Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jane Allen
24 January 2017;

Genre: Friends and family

Radio Boy, by DJ and stand-up comedian Christian O'Connell, is a funny and also very real story about friendship, homework, and following your dreams. 11-year-old Spike's favourite hour of the week is when he's running his hospital radio programme, so when he loses his program...

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Name: Selin Age 9
22 January 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This book just makes you want to read on.There wasn't a single page that was boring.J.k.Rowling uses amazing vocabulary to describe the characters and settings in her story.I recommend this book to people that like magic and a bit of scariness.

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Name: Linda Brown
22 January 2017;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Evie's Ghost is a low fantasy book written in the same vein as Tom's Midnight Garden. It tells the story of a young girl named Evie, who feels that life is being very unfair to her as her mom has recently re-married, gone on her honeymoon and left her with a very elderly godmo...

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Name: Selin Age 9
21 January 2017;

Genre: Adventure

I liked this book because the way Enid Blyton links the whole story together is just phenomenal. It just makes you want to read on more. I would say people that like adventure stories should read this book.

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Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2017;

Genre: Adventure

When her father gets his dream job as librarian at Temple College, Livy finds herself struggling to fit in. Still lost in the grief of her best friend's death, the prestigious school and its elite students are completely alien to her. Drawn to the roof and the mysterious Sentinels, huge statues l...

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Name: June Hughes
17 January 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Elliot is finding life difficult. His mother is ill, they have no money, final demands are piling up and the next door neighbour is after their farm. School is no better either as Elliot turns up in less than perfect uniform and falls asleep in lessons, but dare not tell his teachers of the diffi...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 January 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Alice is back to solve another mystery - this time in the theatre her sister is performing in. Spending the summer helping her mother and sister at the Beryl Theatre isn't Alice's first choice of things to do - there's a copy of Fermat's Last Theorum that needs reading for a start. But things st...

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Name: Wesley Age 12
28 November 2016;

Genre: Personal Growth

It has an amazing plot and can be humerous, dark, scary and very much true to real life.

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 October 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Covering events in Britain from the Old Stone Age to the Roman invasion, this title looks at the development of the human race and every day life during this period. Full of fascinating facts, this book offers an excellent starting point for work on this period of history. As well as explainin...

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Name: Mikeala Morgans
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Plucked from the sea as a baby, Brine Seaborne doesn't know where she came from or quite where she belongs. She has resigned herself to life as the servant of magician Tallis Magnus on the Minutes islands, even though magic makes her sneeze! Brine's friend, Peter, is the magician's apprentice an...

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