Families Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
10 November 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom is the second in Zanna Davidson's amazing, laugh-out-loud Izzy the Inventor series. Packed full of illustrations with easy-to-read text, it provides the perfect transition from picture books to chapter books. Izzy believes in scie...

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Name: Donna Burkert
10 November 2023;

Genre: Friends and family

Sunshine Simpson is back again, it’s a new year and a scary year as she and her friends plan for their transition to secondary school, away from the safety of what they know and potentially away from each other. It's all about to change and Sunshine doesn't like it. To make things worse, thing...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
09 November 2023;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant) is an action-packed graphic fantasy set in Ireland, where the townsfolk are experiencing strange, supernatural events. At the centre is Jamie, who has become reclusive following the death of his best friend and whose dreams are full of the terr...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
07 November 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

What a delight the first book in this mesmerizing, magical new fantasy series is! In Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power, the reader steps into a whole new world that unfolds impressively around them and into an adventure that celebrates how marvellous and unique every...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
05 November 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Zanna Davidson's wonderful story, Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn, is an enchanting tale filled with wonder, friendship, and the power of believing in yourself. Izzy believes in science not magic! She wants to be the greatest inventor of all time but then along came a fairy...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
03 November 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans is a fantastic, vivid and energetic fantasy quest with its roots and landscape planted in Nigerian history, folklore and culture. The main character is a wonderfully endearing 12 year old orphan, Adia. Adia lives in the poor Swampl...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 November 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

This warm and comforting book celebrates the Jewish celebration of Chanukah. It shares a family's traditions over the eight nights, from lighting the first candle in the menorah, to sharing doughnuts with neighbours, spinning the dreidel and finally going to the synagogue to c...

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Name: Maria
02 November 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

WOW! This is the newest book by Grahame Baker Smith and tells the story of the earth from the dinosaurs to today and how the earth has changed and continues to change. The illustrations are magnificent, almost photographic, and support the text and the concept of the book, allowing the...

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Name: Julie Broadbent
02 November 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

Written by Danielle Brown, British paralympic gold medallist and world champion archer, Girls Rule features 50 of the most inspirational women throughout history. Beginning with Danielle's introduction, we can see how passionate she is about inspiring young women, girls and di...

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Name: Jenna Nicolson
02 November 2023;

Genre: Horror

Charlotte Says is a good book which I terribly enjoyed more than I expected and I rate this book a 5 out of 5.

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