Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

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: James Hewish
01 September 2020;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

The 'Little People, Big Dreams' collection is a fantastic, original collection of books that are fascinating and insightful. Ernest Shackleton is no exception, teaching both parent and child about this incredible man in history.Ernest Shackleton recounts the histor...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
01 September 2020;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. 'Boys just being boys' turns out to be true only when those boys are white.  Suddenly, at just 16 years old, Amal Shahid's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to...

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Name: James Hewish
01 September 2020;

Genre: Poetry

The B on your thumb is an absolute masterpiece. It is an assortment of superbly written, humorous poems that address spelling patterns, phonics, homophones, silent letters and more. It is aimed at children between 3 and 7 years old and will almost certainly be conducive in boosting a child's r...

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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: Julie Broadbent
27 August 2020;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Challenge Everything - An Extinction Rebellion Youth Guide to saving the planet is written by the young activist Blue Sandford. She was named by The Times as a 'British Greta Thunberg' and one of the UK's most impressive youth activists. It is the only official youth handbook from Extinction R...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
27 August 2020;

Genre: Poetry

The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems is tragically beautiful and a story that will stay with you for a long time to come.  Told completely through a range of poetic devices, this story stands out as original and moving as it interweaves the story of the main chara...

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Name: Lucy Georgeson
27 August 2020;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It is August in Paris and budding art historian Khayyam should be having the time of her life - but even in the City of Lights she can't stop worrying about the mess she left back home in Chicago. Only when she meets a cute young Parisian - who happens to have the same name and be a distant re...

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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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