Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism
Name: Jane Rew
23 September 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
There is so much to this book, Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism: personal experience (the author knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of racism, so it is not just an academic text on the subject); comprehensive discussion of all aspects of racism, including hel...
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Digger and Me
Name: Ethan Age 9
23 September 2023;Genre: Animals
I really liked Digger and Me. It was a book about James's overwhelming life and he feels like nothing's ever the same again. First, his parents get divorced and both find their new loves. Then, Digger (his dog) gets cancer. James then tries to do anything to protect Digger alt...
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The Silver Road
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 September 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Rosaleen Darke-Rose is struggling at her new school. Tormented by Emer McGuire and her 'fan club' for being a scholarship pupil, Rose is also still grieving the loss of her Mamó, who she misses desperately. Taking the long way home from school, however, has the benefit of taking her past the s...
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Gods and Monsters: Mythological Poems
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
Combing two of my favourite things-poetry and mythology, Gods and Monsters was always going to be a personal reading paradise, but this fabulous collection exceeded even my high expectations! It is a veritable dragon's horde of joy in poem form. Loosely grouped into ten...
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War of the Wind
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
14-year-old Max lives on a remote Scottish island and is seething with anger and frustration. An accident on his father's trawler has left him deaf and isolated from his former friends. A new baby in the family only makes matters worse; he's convinced that his parents want to replace him with...
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The Magic Hour
Name: Donna Burkert
18 September 2023;Genre: Adventure
Imagine if there was a place that could gift you a magic hour in your day. Imagine if you could spend that hour doing all the things you never had time for. You could read, play sports, finish your homework, learn a new language...anything! Imagine if you were one of the few who knew about thi...
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The Secret of the Blood-Red Key
Name: Julie Broadbent
18 September 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In The Secret of the Blood-Red Key, we are reunited with the familiar world of Krasnia and its inhabitants. Our heroes Rachel and Robert Klein have saved the country from the wicked dictator Charles Malstain and peace and order has now been restored. They are rightly now recog...
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The Infinite
Name: Lily Age 12
18 September 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Amazing book, I read it at school and it is such an exciting adventure. The author describes the setting and the characters really well!
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Impossible Creatures
Name: Clair Bossons
15 September 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Katherine Rondell's Impossible Creatures is a stunning book! The endpapers are illustrated with a map of The Archipelago, a secret cluster of islands where all the mythological creatures live side by side with humans. This is followed by The Guardian's Bestiary; a wonderful il...
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Impossible Creatures
Name: Beverley Somerset
15 September 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Christopher Forrester has been sent to Scotland to spend time with his grandfather, Frank, and is dismayed to find himself in the middle of nowhere in a run-down house with no internet or phone signal. He is told that he can go anywhere, but is forbidden to go to the top of the nearby hill. Of...
