Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
30 October 2025;

Genre: Non Fiction

Full of fascinating information, this new addition to the 'Factology' series offers a detailed look at the ancient Maya. Starting with an explanation of who the Maya were - and are - Factology: The Maya provides a timeline of events happening in the rest of the world as the Ma...

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Name: Linda Brown
24 October 2025;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Tom thought a luxury ski resort would be the perfect getaway for him and his mum. However, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare. When kidnappers storm their chalet in search of dangerous technology, Tom finds himself trapped in the snow-covered mountains, caught in a battle for survival....

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Name: Donna Burkert
17 October 2025;

Genre: Horror

Fear Files: Hide and Seek is a freakishly fiendish book for younger readers who like to indulge in age-appropriate horror.  Adam is bored, the camping trip with his friend Sol is not what he promised it would be, and now a romp over the fields is proving equally boring...until...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 October 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Dina and her brothers are leaving the hills of Wales behind and are heading to Sheffield to stay with their aunt, JJ. However, hurt and frustrated by the frosty reception JJ gives them, Dina takes her great-grandmother's skates and heads for the local rink. Although she is passionate about ska...

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Name: Linda Brown
14 October 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

Author David Farr once again delivers a thrilling and unforgettable story in this finale to The Book of Stolen Dreams series. It is the wonderful blend of fantasy, political intrigue, and emotional depth that makes this trilogy standout in middle-grade literat...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
13 October 2025;

Genre: Animals

Saving Snowflake is the fourth title in the series about Ava's life on Whistledown Farm with her parents, aunt, uncle, cousin, and their friends The Whistlers. It is now a few months after the end of Meeting Meg and December is just beginning. The new season brings with...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
13 October 2025;

Genre: Animals

Meeting Meg is the third title in the series of Whistledown Farm Adventures and begins seven months after the ending of the second book. Ava and her parents are now living in the cottage at the edge of the farm and Ava and her friends, The Whistlers, are enjoying their last su...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
13 October 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Ice Dancer, as the title and the jacket suggest, is all about skating - at least on the surface. It is more than that, though. Packaged with pink writing and silver stars, the book looks to be targeted as Christmas reading for girls. It would be a shame to limit it to this, al...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2025;

Genre: Poetry

Compiled by Traci N. Todd, This is Not a Small Voice is a stunning anthology of poems which focuses on Black culture and experiences. Bursting with vibrant illustrations, it is beautifully presented and sure to appeal to a wide audience. The anthology includes poems fro...

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Name: Linda Brown
10 October 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by Jacques, a miniature dragon, chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago - the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live . . . In this wonderful, magical sequel...

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