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 →
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 →
Author: Atinuke Illustrator: Kingsley Nebechi @KingsleyNebechi Published by: Bloomsbury @KidsBloomsbury Published on: 31st August 2023 Price: £12.99 First line: This is a book about British history - the history of some grey-green, rainy islands in the North Sea. Genre: History Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 5266 3571 6 What's it all about? A comprehensive study,... Continue Reading →
Mohinder's War Author: Bali Rai @balirai Published by: Bloomsbury @KidsBloomsbury Published: 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: I pointed to the stranger. Genre: Historical fiction, Adventure Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 1 4729 5837 2 What's it all about? Joelle lives in occupied France during World War 2. Her heart burns for what is happening to her... Continue Reading →
Holes Author: Louis Sachar Published by: Bloomsbury Published on: August 20th 1998 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 4088 6523 1 First line: There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age: 10+ The story follows an 'unlucky' boy called Stanley Yelnats, whose unluck stems from his great great grandfather who failed to... Continue Reading →
The Graveyard Book Author: Neil Gaimon @neilhimself Illustrator: Chris Riddell @chrisriddell50 Published by: Bloomsbury @KidsBloomsbury Published on: 1st October 2008 ISBN: 978 0 7475 9480 2 £7.99 First line: There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife. Genre: Murder, mystery, supernatural Age: 10+ What's it all about? A baby's family is... Continue Reading →
By Jo Simmons Should parents be able to cancel children's birthdays?! https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Parents-Cancelled-Birthday/dp/1526606585 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books£6.99ISBN: 9781526606587Pages: 218Author contact details:@joanne_simmons Cover illustrated by: Nathan Reed http://www.nathanreedillustration.com/ @NathanReed_Illo Publisher website:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/childrens/ @KidsBloomsbury Under 100 characters summary: One boys’ dangerous mission to rescue, re-invite and reinvigorate interest in his own birthday!The first line: It all started when... Continue Reading →
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