A Long Walk To Water Written by: Linda Sue Park Map illustration: Kayley LeFaiver Published by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published on: November 2010 Price: £6.99 First line: Going was easy. Genre: Contemporary/ Geography Age: 10+ What's it all about? This is the true story of Salva, a Sudanese boy (part of the Dinka tribe), who... Continue Reading →
The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick Written by: Larry Hayes @LarryHayesAuthr Published by: Bloomsbury Children's Books @KidsBloomsbury Published on: January 2025 Price: £7.99 First Line: Whoever finds this, be warned. Genre: Horror Age: 10+ Thanks to LoveReading4Kids for the review copy. What's it all about? Finnegan Quick is plagued by nightmares that are always there and... Continue Reading →
October, October Written by: Katya Balen Illustrated by: Angela Harding @ANGELACHARDING Published by: Bloomsbury @BloomsburyBooks Published on: September 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: We find the owl at the very edge of our woods the morning after the storm. Genre: Contemporary, Wildlife, London Age: 9+ Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's... Continue Reading →
Darwin's Dragons Written by: Lindsay Galvin @LindsayGalvin Cover illustration: Gordy Wright @gordyjwright Published by: Chicken House @chickenhsebooks Published on: July 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: Mr Darwin crouched in front of a giant tortoise, notebook in hand. Genre: Fantasy Age: 9+ Thanks to my school library for the review copy. What's it all about? Syms... Continue Reading →
Everything You Know About The Human Body Is Wrong! Written by: Emma Young @EmmaELYoung Illustrated by: Maribel Lechuga Published by: Nosy Crow @NosyCrow Published on: May 2024 Price: £14.99 First line: The human body as you know it, has been around for about 300,000 years. Genre: Non-fiction, science Thanks to the UKLA for the review... Continue Reading →
Spooky Stories Written by: Sam Baer, Jonathan Weil, Andy Prentice @prenticeweil, Russell Punter Illustrated by: Lia Visirin @liavisirin Published by: Usborne @Usborne Published: September 2024 Price: £12.99 First line: Raheem was bored. Genre: Spooky! Thanks to @toppsta and @Usborne for the review copy What's it all about? This is a collection of eight retellings of... Continue Reading →
Midnight Treasure Written by: Piers Torday @PiersTorday Cover Illustrasion by: Alla Khatkevich Published by: Quercus Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: September 2024 Price: £14.99 (hardback) First line: A chain of lanterns winds slowly through the night over the dark sands. Genre: Fantasy Thanks to Toppsta for the review copy. What's it all about? A magical... Continue Reading →
The Final Year Written by: Matt Goodfellow Illustrated by: Joe Todd-Stanton Published by: Otter-Barry books Published on: September 2023 Price: £8.99 First line: Ya need to be able to pin this down So ya can see it in your mind as it plays out - picture where its happenin Genre: Coming of age, school, family,... Continue Reading →
The Invasion of Crooked Oak Written by: Dan Smith @DanSmithAuthor Illustrated by: Chris King @ChrisKingArt Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: September 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: Pete Brundle and his best friend Krish were looking at their phones in the dinner hall, ignoring the commotion around them. Genre: Mystery Thanks to my local... Continue Reading →
Goodnight Mister Tom Written by: Michelle Magorian Published by: Puffin Books @PuffinBooks Published on: first published 1981 by Kestrel Books, first published by Puffin in 1983, this edition 2011 Price: £7.99 First line: "Yes," said Tom bluntly, on opening the front door. Genre: Historical, Family, Coming of age Thanks to my school's library for a... Continue Reading →
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