I finished Jelly (Jo Cotterill) in one sitting. I wept and laughed and was 11 once more as I followed Jelly on her journey. And she got her period and it’s all in there and not whispered about like it’s some kind of disease. Thank you, from 11 year-olds around the world. Being 11 is tough.…
Curse of the Nomed, written by BB Taylor and perfectly illustrated by Holly Bushnell, a roller-coaster ride of emotions and intrigue from the first page, was written in conjunction with the pupils from Four Dwellings Academy incorporating their experiences of starting at senior school level. It’s the first day of school for pupils Nora, Jacob…
Michael doesn’t like his new house. It’s dusty and full of holes. He thinks it needs knocked down and built all over again, but this is where he lives now, his new home. His mum and dad had called it a ‘work in progress’ when they moved in. He just wants to play football with…
Here Come The Trolls! Written by Ron Butlin, illustrated by James Hutcheson Mischievous trolls are everywhere! Have you seen them? Are they hiding somewhere in your house? Check under your bed, look behind the curtains, you never know where a troll might be lurking. Oh no, the trolls are here? What shall we do? A…
The Island At The End of Everything is the latest novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Ami lives with her mother on an island no one ever wants to visit. They say once you go there, you never leave. When the government decides to turn the island into a colony to stop the spread of leprosy,…
During World War II, children from families who lived in the cities were evacuated to the countryside but what happened to all the pets? When the war comes, who will save the animals? Miriam Halahmy’s The Emergency Zoo is an adventure story with fantastic leaps and turns, the reader is taken on a journey to…
Sarah Broadley, My Book Corner’s Middle Grade Specialist, selects her Best Book of 2017… Fir For Luck by Barbara Henderson is my book of 2017. When I heard there was a book coming out about the Highland Clearances I was intrigued as it was a subject I loved to research at school. I was excited…
Following on from her debut novel The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean, Lindsay Littleson continues Lily’s story after her near-death experience at the hands of the cruel sea – Awkward Autumn. Lily Mclean’s life is never quiet. From loud younger siblings to her stroppy teenage sister, there’s never a dull moment. Recovering from a near-death experience…
Inverness 1889, accused of starting a fire that destroys the market and the livelihood of many in the city, 12 year-old Phin runs for his life. Escaping the harsh hands of a bitter uncle and an angry mob of traders, he finds himself in-tow with a family of travelling entertainers. Desperate not to be found…
Camilla Chester’s debut, Jarred Dreams, will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as you turn the pages not knowing what lurks within. When 12 year-old Sade moves to a new town, she soon realises that all is not as it seems. There’s something not quite right about the colourless, robot-like inhabitants of…
November 1938 and the second World War is just around the distant corner. In Annemarie Allan’s middle grade novel, Charlie’s Promise, Josef and his mum find themselves at the docks waiting to board a boat setting sail for Scotland. Sadly, she doesn’t have enough money to send them both. Taking the heartbreaking decision to save…
Strong-willed and stubborn,12-year old Janet is constantly at war with her Granna. She doesn’t want to fetch water from the well or make bere for the men after their long day, she wants to help cut the bent or go out on the fishing boats and pull in the nets. It’s so unfair! The year…
Help! I’m An Alien, the debut middle grade novel from author Jo Franklin, combines bundles of humour with that all important feeling – fitting in. Protagonist Daniel Kendall is different to everyone else in his family. From the colour of his hair to his very long legs – he’s just … different. Daniel strongly suspects, thanks…
From Beetle to Hero! When Scientist Bartholomew Cuttle goes missing from a locked room, his 13 year-old son, Darkus, has no idea where to turn to for help. To his surprise he encounters a beetle who seems to want to help find his dad too, a kindred spirit on the hunt for the same answers.…
The Nowhere Emporium is the awarding winning novel from Ross Mackenzie, winning both the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2016 and the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2016 Running into the nearest shop to escape Spud and his gang, Daniel Holmes is thrown into a magical emporium where dreams can come true if a small price…
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