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  • Pig-Heart Boy

    Pig Heart Boy

    Name: Wesley Age 12
    28 November 2016;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    It has an amazing plot and can be humerous, dark, scary and very much true to real life.

  • Crongton Knights: Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

    Crongton Knights

    Name: Carol Williams
    25 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    McKay and his friends are 14 year olds growing up and finding their way in South Crongton, a tough housing estate, where gangs are at war with each other and it is almost impossible not to get involved. However, get by they do, and it is their friendship, and the strength of their families, that...

  • The Diabolic

    The Diabolic

    Name: Shannon
    25 November 2016;

    I found the book to be very enjoyable, with many plot twists and exciting events. Once I started reading the book, I was entranced by the story and deeply involved in Nemesis's life. However, I found the story quite hard to get into and some words were quite difficult. I feel that the book could...

  • The Diabolic

    The Diabolic

    Name: Charis
    25 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    This book contains conflict, romance and murder. Although initially difficult to understand, The Diabolic is an engaging, well thought out book. I could not tell at any point what would be coming next so I just couldn't put it down. I liked how independent and strong minded Nemesis was.

  • The Diabolic

    The Diabolic

    Name: Gabrielle Age 14
    25 November 2016;

    The book was filled with unexpected plot twists which kept me on my toes throughout the whole novel. I liked Nemesis' character because she was a strong and independent character who tried her best to protect everyone she loved. Despite having completely different dilemmas and being in different...

  • Our Chemical Hearts: as seen on Amazon Prime

    Our Chemical Hearts

    Name: Melanie Chadwick
    25 November 2016;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    Henry Page is a good, but not brilliant, student in his last year at school. He's well-mannered, has buttered up the right teachers and aims to get into a good college. He lives with his cool parents who are laid-back, funny and totally in love with each other. He has two fantastic friends Mur...

  • Stealing Snow

    Stealing Snow

    Name: Lorraine Ansell
    24 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    Snow is a patient in a psychiatric hospital, placed there by her mother as a young girl. Apart from her relationship with her main 'White Coat' Vern, the only other person she cares about is Bale, her best friend and an arsonist. Her days are governed by which pill she chooses and aided by her lo...

  • Lesser Spotted Animals

    Lesser Spotted Animals

    Name: Alice Green
    15 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    While there are many books about endangered species, what makes this new book by Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown stand out is that these are the 'brilliant beasts you never knew you needed to know about'. And the humour - there are some lovely, funny moments throughout the book, light...

  • Would You Rather: Shake Like a Dog or Climb Like a Cat?

    Would you rather....shake like a dog or climb like a cat?

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    13 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    The domestic pet edition of the 'would you rather...' series allows children to learn more about the pets that they may share their house with or wish they did. Following the same model as others in the series, children are faced with a choice of questions where they control the direction of the...

  • Would You Rather Have the Teeth of a T-Rex or the Armour of an Ankylosaurus?

    Would you rather....Have teeth like a T-Rex or Armour like an Ankylosaurus?

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    13 November 2016;

    Genre: Adventure

    This book is one of the 'Would you rather...' series and offers children the chance to learn all about dinosaurs. The idea behind the book is children are faced with a series of multiple choice 'would you rather' questions which lead them to learn something about a dinosaur with a particular ski...