"She wasn't exactly sure where to go from here, but she now knew that, to move forward - to refill her life with friendship and adventure and joy - she needed to figure out how to face her fears and step out into the world once more." Sophie Anderson is known for her powerful reimaginings… Continue reading The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson
I loved The Wondrous Prune by Ellie Clements so I was really excited when The Stupendous Sonny arrived on NetGalleyUK. Ellie has a fantastic talent for combining absolutely brilliant superpowers with heartfelt real life issues. Sonny is just an ordinary kid - facing the challenges (and bullies) of high school, dealing with a younger brother… Continue reading The Stupendous Sonny by Ellie Clements
The Piano at the Station is a powerfully honest and thought-provoking depiction of how some children find school and all its expectations. Young readers will develop insight and empathy for children who struggle to behave or even see themselves in the pages. Teacher readers will find themselves challenged to think carefully about how they respond… Continue reading The Piano at the Station by Helen Rutter & Elisa Paganelli
Kelly Yang's stories are honest and so engaging. They pull readers right into the characters' lives with all the emotions, heartbreaks and triumphs. I'm so excited to share an extract from chapter two of Finally Seen. Lina has just arrived at the airport in Los Angeles hoping to live the American Dream. I scamper after… Continue reading Finally Seen by Kelly Yang ~ Blog Tour
Escape Room meets Aveline Jones in this ghostly mystery of puzzles and mathematical logic. It is the kind of book that refuses to be put down. Readers become trapped in its mystery; locked in the riddles of Manvers Hall. Delilah and her friends have been warned about the dangers of the woods but when Claude's… Continue reading The Housetrap by Emma Read ~ Blog Tour
To celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of the thrilling environmental adventure The Song that Sings Us, I'm honoured to welcome author Nicola Davies to Scope for Imagination with a fascinating interview about her inspirations for the story. What inspired you to write The Song that Sings Us? I’ve written more than 80 books… Continue reading The Song that Sings Us (paperback) by Nicola Davies ~ Blog Tour
Arkspire is the fantastic first book in a brilliant new middle grade series by Jamie Littler, author of the Frostheart Triology. In this captivating new world, dreams are divided by class. Children long to prove their worth so they might one day become an Arcanist - the city's powerful, magically-gifted rulers. When an Arcanist dies,… Continue reading Arkspire by Jamie Littler
Based on a true story, Silver River Shadow by Jane Thomas & Rochelle Lamm, illustrated by Sarah Docker is a fascinating story of family legacy and uncovering the truth of the past. Lizzie's mother passed away twelve years ago and her father is often busy with work. When she's given a school assignment to discover… Continue reading Silver River Shadow by Jane Thomas with Rochelle Lamm
The appeal of a classic boarding school story combined with upstairs/downstairs Downton Abbey-esk class divide and an intriguing wartime mystery, Helen Peters' Friends and Traitors brings a refreshing and engaging twist to middle grade historical fiction. It's summer 1940. Hitler has reached the French coast and the entire country is worried about invasion. Sidney's "posh"… Continue reading Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters
Calling the Whales by Jasbinder Bilan is an inspirational environmental adventure that honours humans' relationship with nature with a call to respect and protect. Set on the beautiful Scottish coast, this story evokes the spirit of majestic whales, the pull of the sea and the magic of the moonlight. It's the summer before secondary school.… Continue reading Calling the Whales by Jasbinder Bilan & illustrated by Skylar White
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