I loved the mudlarking in Katya Balen's October, October. As a Canadian, it is something I didn't know a lot about. It's amazing how much treasure is just waiting to be discovered. Clem Carden is an enthusiastic young mudlarker. Every Saturday, she attends the Thames and Tide Club with her friends Ash and Zara. At… Continue reading The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City by Katya Balen & ill. by Rachael Dean
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
Visit the magical world of Miracula with Ivy Newt - daughter of the King and Queen of the Sand Witches. This delightful new chapter book series for young readers is sure to absolutely charm them with wonderful descriptions, enchanting spells and a perilous mystery to solve. It's Ivy's birthday. Stormy weather means her friends can't… Continue reading Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch by Derek Keilty & Magda Brol ~ 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
"Children's stories are where truth lies." The Brightstorm series means so much to our family with its thoughtful portrayal of boy/girl twins. We loved Firesong but were very sad when it came to an end (there may have been a tear or two shed). So when we heard The Brightstorm Chronicles would be continuing, we… Continue reading Serpent of the Sands by Vashti Hardy
Publishing: 1st June 2023 The Greenwild: The World Behind the Door is a story of strength. Celebrating the power of a mother-daughter relationship, independent female explorers, the beauty and necessity of nature and the wonderful ability of children to outsmart those who seek to harm, it is a wonderfully refreshing addition to middle grade adventure… Continue reading Greenwild: The World Behind The Door by Pari Thomson
Twelve-year-old Elsbeth has an extraordinary power: she can travel to parallel worlds and bring objects back with her. With her mother's failing antique shop growing dustier by the day, the trinkets that Elsbeth steals from these worlds seem like they might be the answer to all of their worries. But as bizarre weather events begin… Continue reading The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross
The Weather Weaver series by Tamsin Mori brings together the beauty of the Shetland islands with magical weather phenomena, the importance of family and the most charming little cloud called Nimbus. The story begins with eleven year-old Stella heading north to spend the summer with her grandpa. She’s full of mixed feelings – memories of… Continue reading Winter’s Keep & the Weather Weaver series by Tamsin Mori
Fablehouse by Emma Norry is the most wonderful combination of folklore, faeries, tales of King Arthur and longing to find a place where you truly belong. Magically charged, with an air of mystery and hope, this story lives and breathes. Readers find themselves on a heart-stopping adventure with Heather and her friends as they strive… Continue reading Fablehouse by Emma Norry
There's a catfish under the islands of Japan;when it rolls, the land rises and falls. Exploring themes of identity, relationships, grief and ecology, and set in a world of Japanese myths, folklore and magical realism, Catfish Rolling is the debut YA novel by author Clara Kumagai. Since the rolling catfish caused an earthquake that destroyed… Continue reading Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai ~ Blog Tour
Scope for Imagination 