Children Book Reviews

Name: Jo Clarke
05 September 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Katya Balen does more than write stories: she orchestrates them. Her words have rhythm; they ebb and flow like the waters around the island on which this spectacular story is set.  Ghostlines begins gently with an introduction to life on the remote, small isla...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 September 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Gabriel Dylan has brought us another spine-chilling adventure from the Shiver Point squad in Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon.  Its Oli's birthday and he wants nothing more than to spend the weekend camping, exploring and telling spooky stories round the campfire with his be...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
04 September 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Show me a child who does not dream of being a super hero or at least of having super powers... Kitty is a fantastic character who likes to use her super powers to solve mysteries. This autumnal story is filled with delightful animal characters and a puzzle which needs to be solved before the f...

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Name: Jane Rew
04 September 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

From the bright, stylish cover and end papers to the informative content within, this is an attractive hardback. Playful illustrations, combining clarity and realism with humorous captions, add extra appeal. Author Fran is a scientist, but clearly a great team is behind...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 September 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

In Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion, Dido is back in her fourth and final adventure in this action-packed historical series.  Dido is living in North Africa, training horses and keeping her head down.  A slave boy from Rome, Damon, is thrown into her path, with their dei...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
02 September 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Highly illustrated, this fourth book in the Ivy Newt series, Ivy Newt and the Vampixies, continues the amazing work of Derek Keilty. In this adventure we are introduced to new characters in the form of the Vampixie Queen and her daughter as well as Captain Hec...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
02 September 2024;

Genre: Adventure

When Joey and her friends were chosen to represent the school at a competition in the local Museum, she did not bargain on seeing Harry, an ex-pupil and her nemesis. But then something strange happens and she and Harry find themselves being kidnapped by what appear to be Imps. Soon, they find...

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Name: Katie
02 September 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dream Hunters is a fast-paced fantasy adventure for any child who loves their adventures with a magical edge. In this story, the magic is provided by child 'dream hunters' - children are taught to follow dreams and to catch them with their special needles, bottling them to hel...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 September 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Gruesome, gothic and so, so good. This horrifyingly dark-humoured tale is hilarious and heart thumpingly entertaining and enthralling. Author Martin Howard and illustrator Pete Williamson have created a masterpiece of creepy illustrations and a narrative that tests the nerves...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
30 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

13-year-old Iona Patterson lives with her mum and stepdad on the Kestrel estate. Mum runs a pony trekking centre from the stables, and they have a happy life there, although money is tight.  Iona loves horses, especially Jinks, her dressage horse, and when a local dressage star, Jessica, offer...

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