The Soccer Diaries is a new series from Tom Palmer following talented 14 year old footballer Rocky Race as she takes on the world! In Rocky Takes L.A., Rocky has been invited to attend a high-level football camp in California. She's nervous about leaving her mum and everything that's familiar to her but knows it's… Continue reading The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes L.A. by Tom Palmer
Sally in the City of Dreams is a charming story of two Irish sisters, Sally and Bridget, who set off across the ocean for a new life in 1911 New York. Full of hope and the promise of endless possibilities, they find themselves facing challenges they never imagined. The kindness and honesty of the girls… Continue reading Sally in the City of Dreams by Judi Curtin ~ Blog Tour & Author Interview
As National Non-fiction November approaches, it's the perfect time to share a varied and absolutely fascinating collection of brilliant new non-fiction books for children. From publishers who specialise in non-fiction such as Nosy Crow, Buster Books, Templar, Weldon Owen and Prestel, these eye-catching books will fly off classroom library shelves as children enjoy them together.… Continue reading Autumn Non-fiction Roundup
Absolutely Everything! Revised and Updated: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things too Numerous to Mention What on Earth Books creates the most fantastic non-fiction books children can really sink their teeth into. Their natural curiosity is piqued with intriguing and engaging facts, thought-provoking illustrations and challenging questions. These detailed books can… Continue reading Absolutely Everything! by Christopher Lloyd & Andy Forshaw ~ Blog Tour
Autumn is my favourite time of year! As nights draw in, wind blows through the trees and leaves begin to fall, I'm reminded of the many wonderfully spooky stories for young readers. Click on each cover to read some of my original reviews and find out more about these chilling books. Which will you choose?… Continue reading Spooky Stories for Middle Grade Readers 2023
Hide and seek is the perfect sleepover game - even better when you live in an old, spooky house. But when it turns out the house is actually haunted, hide and seek suddenly becomes deadly! Bella Bright and the Ghost Game is the perfect story for Hallowe'en. With her mum taking on design contracts to… Continue reading Bella Bright and the Ghost Game by Carolyn Ward ~ Blog Tour
Sisters of Sword and Shadow is the completely engaging young adult tale of a group of women who create a world for themselves within a world does not allow them to choose their own paths. I was eager to read it and completely captivated by what I found inside. I couldn't put it down -… Continue reading Sisters of Sword and Shadow by Laura Bates
In association with the Natural History Museum, London, Dr. Sarah Darwin, the great, great, granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and fellow scientist Dr Eva Maria Sadowski have created EVOLUTION - a stunning journey through Earth's history. Find out about the great thinkers who undertook eye-opening adventures, made key discoveries about the world around them and shared… Continue reading Evolution by Sarah Darwin & Eva-Maria Sadowski, illustrated by Olga Baumert ~ Blog Tour
The Weather Well is the final adventure in the brilliant Griffin Gate STEM series by Vashti Hardy with fantastic illustrations by Natalie Smillie. Full of intriguing gadgets and lots of inventing, readers will be inspired to follow their own passions and use their natural creativity to solve problems. Grace Griffin and her fellow warden, Tom,… Continue reading The Weather Well by Vashti Hardy
The great undercover detective, Montgomery Bonbon, is back with another delightful mystery! Following on from the incredibly engaging Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum, we join Bonnie and her Grandpa Banks on holiday on Odde Island. But can a great detective ever really be on holiday? Wherever Bonnie goes, mysteries aren't far behind. News of… Continue reading Death at the Lighthouse by Alisdair Beckett-King & Claire Powell
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