Children Book Reviews

Name: Sam
01 November 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Operation Nativity is a fabulously funny story that is the PERFECT Christmas adventure; full of laughter, family and friendship, all tied up beautifully with the magic of Christmas. Oscar and his family have been invited to spend Christmas with his Grandparents at their...

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Name: Maria
01 November 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

How to Make a Book is a fabulous non fiction book about how a book is written, created and published. This book chronicles each stage in the book process with illustrations, facts and chatty information to help children and adults understand this process. I learned so m...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2022;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Ruby's mum is preoccupied. There has been a fire at the surgery where she works; her boss, Dr Price, has gone missing; and she is convinced someone has been following her. As the snow falls and odd things keep happening, everyone is jumpy. So when Ruby’s 'Step', Lucas, dares her to open an aba...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
01 November 2022;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

This is a beautiful collection of five classic stories, each retold in more detail than is commonly done. Additionally, these great, alternative tellings of well-known stories will catch the attention of children who may feel a bit too 'grown up' for the likes of Red Riding Hood and Cinderella...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 November 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

The Frost Fair by Natasha Hastings is a beautifully well-written story of magic and fantasy set in 17th century London, at the time of the Great Frost. The story tackles issues of disability and mental health and draws us into a child's journey of grief upon losing a twin brot...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
31 October 2022;

Genre: Supernatural

Alex Foulkes’s second book in the Rules for Vampires: Ghosts Bite Back, is yet another spookily funny adventure story. The story begins with Leo's eight vampiric laws and how vampires have always been sworn enemies of ghosts. Well, that was until Leo stalked the town of Otto's...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
30 October 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Helpful Hootpuff is another animal rescue story from the Cosmic Creatures series by Tom Huddleston. I have been lucky enough to have read this series not only for myself but also to my class, who love anything to do with space, other planets and animals.</...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
20 October 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Kai and Boneshadow is another instalment from the Dragon Storm series. In this book we look in to the story of Kai and his dragon, Boneshadow. Boneshadow is yet to discover what his power is and Kai is the 'nice one' in the dragonseer camp. After the children...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 October 2022;

Genre: Dystopian

Can you imagine a city where, if you’re a Non, your needs and your safety are less important than the whims of the Permitteds? Can you imagine a place where, if you're a Non, your house can be taken when a Permitted takes a fancy to it, or where a mother could be separated from her husband and...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2022;

Genre: Adventure

In STEALTH: Access Denied, the first book in this exciting adventure series, we met Donna, Arun and Sam, schoolchildren who have been recruited by British Intelligence to become the S.T.E.A.L.T.H team. In their latest escapade, S...

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