Read and Review this summer!

ReadingZone has partnered with publishers across picture books, fiction, YA reads and non fiction to bring some great books for you to read and review for us this summer!

Follow the links, below, to read extracts from each of the following books. We will be running a free draw for reviewers for each book. If there are book(s) you would like to review for us, email your details to: [email protected] Subject: Summer Reads You can also comment, below. Tell us which book(s) you would like to receive to read and review, and we'll need an address to send the books during the summer as some titles are not published until after schools break up. Your details will only be used for this competition. We look forward to hearing from you. To follow is a list of all the primary and secondary books we're looking for reviewers for this summer. You can also click the links, below, to read extracts from each of these books. Picture Books: Poppy and the Blooms by Fiona Woodcock Simon and Schuster When a group of zesty wildflower characters discover that the last green space in the city is about to be paved over, they decide they have to act! Digger Disaster by Rose Impey Bloomsbury Children's Books Meet Tyrone T. rex, Stacey Stegosaurs and the rest of the Dino Diggers - the best builders in Dino Town. The perfect book for dinosaur and digger fans EVERYWHERE! Kevin by Rob Biddulph HarperCollins Children's Books When Sid makes yet another mess, and his mum is at the end of her patience, Sid does what every quick-thinking kid would do - he blames it on his big, furry, vanilla-and-pink friend Kevin! But what if Kevin was real? The Grotlyn by Benji Davies HarperCollins Children's Books What is the mysterious Grotlyn? What sort of creature could it be, scuttling across the town, frightening everyone in its path? A beautifully illustrated rhyming tale about things that go bump in the night for ages four and up. Young Fiction: Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz by Michael Morpurgo HarperCollins Children's Books From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. Class Six and the Eel of Fortune by Sally Prue A and C Black (Childrens books) Class Six are back, and they're on a mission: keep that nosy Mrs Knowall from finding out that their school is secretly magic. Which means no more flying around the hall, no more history lessons with Robin Hood, and the school trip to the moon is definitely off... Non Fiction: Optical Illusions by Gianni Sarcone, Marie Jo Waeber QED Publishing The brain is an amazing thing, but it doesn't always get things right when it comes to sight. This book is here to explain why, with astounding images, baffling puzzles, and simple reveals which show the reader how each trick works. The Anti-Boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to Do by Andy Seed Bloomsbury Children's Books Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! Suitable for all seasons, find out how to set bug traps, create a rainbow, construct an amazing summer slide and much more! There are also awesome indoor activities for rainy days. Stupendous Science by Rob Beattie QED Publishing Packed with quick, achievable, and fun experiments that can be performed at home and with basic ingredients and equipment, this book of 70 experiments will entertain budding scientists age 7-10 years as they learn lessons in physics, chemistry, biology, and technology. Build It!: 25 creative STEM projects for budding engineers by Caroline Alliston Explore the science behind construction, from how zip wires move, to how marble runs work. Each project uses easy-to-find objects and tools. A "how it works" feature explains the outcome of, and the science behind, the experiments. Escape from Hotel Infinity (Maths Quest) Kjartan Poskitt, illus Sachin Nagar, Amit Tayal QED Publishing One of four books in the 'Maths Quest' series we'd like included in your review. In each book, children aged 9-12 years are challenged to use their maths skills (numbers, geometry, statistics and measurements) to solve a puzzle and escape! In this adventure, seeking shelter from a storm, your troubles have only multiplied... Children's Fiction Birthday Boy by David Baddiel HarperCollins Children's Books Sam Green really, really loves birthdays so he wishes it was his birthday every day. At first, it's quite exciting when his birthday happens again. And again... But it's not long before things start to go wrong. You Can't Make me go to Witch School by Em Lynas Nosy Crow Daisy Wart, a Shakespearean actress with grand ambitions, is furious at being left at Toadspit Towers School for Witches by her grandmother. She is not a witch! But Daisy soon becomes drawn into the mysteries of life at Toadspit, and finds that she even has a few magical surprises up her sleeve... Spectre Collectors: Too Ghoul for School by Barry Hutchison Nosy Crow Denzel is having no luck with his maths homework. First, it's too difficult, then there's a terrifying mess of smoky black tendrils that wants to kill him, then two teenagers explode through his window holding guns and throwing magic. They are the Spectre Collectors, and realising that Denzel has a special gift, they sweep him off to their headquarters for training. Simply the Quest by Maz Evans Chicken House Books Elliot Hooper's troubles are far from over. His mum's health worsens, he's struggling at school, and a bunch of anarchic Greek immortals have moved into his home... The City of Secret Rivers by Jacob Sager Weinstein Walker Books Hyacinth Hayward has recently arrived from America and is having difficulty adjusting to her new surroundings. Everything feels strange. And then she accidentally unleashes the power of a secret river running through London. All the Things That Could Go Wrong by Stewart Foster Simon and Schuster Childrens Books Dan is angry. Nothing has been the same since his big brother left, and he's taking it out on the nearest target: Alex, who has severe OCD. Then the boys' mums arrange for them to finish building the raft that Dan started with his brother. What could possibly go wrong? The Boy with One Name by J R Wallis Simon and Schuster Children's Books 12-year-old Jones is an orphan, training as an apprentice hunter alongside his mentor, Maitland, tackling ogres, trolls and all manner of creatures that live in the Badlands. But all Jones secretly wants to be is an ordinary boy and to leave the magical world forever... YA Fiction Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter Usborne Publishing Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl who doesn't talk. And it's easy to pick on someone who can't fight back. So Rosalind starts a blog - Miss Nobody; a place to speak up, a place where she has a voice. But is Miss Nobody becoming a bully herself? Sweetfreak by Sophie McKenzie Simon and Schuster Children's Books Accused of bullying her best friend, Amelia, online, Carey isn't prepared for the devastating consequences of online anonymity when the attacks spill over into real life. But who is really behind these vicious comments and threats? And will Carey be able to get to the truth before it's too late? Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett Simon and Schuster Children's Books Bailey 'Mink' Rydell has met the boy of her dreams. They share a love of films and talk all day - but they've never actually met... When Bailey moves to the same town as Alex, she decides to track him down. But finding him proves harder than Bailey thought. Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls Andersen Press Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote. But the fight for freedom will challenge Evelyn, May and Nell more than they ever could believe. As war looms, just how much are they willing to sacrifice? No Filter Orlagh Collins Bloomsbury Childrens Emerald has grown up in a privileged world but her family has secrets - and when Emerald finds her mum unconscious on the bathroom floor, no one can pretend any more. Now she's being packed off to stay with her grandma in Ireland and there's no phone signal or wifi. It's going to be a long summer... until she meets Liam. But when secrets and lies are all you're used to, how do you deal with real love - brave and true - with no filter? Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser Bloomsbury Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed. But at 17, Caro may be too late. So when pirates burn ships and her father is arrested, Caro volunteers to transport mysterious cargo in exchange for his release. But when the cargo becomes more than Caro expected, she finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies. Zero Repeat Forever by G. S. Prendergast Simon and Schuster 16-year-old Raven is at summer camp when the terrifying armored Nahx invade. Isolated in the wilderness, Raven and her fellow campers can only await rescue. Then a Nahx kills her boyfriend. Thrown together, Eighth and Raven should feel only hate and fear. But when Raven is injured, and Eighth deserts his unit, their survival comes to depend on trusting each other... S.T.A.G.S. by MA Bennett Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St. Aidan the Great boarding school, known to its privileged pupils as S.T.A.G.S. but then receives a mysterious invitation with three words embossed upon on it: huntin' shootin' fishin'. The invitation is to spend the half term weekend at the country manor of Henry de Warlencourt, the most popular and wealthy boy at S.T.A.G.S., but what, or who, will be hunted...?