Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Boy Underwater
Name: Aaron Age 9
02 October 2023;Genre: Friends and family
This book made me feel happy because it was full of wonder.
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Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
Name: Julie Broadbent
01 October 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Man-Man and the Tree of Memories is a story of dance, magic and liberty. Man-Man and his family are getting ready for the Notting Hill Carnival; a time for the whole family to celebrate and enjoy the wonderful experience of dance and music during the carnival. Everyone is exci...
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Read, Scream, Repeat
Name: Linda Canning
01 October 2023;Genre: Horror
What a brilliant book this is! Read, Scream, Repeat is an anthology of 13 (!) short stories, from some of my favourite children's authors: Jennifer Killick, Phil Hickes, Rachel Delahaye and Sharna Jackson, to name but a few. It contains a delightful mix of styles of stories, a...
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The Silver Road
Name: Jacqueline Harris
25 September 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Rose is unhappy at her new secondary school. She is bullied by Emer and her friends and is utterly miserable. Her only friends are the elderly couple who live and work on the road on her way home. Then one night Rose is faced with an Ice Giant who gives her a stone and tells her to guard it. R...
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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...
