Empire's End - A Roman Story Written by: Leila Rasheed @LeilaR Published by: Scholastic @scholasticuk Published: 2nd January 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: On a clear day, you can see to the end of the Empire from here. Genre: History, Adventure, Biography Thanks to my local library @BarnetLibraries for the review copy! What's it all about?... Continue Reading →
Windrush Child Author: Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah Published by: Scholastic @scholasticuk Published on: November 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: I didn't just appear here. Genre: Contemporary fiction/ autobiography Age: 10+ What's it all about? Leonard, a young boy, is ripped from his comfortable life living in a small village (Maroon Town) in Jamaica to living in... Continue Reading →
Diver's Daughter By Patrice Lawrence Author: Patrice Lawrence @LawrencePatrice Illustrated by: Alette Straathof Published by: Scholastic Children's Books @scholasticuk Published on: 2019 First line: I hit the water. Genre: Historical fiction Age: 9+ Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 407191 40 9 What's it all about? Eve, a 12 year old girl, lives in 16th century... Continue Reading →
Freedom by Catherine Johnson Cover artwork by Two Dots Published by Scholastic £4.99 ISBN: 9781 4071 85484 Published: 2nd August 2018 138 pages Author’s contact details: http://www.catherinejohnson.co.uk @catwrote Illustrator’s contact details: http://www.thetwodots.com Publisher’s website: http://www.scholastic.co.uk @scholasticuk Under 100 characters book review: Beautifully written story about a slave boy in Jamaica and the continuing battles he... Continue Reading →
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