Children Book Reviews

Name: George Age 10
30 April 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This book had a lot to live up to after reading the first two books in this series - and boy did it live up to that strongly! A new family arrives in town and Zaiba and Poppy are trusted with welcoming the two children. What none of them expected to happen was a series of mysterious events in...

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Name: Ellen Green
29 April 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

The Super-Secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson: This Is Going To Be a Fiasco is an engaging read with gorgeous illustrations from Katy Riddell.  The story takes the form of Holly Hopkinson's diary as she and her family move out of London and into the country. Although things look b...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
28 April 2021;

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Chessmen Thief is the latest exciting novel by Inverness-based author Barbara Henderson. Set across the Western Isles, Orkney and Norway, the story follows 12 year old Kylan, a slave for a Norseman of Trondheim who was taken as a young boy from his island home on the Isle of Harris . Longi...

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Name: Nicola Mansfield
26 April 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A kid’s life in the Aztec Age is a simply beautiful collaboration between Nosy Crow publishers and the British Museum. This follows on from their series which includes Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome. This book is very clev...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
22 April 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

This is. great book for budding cyclists; it introduces children to the basics of bikes. The book begins with the history of bicycles and how they developed into the bike we know today. It covers different types of bikes, their parts and how to care for them. There are sections on different ty...

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Name: Megan Webb
21 April 2021;

Genre: Adventure

Smidgens are tiny people, and the Sprout family believes they could be the last of their kind. Until one day, Gafferty Sprout stumbles upon an atlas that reveals there might be more to the history of the Smidgens than her family once thought. The Smidgens follows Gaffer...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 April 2021;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Wick (not his real name) is an orphan working at the Harklights match factory and orphanage. Conditions for the orphans, whose real names are taken from them when they arrive, are simply appalling. Ma Bogey runs the place with an iron thumb, a stick and a gun. Anyone who dares displease her ru...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
20 April 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

I loved the first Evernight book – darkness, magic and wonderful heroes and heroines – and soon slipped right back into the enchanting world of The Silver Kingdom. Larabelle Fox and her trusty friends, Joe and Double Eight have rescued the White Witches and defeated the Evernight. The e...

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Name: Ebony Age 11
20 April 2021;

Genre: Myths & Legends

As a reader from the age of 9 of this franchise, these books are very entertaining and a great read, for all ages. This book covers Greek mythology in a fictitious way. I greatly recommend this book if you find an interest in ancient Greece. The main characters, Percy, Annabeth and Grover are...

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Name: Nathan Cox
19 April 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

The Lightning Catcher is Clare Weze's debut novel for children and what a fantastic debut it is! The story centres around Alfie Bradley and his family who have moved from the city to the village of Folding Ford. The boredom of village life quickly settles in as well as the rea...

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