This story, set in Jamaica, is rich with descriptions about the Caribbean island, but it is the characters in the village community and the writer’s understanding of childhood friendships and their dynamics that will make this book so appealing to readers aged 10-14 years. For [...]
January 10, 2021
For Alex Rider fans or readers who enjoy short action adventure stories this book contains a collection of seven explosives stories about teen action hero Alex Rider. It is written, of course, by Rider’s creator Anthony Horowitz and published by Walker Books Ever since MI6 recognized [...]
December 22, 2020
Dragon Mountain is the first book in an exciting new fantasy adventure series for readers aged 8 -12 years, published by Simon and Schuster. Deep within the mountain, a great creature stirred in its sleep. Its eyes rolled back in its head, and its wings [...]
November 11, 2020
Exciting, tropical and environmentally-focussed this short story for young independent readers by Steve Cole is set in the steamy Amazon rainforest. Fans of action and adventure will find this book hard to put down. It is illustrated in back and white by Oriol Vidal and [...]
November 10, 2020
This fun adventure story with an eco-message for readers aged 6+ years is written by Alexander McCall Smith, illustrated in black and white throughout by Nicola Kinnear and published by Bloomsbury. Noah can’t believe it when he finds out that his uncle owns a zoo [...]
September 3, 2020
This time-slip adventure is suitable for readers aged 8-11 years is written by Sophie Kirtley and published by Bloomsbury. To many it would seem that Charlie leads an ordinary life until his family life is changed forever with the arrival of his baby brother Dara. [...]
August 28, 2020
This adventure detective story is suitable for readers aged 9-12 years. It is illustrated by Karl James Mountford and published by Egmont. Villains in Venice is the third in the Taylor & Rose series of adventures where Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lillian Rose work as secrets [...]
August 2, 2020
