Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN 978-0349131801 £6.99
The cover of this book really hooked me for a start but, of course, one must never judge a book by its cover. This was a complex tale that made an adult reader like me think hard. It is certainly a book that would be read by Year 6. I felt it was a cross between historical tales as well as mysteries with a splash of Twilight about it. The story balances the old Victorian London with its Victorian supernatural crime busting team with modern London. The flick between the two is often seamless and engaging. The book is fast paced and really is hard to put down. The world is in the hands of an intriguing set of superhuman heroes. The main character is Luke Frankenstein and the link to horror and fiction is clear from this point onwards. This book is definitely part of the Young Adult fiction range but is something that I think the more able readers of Upper Primary school would enjoy.
Matthew Wilson, key stage 2 teacher, St Paul’s CIW Primary, Cardiff