Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Clare Wilkins
30 March 2026;

Genre: Dystopian

In a futuristic submerged London rival houses fight for the precious 'Dry Ten' - the ten percent of ground remaining above the water level. Rafe is a rising star of the Rogues, Jule the deadliest soldier of the Crown army. Both have been bred to absolutely believe in their res...

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Name: Linda Brown
30 March 2026;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

A Wish So Deadly has The Hunger Games vibes, but with a unique twist: the contestants have elemental powers. Will these abilities be enough to help them survive the Reckoning trials and win the ultimate prize, a single wish . . . ? Talia, who cleanses negative energy fr...

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Name: TINA DERRY
27 March 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Wanzu Sets Sail is an interesting start to a series of stories about the Elementals, a group of young friends who use their superpowers to harness the energy of Fire and Water, and the power of Earth and Air, to help them to nurture and protect the natural world. Taking...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
25 March 2026;

Genre: Personal Growth

Bored and seeking thrills, Rory creates a game for his gang to play. Called 'Dead Straight Line', the idea is that you have to make your way home from a given point with no deviations, even if this means trespassing or facing danger. When new group member, Yell, plays, things go badly wrong, l...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
25 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

There are new revelations aplenty in All the Cursed Creatures, the third book in this fast-paced supernatural detective series. Sage and Oren have fallen out after Sage discovers that everyone knew about her hybrid status, but her. Casting Oren as chief villain and eag...

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Name: Sam
25 March 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

The Way the Cookie Crumbles is the second highly amusing, heartwarming book in the Café Chaos series. Written by popular children's author Catherine Wilkins, this fab book cannot fail to appeal to young readers...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
25 March 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are on holiday in Rome with Sim's mother, Callidora, and Jeopardy's father, Emmett, and they are loving every minute. Then they meet Soraya, whose brother is the world-famous illusionist, Kinetic. When Kinetic vanishes while performing a trick (which is being broadcast...

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Name: Donna Burkert
24 March 2026;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails is as hilarious as the title suggests. We follow young William Shakespeare on his quest to prove himself as the 'Greatest-Person-Who-Solves-Crimes'. He and his best friend Tybalt get up to much mayhem whilst they try to un...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
23 March 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Café Chaos: The Way the Cookie Crumbles is the second in the fun, fast and family-orientated lively middle grade stories, featuring Hope Crumble and her chaotic café-owning family. As usual, the daily dramas of keeping the Crumble Café afloat (and dealing with the unusu...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
20 March 2026;

Genre: STEM

Perfect for igniting ideas and creating curious children, The Book Will Make You a Scientist is packed with accessible experiments, inspired by the work of 25 scientists from the past and present, from different cultures and locations across the world. Starting with adv...

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