Blog Tour, Book Review

The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin ~ Blog Tour

The Great Phoenix of London is a completely unique middle grade novel telling the story of a boy racing through London accompanied by the most incredible bird while everything around them burns. Once I started this gripping tale, I couldn't put it down. Set in 1666, readers are taken right into the heart of the… Continue reading The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Monster Mountain Mystery by Martin Stewart ~ Blog Tour

The legendary Bridget Vanderpuff is back in her fourth and final adventure! This spunky, energetic and determined heroine with the best head of hair in children's literature will stop at nothing to solve the most unusual mysteries and defeat the meanies who want to destroy everything! Bridget won't let anyone she loves (including herself) be… Continue reading Bridget Vanderpuff and the Monster Mountain Mystery by Martin Stewart ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Illustrated Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction

Hercules: A Hero’s Journey (On A School Trip) by Tom Vaughan & David O’Connell ~ Blog Tour

Hercules: A Hero's Journey is a chaotic, laugh-out-loud adventure! Written in the diary style kids love, this delightfully illustrated story will have them hooked from start to finish. In the first book, Hercules: the Diary or a (Sort of) Hero, 11-year-old Hercules Braver learns he is a demigod - a child of Zeus. Everyone knows… Continue reading Hercules: A Hero’s Journey (On A School Trip) by Tom Vaughan & David O’Connell ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Boy in the Suit by James Fox ~ Blog Tour

The Boy in the Suit is an incredibly moving and powerful novel for readers age 9+ (and the adults who care for them). So compelling and real, I struggled to put it down. I wanted to step into the story and look after ten-year-old Solo who is so funny and charming but also trapped inside… Continue reading The Boy in the Suit by James Fox ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction, Teen

Raz Beri by Matt Stephens ~ Blog Tour

An extract from Raz Beri: When I was six, it felt good when my mum told me I was ‘special’. Those days are long gone. Now I know that ‘special’ means social outcast. It means living in fear of being side-lined, left on the bench. Do you fancy my kind of ‘special’? Thought not. ‘…nineteen,… Continue reading Raz Beri by Matt Stephens ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Aliya Aboard the Time Train by Laila Rifaat ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post

What could be better than a perilous journey on a luxurious, time-travelling train? Aliya has never been so excited - it's the trip of a lifetime. But when a passenger is murdered, her adventure takes a dangerous turn! Aliya Aboard the Time Train Blog Tour Welcome to the fifth stop on the time travelling Silver… Continue reading Aliya Aboard the Time Train by Laila Rifaat ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan

"Open your eyes, For this world is only a dream." ~ Rumi. Fans of Vashti Hardy's epic traveling adventures will be swept away by Dream Hunters. In a complex world of stunning settings, bottled dreams and apprentices who learn to retrieve them in the night, Mimi and Rafi strive to prevent treason and bring true… Continue reading Dream Hunters by Nazima Pathan

Blog Tour, Non-fiction Books

Secret Factopia by Paige Towler & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour

Return to the world of FACTopia - if you dare! Follow 400 dark, mysterious facts that will reveal secrets about spies, nocturnal creatures and all things hidden! With wonderfully bite-sized pieces of information, this book is perfect for every Key Stage 2 class library! Readers follow a trail of related facts, leading them to connections… Continue reading Secret Factopia by Paige Towler & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction, Uncategorized

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea by Juston Somper ~ Blog Tour

Welcome to the blog tour for the exhilarating, ever-so-charming and endlessly fun "Missing at Sea", the second book in the Pirate Academy series by Justin Somper. Excitement is growing as the young pirates prepare for their Oceans Bound weekend. Not only do they need to captain their own ships and work together as a crew,… Continue reading Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea by Juston Somper ~ Blog Tour

Blog Tour, Book Review, Picture Books

Whisper to the Rescue by Rose Robbins ~ Blog Tour

Sometimes, the quietest ones notice the most. This is certainly true of Whisper - the smallest, quietest dragon whose family is tearing down trees and lighting dangerous fires. Always trying to look after the other animals and protect the mountainside, Whisper needs to make his voice heard. But no matter what he tries, his family… Continue reading Whisper to the Rescue by Rose Robbins ~ Blog Tour