Midwinter Burning is everything I love about children's literature: a powerful historical story, a hero who has much to learn about life, adults who recognise and support a child in need, devoted friendship, and a wonderfully magical time-slip adventure. Tanya Landman is a master at weaving an engaging and heart-warming story that holds readers fast.… Continue reading Midwinter Burning by Tanya Landman
An Alien Stole My Planet is absolutey bursting with personality and fun! The chatty style and imaginative inventions will engage young readers from beginning to end! Allen Fatimaharan's fabulous illustrations break up the text bringing even more life to the story. Esha Verma is a genius inventor. More than anything, she wants to win the… Continue reading An Alien Stole My Planet by Pooja Puri & illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan ~ Blog Tour
Small Bites Back Small Bites Back is the delightfully bizarre and absolutely hilarious sequel to Small by Hannah Moffatt. 10-year-old Harvey is back at Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants, even though he's not really a giant. Cursed with being labelled "The Chosen One", he feels the weight of the world on his shoulders when… Continue reading Small Bites Back by Hannah Moffatt ~ Blog Tour
Every school library, classroom and home should contain books from Barrington Stoke. Their wonderfully captivating content paired with accessible vocabulary, super-readable font and helpful page tint make them some of the best books available for ALL children. From fun, sweet Little Gems for young readers age 5+ to their mature, thought-provoking 11+/13+ Teen and Young… Continue reading Must-haves from Barrington Stoke
When 12-year-old John Nicol gets a job at the Forth Bridge construction site, he knows it’s dangerous. Four boys have already fallen from the bridge into the Forth below. But John has no choice―with his father gone, he must provide an income for his family―even if he is terrified of heights. John finds comfort in… Continue reading Rivet Boy by Barbara Henderson
Spellstone is a story of intrigue, spectacular detail and the most incredible adventure. Evie seems to be disappearing. She’s different, she doesn’t quite fit in, no one notices her in the street, she doesn’t feel important to anyone. Then, one day, everything changes. A group of wonderfully eccentric characters show up in her dream and… Continue reading Spellstone by Ross Montgomery
My Name is Sunshine Simpson is a delightful story of finding your way in the world with the support of those precious people who have come before - parents and grandparents who only want the best for you. Karis Sunshine Simpson is finding life tricky. There's a new girl in class who seems to be… Continue reading My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton
Finding Bear is the powerful sequel to Hannah Gold's beautiful story of hope, The Last Bear. April and her Dad are back at home in the UK - but is it home? Nothing feels right. Teased at school for her passion for polar bears and trying to slow human impact on the Arctic, April just… Continue reading Finding Bear by Hannah Gold
As a Canadian who moved across the world to the UK and has also visited Hong Kong, I was excited to be asked to read The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei. I loved spotting all the Canadian references merged with the Britishness of Holly-Mei's dad. This is a story of a properly mixed family who celebrate… Continue reading The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula ~ Blog Tour
Shaman by name and shaman by nature - Billy just hasn't found his magic ... yet. His selfish, globetrotting parents abandon him for yet another summer in Charles Darwin's strange, museum-like house, where Billy stumbles across a 200-year-old giant talking tortoise named Charles Darwin, by the famous man himself. Charles D, the tortoise, knows every… Continue reading The Rage of the Sea Witch by Roland Chambers ~ Blog Tour
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