Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
12 April 2023;

Genre: Family & Home

When disaster strikes and Ren's family lose their home in a fire, they feel lucky to be alive. But soon, having lost everything and having to live a very different life at her grandmother's, Ren starts to feel resentful that others have lovely things whilst she and her family have…nothing. Hav...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
10 April 2023;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Kept in seclusion by her father, Emma Linden dreams of the time she spends at Kersbrook in Devon with her brother, James, and of following in the footsteps of Mary Anning, the famous fossil- hunter. However, she becomes increasingly concerned about James when he becomes obsessed with Bhayankar...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Evie is an ordinary twelve-year-old girl. Sher feels invisible much of the time and that no-one seems to notice her much. One day she meets a strange man who tells her she has magical abilities and is part of the ancient Order of the Stone. Together with the other members of the Order, she mus...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
08 April 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Spellstone is a gripping piece of storytelling for lovers of fantasy fiction. The bones of the plot are familiar: a renegade wizard turned evil who is hunting down the good wizards; a mysterious Spellstone which will make him unstoppable; and a 12-year-old sorceress - courageo...

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Name: Donna Chadwick
07 April 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter is a great sequel in the Alex Neptune series, which explores Alex's new-found powers to control the ocean. The story is full of twists and turns as Alex tries to counteract pollution and pirates to find a missing dragon egg to help clean the oceans....

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 April 2023;

Genre: Adventure

The Boy who Saved a Bear is the fourth and final book that author Nizrana Farook has set in the beautiful landscape of Serendib, and it is another stunning and warm adventure story featuring the bond between the children and the wild animals that Farook creates so joyously.</p...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 April 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Something terrible has happened in Aves Wood. The nest of the peregrine falcons has been raided by an egg thief and all the eggs taken and the parent birds driven away. There is an egg thief in town; someone dangerous. Twitch and his friends must try to find out who the thief is and put a stop...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 April 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...

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Name: Clair Bossons
31 March 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I really enjoy reading historical fiction, it is one of my favourite genres and I, Spy did not disappoint. This book is set at the beginning of World War II. The main character, Robyn, lives at Bletchley Park. She loves bird watching, drawing and nature and had started a Bird...

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Name: Janet Fisher
31 March 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos is the second in a trilogy. I reviewed the first book, Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, which was clever and very unusual. There is always the concern that...

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