Children Book Reviews

Name: Jane Rew
23 September 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

There is so much to this book, Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism: personal experience (the author knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of racism, so it is not just an academic text on the subject); comprehensive discussion of all aspects of racism, including hel...

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Name: Ethan Age 9
23 September 2023;

Genre: Animals

I really liked Digger and Me. It was a book about James's overwhelming life and he feels like nothing's ever the same again. First, his parents get divorced and both find their new loves. Then, Digger (his dog) gets cancer. James then tries to do anything to protect Digger alt...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
22 September 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Rosaleen Darke-Rose is struggling at her new school. Tormented by Emer McGuire and her 'fan club' for being a scholarship pupil, Rose is also still grieving the loss of her Mamó, who she misses desperately. Taking the long way home from school, however, has the benefit of taking her past the s...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
22 September 2023;

Genre: Poetry

Combing two of my favourite things-poetry and mythology, Gods and Monsters was always going to be a personal reading paradise, but this fabulous collection exceeded even my high expectations! It is a veritable dragon's horde of joy in poem form. Loosely grouped into ten...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2023;

Genre: Personal Growth

This new anthology, Our Rights, explores the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child through poems and short stories by a diverse and impressive array of contemporary children's authors, thoughtfully illustrated in black and white by Ru...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

14-year-old Max lives on a remote Scottish island and is seething with anger and frustration. An accident on his father's trawler has left him deaf and isolated from his former friends. A new baby in the family only makes matters worse; he's convinced that his parents want to replace him with...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Wild Robot is an incredible story from the award-winning Peter Brown. The attention to detail within the text and images thought this story is incredible. After the boat transporting her sinks and a curious otter presses the button on the back of her neck, Robot Roz opens...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Wild Robot Escapes is the enchanting illustrated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot. For all of those who fell in love with Roz and Brightbill whilst reading The Wild Robot, this book will make you to fall in lov...

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Name: Donna Burkert
18 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Imagine if there was a place that could gift you a magic hour in your day. Imagine if you could spend that hour doing all the things you never had time for. You could read, play sports, finish your homework, learn a new language...anything! Imagine if you were one of the few who knew about thi...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
18 September 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

In The Secret of the Blood-Red Key, we are reunited with the familiar world of Krasnia and its inhabitants. Our heroes Rachel and Robert Klein have saved the country from the wicked dictator Charles Malstain and peace and order has now been restored. They are rightly now recog...

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