Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
26 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Every year, Ember yearns to fly with the golden flamebirds who pause in their flight at Bright Beacon before heading on to their home. Those known as 'flame chasers' wait in the harbour, ready to follow the birds in the hope of finding one of their wish-giving tail feathers. But when her Pa go...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 August 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Dream Hunters, a colourful adventure story set in a fantasy version of India, invites young readers to imagine...  Imagine a world where dreams could be caught and bottled.  Imagine if slivers of dreams could be threaded together to make new dreams, personalis...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Here is a book for the many children who say that they read to escape to a place they feel calm and happy. For me, it was like drinking bottled childhood - the experience of reading it made me feel as though I was nine again. In The Secret of Golden Island</stro...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
20 August 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Amazing Amari is back again and her third adventure, Amari and the Despicable Wonders, is utterly gripping from start to finish. Teenage magician Amari now faces adversaries, distrust and outright hatred from all sides; the new Prime Minister of the Bureau of Supernatural Inve...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
19 August 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

What a fantastic read for all of those who are fans of classic science fiction. Roswell is an 11-year-old America boy, named after the so-called alien crash of 1947 in a town of that name. He has grown up with a fascination for space, thanks to his father who had told him tales of seeing space...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
16 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Thiago De Moraes has brought us another brilliant instalment of Trixie De Santos in Let Sleeping Gods Lie. This hugely entertaining story celebrates different cultures and highlights the importance of family bonds. Trixie is back, and just when she thou...

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Name: Jo Clarke
16 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Rich in atmosphere and intrigue, Ettie and the Midnight Pool takes the reader on a chilling adventure. Ettie has lived with her grandmother since her mother left her to travel the world. Grandma lives a life of self-sufficiency; there is no mention of TVs, mobile phones or int...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
16 August 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

"Well, master explorer," Chandi says to her students towards the end of her Explorer’s Guide to Going Wild, as she congratulates them on now having the skills to go on an adventure and tasking them with setting out on their very own nature treasure hunt.  Bursting with such ac...

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Name: Jo Clarke
14 August 2024;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Oh my! I read this in two sittings and loved it!  The Boy Who Cried Ghost is a perfect mix of humour, chills and suspense. Each chapter even has a play-on-words title with a spooky theme; 'Too Ghoul for School' , 'Spook-etti' and 'I-Scream' to...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 August 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Covering a wide range of techniques and art forms including drawing, painting, sculpting, printing, textiles, photography and collage, Teaching a Diverse Primary Art Curriculum really is, as it says, a practical guide, perfect for supporting teachers and art leads in developin...

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