Families Book Reviews

Name: Jane Rew
16 April 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Dev Kothari is a masterful storyteller. This mystery (to assign it a genre for library shelving) is gripping and, in places, quite lyrical. Its realism and drama will appeal to children who want a bit of truth and grit in their fiction. They will 'get' the intense emotions Lena feels about her...

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Name: Giselle Age 11
16 April 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

I like this book because it is very informative and spreads awareness about important things in life like racism and disabilities, which are very crucial things that needs to be known more about. I also need to bring up the character illustrations because they are AMAZING! Overall i give this...

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Name: Eileen Armstrong
16 April 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

"It is hard to tell a love story and also the story of a people being torn apart" but Crossan achieves this magnificently in her latest and best verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be. Set in 1840s Ireland at the time of the Great Hunger, it tells the story of 16-year-old Nell...

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Name: Tracy Parvin
15 April 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Who doesn't love a book with a map? Well… I (and my three-year-old grandson, Archie) love a fictional map! A map has that capacity to bring a book alive and to allow the reader to immerse themselves in the pages. It is possible to become lost for hours in the pages of a book with a map. <p...

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Name: Kayden Age 11
15 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

I love Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret because it has a lot of commotion. I loved it when the swan tries to trick Arthur to make the Dragon Force Defences weaker.

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Name: Rachael Cooper-Evans
15 April 2024;

Genre: Horror

The Creatures of Killburn Mine is the fifth installment in the spooky Crooked Oak series. School friends Pete, Nancy and Krish are excited when a meteor apparently crashes to Earth on a moor just outside Crooked Oak. But when t...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 April 2024;

Genre: Supernatural

Since the death of her parents, Una has been living in a children's home. Missing her lighthouse home and the moods of the sea, she find life here hard, her ways infuriating Matron who calls her 'Una the Unwanted' and 'Una the Unstable'. When the Smiths arrive and decide that they want to adop...

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Name: Jo Clarke
15 April 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Fans of Maz Evans will be thrilled to see the return of Elliot Hooper as he embarks on another madcap adventure - this time in Ancient Egypt as his adventures continue from the previous book, Oh Maya Gods. This volume, Oh Mummy Mia!, will sit...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
15 April 2024;

Genre: Adventure

I am a 'Meet the…' collector as I really love the way Caryl Hart makes informative texts so full of personality, passion and character. A frequent reader of Meet the Planets, Meet the Weather and <a href="/books/meet...

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Name: Liya Age 11
15 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

I enjoyed Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret, the only part I didn't like is the first chapter. The bits I enjoyed the most are much further on in the book. I think children would love these types of books as they have lots of action and it's like an adventure which is the kind o...

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