Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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The Attack of the Robot Librarians
Name: Donna Burkert
27 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
The dynamic duo of Agatha Topps and Lenny Tuchus are at it again in The Attack of the Robot Librarians. Something has to be done about the robot librarians! Choosing books for children to read is one thing, but flying about the school and controlling children's behaviour is an...
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Old Gods New Tricks
Name: Hayley Summerfield
27 July 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Old Gods New Tricks by Thiago De Moraes is a feast of a mythological adventure that enlightens the reader on epic myths from cultures across the world. We are first introduced to Trixie when the world is plunged into darkness; she has been called into the head...
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Sweet Skies
Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 July 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Otto, Ilse and Karl live in the ruins of 1948 Berlin. The city is broken by the bombing at the end of the war and is now cut off from the West by the Russians. American and British planes have to fly food and supplies into the city to keep it going. The Americans throw sweets tied to little pa...
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The Deadlands Hunted
Name: Nathan Cox
24 July 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner is a brilliant fantasy adventure story, perfect for upper primary aged readers and, of course, dinosaur lovers. The story is packed full of adventure, action, drama and survival that will hook its audience in seconds! The first one in...
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Dragon Storm: Skye and Soulsinger
Name: Lauren Maidman
20 July 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Dragon Storm, Skye and Soulsinger is the eighth book in the Dragon Storm series. This story follows Princess Skye and her journey back to Draconis to see her brother and father, only when she arrives all is not as it seems. A dragon rebellion has begun and a w...
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Bad Influence
Name: Julie Broadbent
19 July 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
We are introduced to our protagonist Amelia Bright - a smart, competitive, cello-playing student, who just wants to fit in. Amelia has been relentlessly bullied throughout the first two years of her secondary school life. The name calling began in Year 7, her peers refer to her as 'maggot', a...
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Who's Afraid of the Light
Name: Jane Rew
18 July 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A glow-in-the-dark cover. Now that's appealing for a start (although this book is eye-catching even in daylight). Open it up and you immediately get a sense that, while it belongs in 'non-fiction', it doesn't take its subject entirely seriously. After all, who's heard of seagulls in sunglasses...
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Rhinos Don't Cry
Name: Ashley Clayton
18 July 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Rhinos Don't Cry is a lovely picture book which I read to my reception class. It is a story that will help children to talk about their feelings, and to acknowledge that it is OK to cry. It has lovely colourful illustrations and a simple rhyming text, and I always love a story...
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Violet Made of Thorns
Name: Linda Brown
17 July 2023;Genre: Fantasy
If you love fairytales with a twist, then this dark, enchanting fantasy debut novel is just for you. The author has melded some of our childhood fairytale stereotypes into her plot, so you get a glimpse of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, a wicked witch and a handsome prince, a love/hate rela...
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Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka
Name: Emma Nelson
17 July 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka opens with Yumi and her brother Kayode preparing to go to bed. Outside a furious storm rages in the sky, just as their uncle appears in the room to read them a bedtime story. The two main characters are visiting The Gambia and they are fascinat...
