Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime is a deeply engaging time travelling mystery. Layered with meaning and important questions for young readers while exploring both ancient and modern culture, it would make a fantastic class read aloud alongside an Ancient Greece topic. We're so used to the story of King Minos, Theseus and the minotaur… Continue reading Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime by Jennifer Claessen
Small Wonder has all the beauty of fantasy, fairy tale and classic adventure story rolled into one. Focussing on the innocence, determination and bravery of Tick and his little brother Leaf, this is a masterclass in characterisation. As they set off on the most incredible journey with their faithful horse, Pebble, the boys face seemingly… Continue reading Small Wonder by Ross Montgomery
Emma Carroll has done it again with an stunning gothic adventure for middle grade readers. The first in a new historical fantasy series, Dracula and Daughters is equal parts frightening, inspiring and intriguing. You will never look at vampires the same way again! Who can resist a story that begins with the sentence: “It’s November,… Continue reading Dracula and Daughters by Emma Carroll
Told with humour, empathy and a whole lot of heart, Runaways by E.L Norry is a story that will stay with you. Honest, authentic and powerful, it challenges readers to think about how two people with very different lives can feel so similar. July has recently returned from foster care to live with her young… Continue reading Runaways by E.L. Norry
It's my stop on the blog tour for the first book in a delightful new mystery series, The Lucky House Detective Agency. Perfect for Year 3 onwards, this fun who-dunnit would be fantastic as a class read aloud to learn about the mystery genre. Full of cases, clues, suspects and evidence, there's everything children need… Continue reading The Lucky House Detective Agency by Scarlett Li ~ Blog Tour
The Amulet of Hath is the thrilling second book in the Relic Hunters series. This is a fantastic, accessible series for readers age 9+ from the queen of STEM adventures, Vashti Hardy In the first book, The Clockwork Key, we meet Mabel and Will Greystone who are learning to search the world for ancient treasure… Continue reading The Amulet of Hath by Vashti Hardy & illustrated by Rebecca Sheerin
Naeli and the Secret Song is an incredibly beautiful story exploring historical links between Britain and India in the 1890s with a thread of enchanting music woven into each step of this compelling adventure. In the opening pages, we meet Naeli in her home of Hyderabad, India. Heartbroken over the death of her mother, she's… Continue reading Naeli and the Secret Song by Jasbinder Bilan ~ Blog Tour
I couldn't wait to be back in the delightfully gothic world of Matilda Lockett and her ghostly friend, Edgar Wilde. Brimming with questions, clues and plenty of peril, readers are whisked away to a richly atmospheric and brilliantly entertaining, supernatural Victorian mystery. As the features of this 19th century detective story unfold, we learn more… Continue reading Lockett & Wilde’s Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of London by Lucy Strange
The Forest in the Sky is the gripping finale of the epic Greenwild series by Pari Thomson. I was thrilled to have the opportunity for an early read and jumped in full of anticipation of something wonderful. Teeming with life and rich world-building, The Forest in the Sky is a fantastic story of hidden gifts,… Continue reading Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky by Pari Thomson & illustrated by Elisa Paganelli ~ Blog Tour
Journey to 1899 in this magical story of invention, unusual powers, evil villains ... and ice cream! Mason and his father sell delicious ice cream but melting temperatures and a terrible accident with their ice cream cart leave them unable to pay their rent and forced out of business. When a strange invitation arrives summoning… Continue reading A Place of a Thousand Wishes by Sarah Merrett ~ Blog Tour
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