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 →
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 →
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 →
Biology: The Whole Story Author: Lindsay Turnbull @oxfordbiology Illustrator: Cecile Girardin @cecilegirardin Published by: David Fickling Books @DFB_storyhouse Published on: 3rd August 2023 First line: Physics is often described as the science of the twentieth century, but biology has staked a bold claim to be the science of the twenty-first. Price: £24.99 Genre: Non-fiction, Science,... Continue Reading →
[Re]start - It's Never Too Late Author: James Pattinson, Julia Cockerham, Latreya Nelson About the AuthorOur founder, James Pattinson, an award-winning entrepreneur who benefited from an education at Oxford and Cambridge, conceptualised this graphic novel just before the COVID-19 pandemic. James' work has long been founded on principles of access and inclusion; from mentoring young... Continue Reading →
Swarm Rising By Tim Peake @astro_timpeake and Steve Cole @SteveColeBooks Published by Hodder Children's Books @HodderBooks @HatchetteKids £12.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96084 6. Published: 30th September 2021 First line: It's time to get serious about aliens. Genre: Science Fiction Age: Year 6 upwards (10+) Thanks to the UKLA for sending me a copy of... Continue Reading →
Shadowless by Randall McNally Author contact details: Twitter: @RandallMcNally9 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Randall McNally Email: RandallMcNally09@gmail.com ISBN: 978-1999882419 Published by Shadowless Ltd, December 2017 $14.99 for hardback and $4.99 Kindle 497 pages One of the best moments I have had since creating this blog about three years ago, apart from getting to interview some great authors, is,... Continue Reading →
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