a funny facetious remark by me, but actually the truth. Mainly because I didn't go to high school. I went to secondary school, which is what we call high school in England. I think the main thing I learnt was more about... Continue Reading →
Robin of Sherwood Written by: Michael Morpurgo @MichaelMorpurgo Illustrated by: Michael Foreman Published by: Wayland @Watts_Wayland Published: March 1998 Price: £8.99 First line: There had never been a storm like it. Genre: Historical, Family, Adventure Age: 9+ Thanks to my school library for the review copy! What's it all about? The story starts in the... Continue Reading →
The Creatures of Killburn Mine Written by: Dan Smith @DanSmithAuthor Illustrated by: Chris King @ChrisKingArt Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published: January 2024 Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, ContemporaryPrice: £7.99. ISBN: 978 1 80090 250 3. First Line: Pete Brundle was one of the few people in Crooked Oak to see the strange light in the... Continue Reading →
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