Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 September 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air is the follow up novel to the graphic novel Kidglovz. It tells the story of what happens next to the characters from the graphic novel and even includes the book of Kidglovz as part of the story.Shoestring, previously a thief, i...

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Name: Samantha Phillips
03 September 2020;

Genre: Science Fiction

Sticky Pines, where things get weird...!  Lucy Sladan is obsessed by UFO's so, when she hears that something strange is happening to people from her own town, she can't wait to find out what's happening, and sneaks out to investigate for herself. Lost in the woods during a thunderstorm, Lucy s...

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Name: Samantha Phillips
03 September 2020;

Genre: Science Fiction

The Thing at Black Hole Lake is the second book in the Sticky Pines - Where Things Get Weird series, and having read book 1, I seriously didn't think things could get any weirder, but they do!  The sequel to the 'Bigwoof Conspiracy' by Dashe Roberts is just fa...

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Name: Kelly Buxton
03 September 2020;

Genre: Adventure

I absolutely loved this book. It is one of those books that I simply couldn't put down. I felt I was on the adventure with Lotti, a feisty, determined and headstrong girl with a head of wild, red curls, who had lost her parents and was at the peril of her scandalous and wicked Uncle and Aunt;...

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Name: Dawn Woods
01 September 2020;

Genre: Science Fiction

Lucy lives with her parents in Sticky Pines - a remote town away from big cities and phone signals, surrounded by woods and wildlife and the factory which provides work for nearby residents. Lucy is convinced UFOs are real and would like to prove it to those who disbelieve and humour her. So o...

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Name: Sam Phillips
20 August 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

Written by Professor Steve Peters, the author of The Chimp Paradox, this fab book is aimed at helping children to understand and manage their thoughts emotions and behaviours My Hidden Chimp is an easy to read book, complete with colourful illustrations, that encourages its reader to explore t...

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Name: Jo Clarke
20 August 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

I imagine the challenge to create a book about neuroscience which is aimed at children would not be an easy one and yet My Hidden Chimp does an excellent job of making a complex concept understandable and relatable. The concept behind My Hidden Chimp is that, if children were...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
15 August 2020;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

In Siri the Viking: Mimirs Well, Siri, the smart and feisty daughter of a Viking chieftain returns for another comic book adventure with her friend Zack who's nearly, but not quite, as smart and feisty as Siri herself. This time, they are on the trail of lost treasure. They ne...

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Name: Alison Kelly
12 August 2020;

Genre: Poetry

Years ago I attended a poetry workshop led by Mandy Coe. She asked us to think of as many words as we could that associate with 'snow'. We did this with enthusiasm. Then she suggested we write a poem on the topic without using any of the words! A great idea that I have shared many times. And i...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
06 August 2020;

Genre: Personal Growth

Turtle Boy is a must read for fans of Goldfish Boy and Wonder. It follows 12 year old Will Levine as his Bar Mitzvah approaches. As part of his community service project, he meets RJ who is very ill in hospital.Will Levine's life has been hard; he is picked on at s...

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