Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Killer Vending Machines Wrecked My Lunch
Name: Kelly Buxton
28 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The second in a series of hilarious, lough out loud books from author Matt Brown. Dreary Inkling Primary School is once again under attack, but not the kind of attack the school ever imagined. When the headmistress buys some vending machines, she never imagined that an electrical storm would tur...
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The Dam
Name: Sue Wilsher
27 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Dam starts as a father wakes his daughter, Kathryn, at dawn, telling her to bring her fiddle. He leads her to the valley where the dam is almost complete and starts sharing memories of the places they pass. Pulling the boards from a doorway, they enter a deserted cottage where her father tell...
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Kid Got Shot
Name: Jessica Locke
27 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
A really enjoyable follow up to Running Girl where we first meet the charismatic teenage super sleuth Garvie Smith. When a local school boy is found shot with no obvious motive or clues, Garvie is compelled to get involved and figure out what has happened. He is back to his usual tricks of missin...
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Sea Witch Rising
Name: Linda Brown
27 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is the sequel to Sea Witch, and picks up Evie's story 50 years later. Evie is now the feared Sea Witch and has been imprisoned by the Sea King as he is afraid of what she can do. The Sea King is angry, as he has now lost two daughters, Annemette and Alia. He cannot destroy Evie as she is the...
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The Vlogger's Handbook
Name: Daniel Katz
25 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Vlogger's Handbook is a fun, eye-catching and useful guide to creating your own vlog. The book covers the whole process from pre- to post-production, including generating ideas, finding your voice, planning, online safety, equipment, camera techniques, lighting, audio, editing and promotion....
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Running Girl
Name: Jess Locke
25 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Wow! Garvie Smith is an unusual teen protaganist; lazy, sarcastic, into smoking and hanging about with his mates at his local park. He is also ferociously intelligent with a high IQ, which comes in handy when he is compelled to solve the mystery of a murdered local school girl. This story will...
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Baby's First Jailbreak
Name: James Hewish
24 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Laugh-out-loud funny, original and highly entertaining. Baby's First Jailbreak appeals to a range of ages with its delightful and detailed illustrations accompanying a very humorous narrative that children will delight in returning to again and again. The story, by Jim Whaley, tells the tale of...
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Midnight Ninja
Name: James Hewish
24 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
A boy and his cat, Ginger, have a bedtime secret: when baddies are out the boy becomes Midnight Ninja! Go, midnight ninja, go! An action-packed picture book written and illustrated by Sam Lloyd that is told in an engaging, comic-book style. It kept my five-year-old entertained throughout and ins...
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The Bookworm
Name: Kyle Matravers
22 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Max desperately wants a new pet but his parents are far from sure that its a good idea. Puppy? They chew too much. Parrot? They talk too much. Shark? They bite too much! How about a Dragon? Well obviously Max's parents are right when they say that they do't exist .... aren't they? Running...
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The Misadventures of Frederick
Name: Kyle Matravers
22 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ben Manley has created a wonderfully structured story in the form of The Misadventures of Frederick. From the title alone, readers are lured into a realm of thinking around what these misadventures could be. The story opens on an illustration of a boy sat alone on a bed, gazing towards an open...
