Children Book Reviews

Name: Jenny CADDICK
24 April 2025;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

This fantastic non-fiction collection features 22 fascinating, inspirational and incredibly honest and open true stories from a huge variety of disabled writers. Sharing their experiences of being young and growing up, of the challenges, achievements, stereotypes and expectati...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
24 April 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Ember Spark and her best friend, Arno Whisper, are apprentice vets to magical beasts. When Ember's pet nibblesqueak, Forty Winks, begins to behave oddly, Ember and Arno investigate and find themselves whisked off to the Amazon rainforest. The villainous Tabitha Bone is using magical beasts in...

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Name: Jacqueline Frances Harris
21 April 2025;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Tuuli is travelling with her wolf, Lupa, to try and find Andar's people. Before he was killed, Andar gave the impression that his people were in danger, so Tuuli has set off to find them and may be help. The journey is fraught with dangers for a lone traveller and the weather is strange, with...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
21 April 2025;

Genre: Supernatural

From the very first page this book had me hooked. As the story develops so does the sense of alarm until the final twist and…. No! I’m not going to spoil the ending for you! Suffice to say, The Boy At The Window is a nerve-jangling, page turning, ghost story.<...

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Name: Jacqueline Frances Harris
18 April 2025;

Genre: Science Fiction

Brann used to fly with Raven, but now Raven is gone, destroyed by Dragon. Brann is with Cub, lead by Coll, who was once a Wolf. Brann's crew is missing and so, when given the opportunity to go with Cub to the North to find out what has happened to them, she is desperate to go, even though she...

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Name: Jenny CADDICK
18 April 2025;

Genre: Horror

A seriously sinister, spooky, spine-chilling and spectacular comedy-horror, delivered expertly by Jennifer Killick who is an absolute master at MG tales of terror. In the town of Hazard, a school project, the dark legends of the history of the town and an infamous craze...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
17 April 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Donna, Arun and Sam are currently separated for the summer holidays. The boys are at home, bored, while Donna is with her mum visiting family in Trinidad. As Donna's birthday is approaching, Arun and Sam decide to make a surprise visit to see her, using their super machine MANDROID to get them...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 April 2025;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Offering a closer look at the 'muddy, magical, marvellous miracle' that is soil, Wonder World: Earth is a fascinating and enjoyable read. The first in a new series, it is perfect for bringing natural science alive for younger readers. <...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 April 2025;

Genre: Real life

Nate is about to start secondary school. After a challenging final year at Primary, things seem to have settled for him and he is ready for a fun-filled summer before a fresh start in September. However, a new school brings new challenges - and some old. Avoiding Turner, conforming to endless...

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Name: Jane Rew
14 April 2025;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This fast-paced mystery set in post-WWII London, which centres around the theft of a diamond called The Fool's Canary by Jimmy Fatale's Spider, has a diverse cast of colourful characters. Readers will have their own favourites, chief among them 12-year-old Cle...

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