Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: June Hughes
22 June 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Alice loves to write stories but she always has to finish them. Experience has taught her that, if she leaves a story unfinished, her characters step out of the story and go in search of their own ending. This might prove to be fun and entertaining but what would happen if the character that l...

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Name: June Hughes
04 June 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Twelve year old Owen and his Dad are coming to terms with life a year after the death of Owen's mother. Or rather, they are not - her ashes remain in an urn on the mantelpiece; Owen's Dad, a published author, has not written a word since she died; home life is a disorganised jumble of takeaway...

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Name: Kate M
06 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

This book was well written and overall - the parts I read - very descriptive. However I found it very hard to connect with the characters and at times I struggles with the story line. Especially the first paragraph of each chapter which was referring to a separate story line all together. This...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
04 May 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Tamsin and the Deep is a graphic novel, excellently illustrated by Kate Brown and published by David Fickling Books in partnership with The Pheonix Comic. As a prolific reader of comics and graphic novels (Calvin and Hobbes was a particular favourite) when a teenager myself I can honestly say thi...

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Name: Angel Age 10
24 April 2016;

Genre: Humour

I love the illustrations- they make you want to be a bear! The illustrations show you different types of bears and the text tells you about them. I love the panda with its baby- it looks gentle and loving. I was surprised to learn how many different types of bears there are. The end picture is r...

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Name: Amy Age 10
24 April 2016;

Genre: Fantasy

This has such detailed pictures- faces in trees, roses, briars - each spread has so much to see and explore. The gold thorns are made to look really sharp and threatening, but the flowers make them look more gentle. The pictures work so well with the story and help to bring it to life. Anyone co...

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Name: Mayson Age 10
24 April 2016;

Genre: Information books

The pictures in this book are beautiful. Each one is so realistic- it looks like you could touch their fur and it would feel really soft. The information in the text is very good and uses excellent vocabulary. This is a lovely book.

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Name: Ruth Age 10
24 April 2016;

Genre: Fantasy

It's beautiful! The detail in each face is incredible - you see something new each time you look. I love the way the roses and rose bushes are a theme making their way through the book. The gold specks for the thorns really catch the light - and your attention - giving relief from the black and...

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Name: Brandon Age 10
24 April 2016;

Genre: Humour

The pictures fit so well with each letter. The effort put into each one is amazing! The humour in the pictures is great; they are drawn in a sketchy style which matches the words so well. I love the details you can find in each picture- 'H' is really funny! It is fascinating to think about where...

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Name: Kerra Dagley
18 March 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Summed up in three words by the publishers as 'Action', Survival, Terror', I'd have to agree. I read this book in one sitting, I just had to find out what would happen to Ash before I put it down. The book opens with Ash McCarthy, returning home after his dad's funeral, before he wakes up in a s...

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