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Author: Sarah Tyson

Kid’s Book Review: The Raven’s Song

Kid’s Book Review: The Raven’s Song

The Raven’s Song is a dystopian novel about a world that is falling apart with echoes about the environmental concerns we have for the future of our planet. It is the first ever dual-voice teen novel from acclaimed Australian authors Zana Fraillon and Bren [...]

October 2, 2022

Book Review: Source

Book Review: Source

‘Source’ by Rosemary Johnston has depth and layers that give you a feeling you have read a much longer story than one consisting of [...]

September 28, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Harper Drew – Talent Show Takeover

Kid’s Book Review: Harper Drew – Talent Show Takeover

This is the second book in the comedy series of stories about Harper Drew and friends by author Kathy Weeks. The funny stories are published by Hachette and illustrated in a doodle-style by Aleksei Bitskoff. As you scroll down this post you will see [...]

September 28, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Lines of Courage

Kid’s Book Review: Lines of Courage

This amazing story is set during World War 1 and follows the lives of five teenagers who come from different backgrounds and nations. As the story progresses, explaining the lives of the teenagers, their stories start to interweave and come together as the different [...]

September 27, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: War of the Wind

Kid’s Book Review: War of the Wind

– Hi Victoria, I really liked the start of the book and how it described the accident, it made me realise that it can happen to anyone and you need to treat people normally. The day before the accident Max was just like me. [...]

September 23, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Twice Hexed

Kid’s Book Review: Twice Hexed

Jessie is feeling more hopeful as she starts Year 11. After a summer of surfing, sunbathing and fine-tuning her new witchy skills,  feels like her life-ducks are finally in a row – and at school, she has her sisterhood of Summer, Libby and Tabitha [...]

September 21, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: The Day No One Woke Up

Kid’s Book Review: The Day No One Woke Up

This is a sci-fi style mystery that also describes how friendships can evolve and face periods of ups-and-downs as we grow up. Confused and curious to find they are the only people awake, Ana and her ex-best friend Tio set off on a mission to [...]

September 20, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Sidney Makes a Wish

Kid’s Book Review: Sidney Makes a Wish

Sidney Makes a Wish is a sweet illustrated story about friendship created by Lisa Thompson and Jess Rose, published by Barrington Stoke in their Little Gem collection.    

September 20, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: PESTS

Kid’s Book Review: PESTS

If you have not yet encountered PESTS let us introduce you to Stix … a small mouse facing a very big challenge. Battle to the End is the most recent book in the illustrated series of adventures about creatures of the street. It is [...]

September 20, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Spies

Kid’s Book Review: Spies

Terri Po created the lively artwork for this bumper-sized hard-back book packed with facts and interesting stories about 27 of the most courageous and daring spies written by David Long and published by Faber & Faber. For as long as there have been secrets to [...]

September 17, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Black Night Falling

Kid’s Book Review: Black Night Falling

Black Night Falling, by Teri Terry, is a beautiful book that centers around the issue of climate change. The third book in the Circle trilogy, Black Night Falling features three main characters: Tabby, who is captured by a dangerous organization known as the Circle, [...]

September 17, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: If You Read This

Kid’s Book Review: If You Read This

When Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town and when she died three years ago these became Brie’s most cherished memories. Now, on her twelfth birthday, her mama has another surprise, a series of letters [...]

September 14, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Rainbow Grey – Eye of the Storm

Kid’s Book Review: Rainbow Grey – Eye of the Storm

This is a feel-good story with a sprinkling of magic and an inspiring female character called Ray (short for Rainbow) that will appeal to readers aged 7-10 years by Laura Ellen Anderson. We sent the first book in the series to our young reviewer and [...]

September 14, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: The Battle of Cable Street

Kid’s Book Review: The Battle of Cable Street

According the the mother of our young reviewer, Ali told her that this was the best history book he has read in ages! He loved it! Political tensions are heightening on the streets of Stepney, and as Oswald Mosley comes to power, Elsie begins to [...]

September 14, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: The Story of the Greenriver

Kid’s Book Review: The Story of the Greenriver

This book is reminiscent of The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann. Unsurprisingly as it turns out it this book was one of Holly Webb’s favourite childhood stories too and was one of the books that inspired her to write this gentle story [...]

September 14, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Indiana Bones and the Lost Library

Kid’s Book Review: Indiana Bones and the Lost Library

Indiana Bones, and his best friend, Aisha have to gather their wits, courage and plenty of snacks to sniff out clues to solve a mystery at the Temple of Diana at Ephesus in Turkey. But nothing is ever simple for our heroes, and the slippery [...]

September 14, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Last Gamer Standing

Kid’s Book Review: Last Gamer Standing

Set in the future this story is about a world where everyone plays esports and the best players enjoy celebrity status. Children train from a young age to be good at playing computer games as a competitive sport. For twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng gaming is everything. [...]

September 7, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: The Asparagus Bunch

Kid’s Book Review: The Asparagus Bunch

This story is about a group of school children. The main character is autistic and one of his friends is dyslexic. He is bullied for being different and ends up grouping together to form an alliance with two other neuro diverse children who face [...]

September 7, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Your Adventures at CERN

Kid’s Book Review: Your Adventures at CERN

This is a cool interactive book that will appeal to any child who likes science or is curious to discover more about how particle physics effects our lives. As soon as you open this book, YOU become the protagonist! You will be catapulted to CERN, [...]

September 6, 2022

Kid’s Book Review: Ebb and Flo and the Baby Seal

Kid’s Book Review: Ebb and Flo and the Baby Seal

Flo and Mum are busy and Bird is talking to the ducks, which means Ebb is left on her own. So she sets off to find someone to play with. Suddenly, there’s a little cry ‘Wah! Wah!’, it’s a baby seal. At last! A [...]

September 6, 2022