Children Book Reviews

Name: Emma Fidler
10 January 2025;

Genre: Horror

Finnegan Quick certainly has a vivid imagination and has some very creepy, fanciful dreams in The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick. My Y6 boys (ages 10+) will love diving in to how Finnegan's dreams come to real life and how he must deal with them. There is some a...

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Name: Jane Rew
10 January 2025;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Remarkable Women: Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Amazing Women! succeeds in engaging readers by asking questions that challenge our assumptions (Pocahontas was a princess, wasn't she? Marie Antoinette said 'Let them eat cake!', didn't she?) and extend...

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Name: Matty Age 12
09 January 2025;

Genre: Adventure

This book is amazing. I love it and it is the exact type of action book I read all the time. I have read it so many times because it is so exciting.

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Name: Jenny Caddick
03 January 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Prepare to be whisked away this Winter to the bitterly cold Tundra and the harshest winds, ice and snow. Surviving life is tough and requires the inhabitants of the settlements there to stand together, using skills, stamina and (more importantly) ice magic, to make it through the big Freeze.</...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
03 January 2025;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

This is the first book in a fabulous new series of stories for young readers who are dipping their toes into chapter books. The Moonlight Mystery Agency: The Birthday Cake Thief caught my daughter's attention immediately. The book itself is a great size, less...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
02 January 2025;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love is another amazing book in Joseph Coelho and friends' brilliant series. The collection of tiny tales will inspire pupils young and old to write their own stories around these themes. At the back of the book there is carefully create...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 January 2025;

Genre: Animals

Now in paperback, WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History is a wonderful book which celebrates 50 remarkable animals from around the world, telling their exceptional stories. Each is a powerful tale, many full of courage and love, and each a joy...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 December 2024;

Genre: Adventure

M.G Leonard’s new epic series Time Keys starts with Hunt for the Golden Scarab.  This time-travelling adventure is full to the brim with mystery, sinister characters and a gripping storyline that will captivate the readers imagination. ...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
12 December 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

The Boy to Beat the Gods is a brilliant first book from Ashley Thorpe. It follows Kayode on his quest to get his sister, Temi, back from the Orishas. It begins with Kayode living in his village awaiting the return of the Orishas - the gods - when they come to take the fruit of...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 December 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Reuben lives in the observatory with his astronomer grandmother. He has never left the observatory grounds and watches others from the village as they go about their daily lives. Then one night, a spaceship crash lands near by and grandmother goes out to investigate but doesn’t return. Rueben...

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