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
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
Festergrimm is all about a town called Eerie-on-Sea where strange things happen. It is the fourth book in the Eerie-on-Sea series of mysteries written by Thomas Taylor and published by Walker Books When an old enemy attempts to attack Eerie-on-Sea by releasing a giant robot [...]
September 4, 2022
From bestselling fantasy writer Kieren Larwood The Treekeepers is the first book in a brand new series published by Faber & Faber described as ‘an epic tale of trees of power and a world under threat’. Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary [...]
This is the graphic novel edition of The £100 Million Game, concluding the third season of Roy of the Rovers . If you don’t already know Roy of the Rovers it is popular football series of stories about a Melchester Rovers F.C. written by [...]
August 26, 2022
Coming in October is debut novel about a magical frost fair and the lasting power of friendship from author Natasha Hastings. It’s a cold winter during the Great Frost of 1683. Thomasina and Anne are the best of friends, one running her father’s sweet shop [...]
August 25, 2022
Let our young reviewer Lyra (aged 9 years) introduce you to Ophelia Cleopatra Cressida Cordelia Goneril Hippolyta Portia Perdita Juliet Bottom… Ophelia is a 10, nearly 11 year-old girl, who wishes to have a normal life but that is hard when her parents are Shakespearian [...]
The Bad God ‘Loki’ has captured the imagination of a generation of young readers aged 7 – 11 years. The stories are accompanied with lots of doodle-style illustrations that will appeal to children who like reading Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid-style [...]
August 5, 2022
From bestselling author Tom Palmer is a story about the incredible work of the WWll Dutch resistance, in a story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn. As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch [...]
Hailed as the first of new fantasy series for Key Stage Two readers is this book: Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy. The author is a prolific gamer and her pacy writing captures that adventurous quest in a fantasy world vibe and thrilling [...]
July 18, 2022
From writer and illustrator Elys Dolan is the first of a comical series of illustrated stories for children aged 6 – 9 years about a dinosaur called Rex who wakes up in today’s world, having been frozen for 65 million years. Now he has [...]
From bestselling author Anna James is a motivating read about a group of friends who are reunited by their passionate determination to save their school library. This book is celebrates reading, friendship and is an empowering reminder to young people of their capacity to [...]
July 7, 2022
Fern has spent her whole life in the rainforest, and loves nothing more than climbing, exploring and talking to the trees. When she suddenly has to leave all that behind and move to London, with only an eccentric uncle for company, Fern feels entirely [...]
June 5, 2022
Following on from Jennifer Bell’s Wonderscape friends Arthur, Ren and Cecily are now transported to the year 2493, where the secretive villain Deadlock has uncovered powerful time-travelling technology. To stop Deadlock, the friends must enter Legendarium ‘s dangerous Irontide Tournament, where one wrong move could [...]
