Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

To begin with, a disclaimer. I am not of mixed identity. I found this a very informative read, though, about a neglected subject. For children whose identity is mixed, it is full of empowering explanation blended with inspirational messages from a variety of successful people whose bac...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
06 March 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth are the Moonlighters. They love their night time adventures, sneaking out after curfew, when the moon is full, to avoid the Nighthawks and roam the streets of Moonhaven. What could possibly go wrong? There have been no sightings of werewolves for almost 40 years!...

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Name: Brinley Age 8
05 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

This is a great and mysterious book for kids.

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 March 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Silver and her mum have moved ships and are now sailing on the Fabula, a much bigger ship than their previous home. Fortunately, The Gang, her on-board pals who are all over 80, are on the same ship, although her friend, Mo, who helped her solve the last cruise ship mystery, is stuck at school...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
05 March 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Chris Bradford's latest offering is an adventure in space. Nova manages to provoke a range of emotions from terror to happiness, curiosity to celebration. The protagonist, Max Nova, is travelling to Mercury with his trucker father when disaster strikes and Max is released in a...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
04 March 2026;

Genre: Dystopian

Dayna, the titular character of this dystopian novel, is a seemingly fearless teenager thrown into the chaos of a post-apocalyptic world. Deadly spores released in the 'Before' world have devastated the country. Children are rare and when found, valued as guinea pigs for experimental vaccines....

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Name: Tina DERRY
04 March 2026;

Genre: Poetry

I Tell Myself I'm Awesome is a perfect book for those days when all is not quite right with the world. This collection of poems address all of those big feelings; there are poems to make you laugh, poems to make you cry, poems to spark a debate and others to c...

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Name: Michelle Bailey
27 February 2026;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

The Wonder follows the story of a boy called Daniel who's having a bad day. Just when it seems as though nothing can turn his day around, he hears the beautiful sound of musicians nearby, and he feels a change within him. From then on, Daniel begins to notice and appreciate th...

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Name: Louise Gahan
26 February 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Wiggling Words tells the inspiring story of a child lost in a forest of letters. A gentle, imaginative journey designed to uplift children with dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence. Through playful language and expressive illustrations, the book acknowledges how tricky...

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Name: Lauren Beach
24 February 2026;

Genre: Personal Growth

I Am Strong Just Being Me by Laura Dockrill is a beautiful rhyming story about a little girl asking her Grandma, what it means to be 'strong'. Her Grandma takes the time to tell the little girl all the different ways in which someone can be strong. This all takes place in the...

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