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
In October 2019, I created my first post for Scope for Imagination. Today I'm celebrating my 700th post with a very special book. The Boy Who Made Monsters is everything that's good about children's literature. It is engaging, funny, heartfelt and speaks truth. It does not hide from issues faced by children. Instead, it approaches… Continue reading The Boy Who Made Monsters by Jenny Pearson
It's a magician's job to make you doubt but there is no doubt The Great Fox Heist is an absolutely outstanding sequel! We loved The Great Fox Illusion and couldn't wait to join Flick and Charlie on another high-stakes adventure.These are books for active readers - those who want to analyse every clue. Readers have… Continue reading The Great Fox Heist by Justyn Edwards
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
Until the Road Ends is the third novel by Phil Earle set during the Blitz of World War Two. Like its companions, When the Sky Falls & While the Storm Rages, it is a stunning story of loyalty and hope. Even in Britain's darkest moments, there were humans and animals who acted with valour and… Continue reading Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle
The Twitchers series by M.G. Leonard goes from strength to strength. Clutch, the third adventure, finds the gang back together again. There are peregrine falcons nesting on Passerine Pike. When their eggs are stolen, the mystery begins, police are involved and everyone's a suspect! The Twitchers are determined to find the thief and stop them… Continue reading Clutch by M.G. Leonard
I have been completely swept away by Dido's next adventure. Full of hopes, dreams and her never-ending search for truth, Rider of the Storm tells the story of an unforgettable heroine who doesn't let anything stand in her way. History is brought to life as readers are fully immersed in Roman culture. The gorgeous horses… Continue reading Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray ~ 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
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