Piccadilly ISBN 9781848129351 £6.99 This is a magical tale about a young boy Ned, the surviving twin child of Sister Witch. She uses a pot of magic to help those in need and is called to the palace after saving the Queen’s life. While she is away the magic escapes and Ned manages to capture…
Wayland ISBN 978-1526309662 £12.99 This is an excellent book that is informative and thought-provoking. Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, are playing an increasingly important role in our modern world. The book explains what a drone is and explores the history of drones. The timeline highlights how rapidly they have developed. Then we see a clear…
Quercus ISBN 9781786541123 £9.99 From the author of The Impossible Boy comes another fast-paced adventure hooking the reader in from the start: the writer, apparently suffering writer’s block meets a boy with a tortoise who tells him the following tale. Victor is tired of his endless daily chores In Rainwater, so is delighted by the arrival of…
Lion Hudson ISBN 9781782643340 £7.99 When her older sister Cassandra breaks her arm in a carriage accident, the 13-year-old Jane Austen is sent to Southmoor Abbey, to act as a companion to Lady Cromwell for a week; all part of the celebration for the son of the house’s coming of age party. However, it is…
OUP ISBN 9780192773579 £6.99 Celestine and her twin sister Victoria Stitch were born from a diamond, so should have been in line of succession to the throne of Wiskling Wood, but there was a black flaw in the diamond so they were not deemed royal and were sent to live outside the palace. Whilst Celestine…
Trailblazer series Little Tiger ISBN 9781788952316 £6.99 This addition to the Trailblazer series is an important book both for KS2 and KS3 readers and is also a historical record for young readers of the future. The book charts the story of Stephen Hawking, starting with an introduction on Black Holes. Regarded as one of the…
Franklin Watts ISBN 97811445157313. £8.99 This colourful, well illustrated, visually appealing addition to the Time Travel Guides series draws in all the major strands of Roman daily life such as religion, housing, leisure, entertainment and military matters, and puts these in the context of Roman Britain, with particular reference to Londinium itself. Even the Latin…
Walker Books ISBN 9781406385236 £7.99 World War Two is over, and orphaned Nona lives with her Uncle Antoni. Part companion, part helpmate, Nona travels with him as he restores war-damaged stained glass windows to their former beauty. One such project takes the pair to a tiny church on the windswept Dartmoor. Here, not only must…
Usborne Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781474959537 £5.99 Another lively and fast paced book from Serena Patel featuring schoolgirl detective Anisha and her loyal friends. This time, it’s the school science fair but the team’s experiment of a foaming volcano goes awry leading to the school being shut down. Anisha suspects foul play and an investigation is…
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