Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Great Airship Robbery by Martin Stewart ~ Blog Tour

It's so wonderful to be back with the delightfully unique Bridget Vanderpuff in her third adventure! Chasing crimimals and getting to the bottom of the strangest mysteries is her specialty - all while creating the most marvellous concoctions with legendary baker Mr Vanderpuff. This book will make tummies rumble with the delicious descriptions of so… Continue reading Bridget Vanderpuff and the Great Airship Robbery by Martin Stewart ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery by Laura Ellen Anderson

Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery is the first book in a gorgeous new series for readers age 7+. With beautifully appealing illustrations, red sprayed edges and incredibly delightful characters, there is no question Marnie and her friends are going to be a huge hit! Marnie is a spirited little moth. Only just transformed from… Continue reading Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery by Laura Ellen Anderson

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey

I Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery was one of my top books of 2023 so I was thrilled to find out there was a second book coming in February 2024. Hide and Seek is a beautifully crafted story of the dangers and hardships faced by those with secrets to keep during the Second World War.… Continue reading Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna Rainbow ~ Blog Tour

Diamond Jack is an absolutely delightful, swashbuckling adventure. Full of the charm of time gone by, it takes readers on a high-stakes, perilous quest overrun with dastardly highwayman, carriages bursting with riches and an unexplainable magic. Bramble's parents died in a tragic riding accident leaving her and her big sister, Lena, to live with their… Continue reading Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna Rainbow ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani

May 2024 The Girl Who Couldn't Lie is the thought-provoking and ever-so engaging debut children's book by Radhika Sanghani. Targeted at age 9+, it reaches across Middle Grade into the Teen category with important issues for adolescents. Readers will identify with first crushes, puberty, managing responsbilities and independence, friendships, bullies, teachers and homework. This is… Continue reading The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival

May 2024 There is no question The Wrong Shoes will be one of the most highly regarded and widely discussed books of the year - perhaps even of the decade. It is an incredibly powerful story of childhood poverty in the UK. It explores the pressures of finanacial hardship and family struggles through the eyes… Continue reading The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The War of the Heavenly Horses by Roland Chambers ~ Blog Tour

Billy wakes up in the middle of a battlefield. Galloping hooves pound the earth. Surely he will be trampled? The Heavenly Horses or Ferghana are the fastest most beautiful horses ever. The Emperor Wudi of China wants them for his cavalry. The Horse King won't let him have them. Billy's new friend, Han, son of… Continue reading The War of the Heavenly Horses by Roland Chambers ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith ~ Blog Tour

Eloise has a bit of a history with swords, particularly stabbing people with swords. Indeed, it is said that she was once an Olympic fencer. Others say she won three Commonwealth gold medals. And some whisper that she could kill you in a duel. Probably. Luckily, she has since discovered the pen is mightier than… Continue reading Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Feather by M.G. Leonard

Take flight with Ava, Tara, Jack, Terry, Ozuru, Twitch and Tippi in another fantastic adventure as they try to solve the mystery of a dangerous museum heist! Feather brings us to the end of M.G. Leonard's wonderful seasonal quartet of stories celebrating bird watching, friendship and the natural world. This series is so refreshing -… Continue reading Feather by M.G. Leonard