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 →
Arctic Star Written by: Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: May 2021 Price: £6.99 First line: "You do know that some men who go out on deck to clear ice are never seen again, don't you?" Genre: History Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's it all about?... 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 →
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 →
Marvin and the Book of Magic Written by: Jenny Pearson @J_C_Pearson Illustrated by: Aleksei Bitskoff @Bitskoff Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published: January 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: My name is Marvellous Marvin. Genre: Magic, Contemporary, Humour Age: 7+ Thanks to the UKLA's 4-11 magazine for the review copy. A review can be found in... Continue Reading →
Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story Author: Catherine Johnson @catwrote Illustrator: Katie Hickey @katiehickey195 Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: 2018 Price: £7.99 First line: Matthew Henson was the first American to reach the North Pole. Genre: Biography, adventure. Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 78112 840 4 What's it all about?... Continue Reading →
The Boy Who Stole The Pharaoh's Lunch Author: Karen McCombie @KarenMcCombie Illustrator: Anneli Bray @annelibrayillo Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: May 2023 Price: £7.99 First line: Seth Davis was good at two things - gaming on his Xbox and being the class clown. Genre: Historical/Adventure Age: 7+ ISBN: 978 1 80090 201 5... Continue Reading →
Defenders: Pitch Invasion Author: Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor Illustrator: David Shephard @DoodlingDave Published by: @BarringtonStoke Published on: November 2017 First line: Seth's phone buzzed as he was walking out of Maths. Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 78112 731 5 Genre: Contemporary historical fiction Age: 9+ What's it all about? Seth’s mum is ill with cancer and... Continue Reading →
AFTER THE WAR By Tom Palmer Cover design by Barrington Stokes and illustrated by Violet Tobacco Published by Barrington Stoke Ltd ISBN: 978 1 78112 948 7 £6.99 I was emailed over the summer by the Head at the school I work at to see if I would be interested in attending a virtual conversation... Continue Reading →
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