Category: Year 5-6 Book Reviews

Swimming Against The Storm by Jess Butterworth

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swimming-Against-Storm-Jess-Butterworth/dp/1510105484 Published by Orion£6.99ISBN: 9781510105485Pages: 229Author contact details:www.jessbutterworth.com @J_T_Butterworth @sallyanne_s #swimmingagainstthestormCover illustrated by: Rob Biddulph http://www.robbiddulph.com @RobBiddulph Inside map drawn by: John Oliver Publisher website:www.hachettechildrens.co.uk   @HachetteKids Under 100 characters summary: Eliza & The Canailles race through a hurricane to search for the loup-garou, which they think will save their home. The first line: Our... Continue Reading →

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Cloudburst By Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloudburst-Jack-Courtney-Adventure/dp/1848128533 Cloudburst Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling Published by Piccadilly Press £6.99 ISBN: 9781848128538 Pages: 307 Author contact details: http://www.wilbursmithbooks.com facebook.com/WilburSmith http://www.wilbur-miso-smithfoundation.org @thewilbursmith http://www.christopherwakling.com @chriswakling Publisher website: http://www.piccadillypress.co.uk @PiccadillyPress Under 100 characters book review: Jack Courtney, from the famous Courtney family, frantically hunts through the DRC for his kidnapped parents. The first line: I was... Continue Reading →

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Thirteen Unpredictable Tales by Paul Jennings

An amazing imagination on display here by author Paul Jennings. These 13 short stories are definitely short and are all very different, but equally wonderful and well... weird. Be warned there are some stories which are more appropriate for children in secondary school, but generally they are just strange. Really inspiring stories for young writers... Continue Reading →

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The International Yeti Collective by Paul Mason

https://www.amazon.co.uk/International-Yeti-Collective-Paul-Mason/dp/1788950844/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+International+Yeti+Collective&qid=1585681414&s=books&sr=1-1 Illustrated by Katy Riddell Published by Stripes Books £6.99 ISBN: 9781788950848 Published: 17th October 2019 267 pages Author’s contact details: https://paulmasonwriter.com/ @writerpaulmason   Illustrator’s contact details: https://thesohoagency.co.uk/illustrators/katy-riddell @RiddellKaty   Publisher’s website: http://littletiger.co.uk/imprint/stripes-publishing @StripesBooks   Under 100 characters book review:  A chance meeting between human and yeti, which leads to a long journey and a... Continue Reading →

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The Fire Maker by Guy Jones

This story centres on the main character, Alex, and how he escapes from his tortured life by entering the world of magic, only to find out that it’s actually real! The story starts at a frantic pace, as Alex is chased through his home town by his former best friend! Luckily, this terrible event forces... Continue Reading →

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Secrets Of A Sun King by Emma Carroll

I initially decided to read the book for two reasons. One, the author has been very successful in the past with previous books (Letters from a Lighthouse for example), and even though I have not read any, I have seen good reviews of them. She is very well known for her historical fiction novels. Secondly,... Continue Reading →

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Wonder by R J Palacio

A wonderful, heart warming tale, of a young boy with a facial dis-figuration and his journey from being home schooled to the wild lands of a real school in America. The story is wonderfully told from different character's perspectives for each chapter, so that you really get to know the characters, and also see different... Continue Reading →

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Against All Gods by Maz Evans

  What an emotional roller-coaster! This is the fourth and final installment of the “Who let the Gods out?” series by Maz Evans. Elliot’s epic journey has reached a point where he needs to make the hardest, most devastating decision anyone could bare to make: to save the world, or to save the person he... Continue Reading →

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