I was so excited to get my hands on The Tower at the End of Time, having loved The House at the Edge of Magic! I read the first in this wondrous series to my Year 5 class online this time last year, when we were all locked away and having to figure out homeContinue reading “Review: The Tower at the End of Time by Amy Sparkes”
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Sunday Shelfie #1 : Most Anticipated Sequels of 2022.
In the first #SundayShelfie, I’ve packed the shelf full of some of my most anticipated sequels of 2022 from those series I’ve enjoyed in the past. Hopefully this will give you the opportunity to seek out the first instalments of the series before the new instalments are released! Reader beware, these descriptions of the sequelsContinue reading “Sunday Shelfie #1 : Most Anticipated Sequels of 2022.”
Review: The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
Ruth has lived through the harrowing events of World War II and even survived the Blitz in London with her mother, so may be forgiven for hoping for a quiet life with little more drama. Her mother and father are on the brink of divorce, and she’s in danger of losing her family home ifContinue reading “Review: The Secret of the Treasure Keepers”
Review: Escape Room by Christopher Edge
Twelve-year-old Ami loves puzzles – escape rooms in particular. So as she arrives at The Escape, she’s grateful to her father for sending her as a reward for all of her hard work. Her teammates Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar, and Min soon join her, and The Host instructs them that to save the world, they mustContinue reading “Review: Escape Room by Christopher Edge”
Review: FURTHERMOOR by Darren Simpson
Furthermoor follows twelve-year-old Bren, who, having recently suffered the tragic loss of his sister Evie, is living as a shadow – going through the motions of daily life at home and at school, but never really present, never really in the moment. Worse still, Bren is plagued by the school bully, Shaun, who not onlyContinue reading “Review: FURTHERMOOR by Darren Simpson”
Review: Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List by Jenny Pearson
Frank John Davenport is pretty fed up… His dad’s dodgy dealings have forced another move, and his mum is at her wits end trying to clean up the mess. Poor Frank is caught in the middle, but just as it seems that life is hopeless, Frank inherits a small fortune from a grandma he didn’tContinue reading “Review: Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List by Jenny Pearson”
Review: Girl (in real life) by Tamsin Winter
In June 2019, I sat in the audience of an Usborne Books at Home event called “Dream Bigger”, waiting for one of my favourite authors to talk about her new book – Jemima Small vs The Universe. Having already read Jemima, I was enthralled while Tamsin shared her knowledge of the issue of body imageContinue reading “Review: Girl (in real life) by Tamsin Winter”
Review: The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke by Kirsty Applebaum
Having adored Kirsty’s quirky and unusual books The Middler and Troofriend, I was delighted to receive a proof copy of The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke in exchange for an honest review. Kirsty has long been considered the queen of dystopian fiction for children in my mind, and I’ve described her books in theContinue reading “Review: The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke by Kirsty Applebaum”
Review: The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori
Many of us long for that nostalgic homely feeling of the place we spent our childhood, and eleven-year-old Stella is no different. Having moved away from the Shetland Islands as a young child so her parents could follow their careers, Stella is delighted to be returning, albeit alone, to share the Summer with her grandfather.Continue reading “Review: The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori”
Review: Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean
This is the story of Archie Albright, a young teen struggling with the break-up of his parents. He desperately wants things to go back to normal, to his Friday nights in the arcade with his dad and his mum not locking herself in her room. But, unable to shake the feeling that there is aContinue reading “Review: Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean”
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