Amari Peters lives in the Projects and attends a posh school where she doesn’t fit in. Add to that her despair over her brother Quinton having gone missing six months earlier and you have a girl struggling to find her way in the world. But she is ambitious and bright and determined to succeed like…
DISCLAIMER! I am Welsh, and therefore I may have been absolutely inclined to love this book before I read it, but I am sure I would have loved it anyway. I was completely swept away by this heartfelt book about evacuees from debut writer Lesley Parr, not because it’s set in Wales, but because Lesley…
Karen Minto, reviewer for My Book Corner, selects her Best Book of 2017… It’s such a difficult decision, favourite book of 2017. I mean, I read a lot and I like a lot. I love a few too. The stand out books for me have been Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans, Beetle Queen by M.G.Leonard,…
I WANT A MINIATURE DINOSAUR! The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club is the latest middle grade novel by Alex Bell, illustrated by Tomislav Tomic. Stella is a snow orphan, and has been taken in and raised as a daughter by the fabulous Felix, a famous explorer. She is instantly the coolest hero I’ve ever come across…
When I was asked to review Simply The Quest, the follow on to Who Let the Gods Out, I jumped at it. “Elliot and Virgo’s troubles are far from over: death-daemon Thanatos and his scary mum are at large and determined to destroy the world. As even more immortal allies and enemies emerge, Virgo and…
William Wenton and the Luridium Thief , from Bobbie Peers, is a very visual, fast-paced book, which will certainly appeal to kids at the younger end of the middle-grade spectrum who are looking for adventure. William Wenton and his family are in hiding in Norway, though he doesn’t know why. He loves to crack codes, and…
If you like funny books, read this now. I could actually leave my review at that, but in the interest of conscientiousness, I had better say a little more. Who Let the Gods Out, written by Maz Evans, is the tale of Elliot, who lives with his mum on their old family farm. He has…
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