Blog Tour, Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Fireblood: The First Flight by Sam Stewart ~ Blog Tour

Dragons don’t exist. But they used to...Discovering that the magic of dragons flows through your veins is frightening – and liberating! But with the powers of dragonkind comes a desperate quest: siblings Finn and Tula must travel to a hidden island fortress to help save their father – and the world they know; and discover… Continue reading Fireblood: The First Flight by Sam Stewart ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Guest Post, Middle Grade Fiction

Dragonracers ~ Guest Post by Peter Bunzl

In honour of World Book Day 2023 and publication day for the wonderful Dragonracers, I'm thrilled to welcome author Peter Bunzl to my blog with a special guest post! I’ve always wanted to write about dragons. A few years ago, I had an idea about a lighthouse keeper’s daughter who discovers a dragon. That story… Continue reading Dragonracers ~ Guest Post by Peter Bunzl

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Magic Hour by David Wolstencroft

June 2023 Time flies. Time stands still. We take it for granted. We never have enough. The Magic Hour explores the elusiveness of time. "We all get the same amount of moments. It's only how we spend them that matters." What if there was an extra hour every day? A 25 hour day would mean… Continue reading The Magic Hour by David Wolstencroft

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Time Tider by Sinéad O’Hart ~ Blog Tour

The Time Tider by Sinéad O'Hart is a completely unique and absolutely gripping middle grade adventure. I had to limit my reading time or I would have devoured it in one sitting and not gotten anything else done! When I wasn't reading, I found my mind drifting back it, thinking about where the story would… Continue reading The Time Tider by Sinéad O’Hart ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Chapter Book, Middle Grade Fiction

Growing in Confidence: Brilliant Books for Lower Key Stage Two

Readers in Years 3 & 4 come in all shapes, sizes and reading abilities. Some are confident readers, well on their way to lengthy middle grade novels, while others are still getting to grips with phonics and taking their first steps into chapter books. Fortunately for teachers and parents, there are so many wonderful books… Continue reading Growing in Confidence: Brilliant Books for Lower Key Stage Two

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

The Dream Hoarder by David Oates ~ Blog Tour

Eva and Toby are back in a second imaginative and highly engaging adventure from David Oates. Following on from The Imagination Thief, The Dream Hoarder takes readers back into an amazing world of imaginary friends, fairy knights, wizards, dragons and the incredible Astrodog! A dark shape has been haunting Eva's dreams. It can't be the… Continue reading The Dream Hoarder by David Oates ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze

The Storm Swimmer is one of those books that leaves you thinking. Read in just a couple of sittings, I found myself completely wrapped up in Ginika's story. Why do her parents have to send her to stay with her grandparents in Cumbria? What kind of trouble are they in? Will Ginika make any friends… Continue reading The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl

March 2023 Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl is a brilliant blend of fantasy and history, all wrapped up in the story of the first London to Manchester Air Race in 1910! Ten-year-old Kitty and Harris Hawk are twins who have grown up around the first planes in Britain. Their father is chief aircraft engineer to Britain's… Continue reading Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Into the Faerie Hill by H.S. Norup ~ Blog Tour

March 2023 Readers will lose themselves in this atmospheric mystery filled with hints of magic. An ominous undercurrent runs beneath the main plot, giving a sense that something significant is going to happen - something dark, something magical, something even more important than protecting nature from road works and development. Alfred is sent to stay… Continue reading Into the Faerie Hill by H.S. Norup ~ Blog Tour

Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Monster Hunting: Monsters Bite Back by Ian Mark

The Monster Hunting series is perfect for young readers who love laugh-out-loud adventures, engaging illustrations and off-the-wall situations. In Monsters Bite Back, the hilarious sequel by Ian Mark, Jack and Nancy are at it again. They travel to the unexpected setting of an ancient abbey in Scotland to put a stop to some troublesome monsters.… Continue reading Monster Hunting: Monsters Bite Back by Ian Mark