When teenager Xavier Oak wakes and looks out the window of his family’s cottage, everything is not fine. Not only has the view changed dramatically but the stillness in the air disturbs him in more ways than one as he soon realises their off-grid retreat has moved to another place, perhaps another world. And yet…
With her mum’s boyfriend, Vik, seemingly now a part of their family unit before Nat’s even had a chance to consider a stepdad in her life, her feelings are all over the place as she comes to terms with all the changes in her world. She feels like she no longer belongs at home or…
Nora Inkwell’s day is not starting as expected. Having breakfast with her friend Ruby (the one she still can’t quite tell how she really feels) and her cringey seething-at-each-other parents doesn’t quite go to plan when their world is thrown upside down. Once-lovely neighbours have turned into raging zombies, chomping on anyone that goes near.…
Publication Day Review! The last thing Livia wants to do is leave her home and friends in Scotland to work in her gran’s cafe in Italy but life has other plans for her summer holidays. Publication Day Review! The last thing Livia wants to do is leave her home and friends in Scotland to work…
Fear is weakness, Raven is strong. From a young age, Brann kept Claw’s words with her at all times. Especially when she faces her deepest fears and learns her limits for the role she has in the Construct crew of Cub. Each Construct taking on the image from its crew’s thoughts as it travels on…
There’s a place where young people go when their world comes crashing down and they need to put the pieces of themselves back together. Ransh Cyfle Olaf, in Wales, is such a place. A place Nell Dart had absolutely no intention of going to if she can help it but the authorities say otherwise. Life,…
Kara and Eden are no longer friends now that she’s going out with Will. Starting a new school year without your bestie is hard, especially when they’re in most of your classes and can’t hide their disdain at ever knowing you in the first place. Kara is heartbroken and struggles to find her way through…
In a world where justice is merciless, if you are alive and your charge is dead then your days are numbered. Feldspar awaits execution for that very crime and only has three days to prove the impossible. Her world and her role in it are not what she thought they were after all. Lies, deceit…
Maybe some secrets are meant to stay buried … It’s 1249 BC in ancient Egypt and eleven year-old Henut is sceptical of just about everything, including the gods. When a good deed backfires and she’s now one of the Pharaoh’s servants, there’s not much she can do about it but obey his orders. His plans…
The day we moved house, my heart felt as heavy as my suitcase… Change can be scary and upsetting. Moving from all you know and those you love can make you feel sad. What would happen if you met new friends? Or discovered animals you’d never seen before in their natural habitat? Would you feel…
Five favourite children’s books about the Great Outdoors, compiled by author Barbara Henderson There is something about the high places, isn’t there? Mountains have sparked untold awe in civilisation after civilisation, century after century. Take the Gods of Olympus? Or the revelation of the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai. From Himalayan yetis to the mountain…
Join us today for our stop on the blog tour of ‘I Don’t Do Mountains!’ by Barbara Henderson. Review by Sarah Broadley – see our Guest Post by Barbara Henderson in our ‘Reading Matters’ section! Kenzie can’t believe it. There is no way on Earth she is going on a school trip to walk around…
Morag, a kind-hearted witch, has lots of magical adventures in the enchanted woodlands of Abbotsford. The wicked leader of her coven, Grizele, plots to kidnap local children. Her goal is that all the nasty witches, trolls and elves can pick a child to do all their chores! Morag calls on her grandmother to help her…
CONTENT WARNING AT BOTTOM OF REVIEW. A Fix of Light by Kel Menton, Illustrated by Chrissy Curtin Imagine a world where the touch of someone instantly calms the noise and quiets the heart’s boom to a gentle rhythmic beat. Hanan should not be alive. His fraught, anxious life is filled with dark…
Sylvester doesn’t like to share things. He doesn’t mean to steal from the starfish, sharks or divers but he’s so bored! Others want to share the sea with him, but his antics are ruining everyone’s fun. When Sylvester meets some humans who are willing to give him a chance, he soon realises the joy of…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…