Everything with Words ISBN: 9781911427179 £8.99 This is all about two twelve year olds, Gloria and Needle, who live 50 years apart, yet meet up and share lots of adventures. Gloria, an orphan, lives with her 16 year old sister and they both need to work to pay the rent. Gloria aspires to be a…
Zephyr ISBN 9781786 695222 £10.99 In the foreword to Invisible in a Bright Light, author Sally Gardner admits it took her a long time to “work out how a theatre, a ghost ship and a crystal chandelier might be connected” but in this rich, evocative story, she has managed to do this with aplomb. Readers…
Quercus Children’s Books ISBN 9781540997 £9.99 A delightful story that will entertain and engage readers. Two best friends, Oleg and Emma, are bored in class so invent a boy called Sebastian Cole who arrives along with a host of mysterious happenings. Brooks has created a fun story with some nicely observed characters and lively realistic…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408355480 £6.99 Alice MacAlister is a ‘pre transformation’ werewolf who has been nominated for The Bravest Monster award despite only recently receiving her welcome pack from the Ministry of Monsters. When celebrity monster vlogger Kiki grabs hold of her hands at a press conference Alice experiences a strange draining sensation. Soon after…
Wayland ISBN 9781526311627 £12.99 This is one in the series of books ‘ A Question of Science’ and is an excellent addition. Fun illustration enhance each double spread are educational. The text is clear and very good specific illustrations are integrated well to make the book an inspirational learning volume for primary aged children. Older…
Macmillan Children’s Books ISBN: 978-1529003994 £6.99 Fans of the first book, The Umbrella Mouse, which won the 2019 Sainsbury’s Book Prize for Fiction and was chosen as a Waterstone’s Book of the Month, will not be disappointed with the sequel. This story picks up where the last book stopped. It is set during the final months…
Franklin Watts ISBN 9781445156170 £8.99 Life in Britain was transformed by the coming of the Romans in 43 BCE. This book tells us what happened from the point of view of those who lived it. The author uses a range of sources from archaeology, written records and other events to help the reader understand what…
Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192775092 £6.99 This is a story that will stretch the imagination of the reader. There are probably, in reality, a number of places in the world that are undiscovered even now, and Joe Wilson uses this theme for his novel. This story about a secret island that can only be located…
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN: 9780711241534 £12.99 This appealing book is part of a series I had not come across before. Mary Hoffman is more familiar to me as the author of the wonderful “Amazing Grace”, but how well she is suited to non-fiction! This is child-friendly information at its best, providing an introduction to how our…
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