The Midnight Guardians hooked me in from the very beginning and kept me up way past my bedtime as I raced to the finish line, desperate to find out how Ross Montgomery’s pacy middle-grade adventure was going to pan out. Set during the Blitz, grief-stricken Col is evacuated to the home of an unsympathetic aunt…
This story feels like a passion project by writer Steve Cole, it is full of heart, soul and some genuinely moving moments. About a boy called Carlos – who lives in the Amazon – the story follows him as he is kidnapped by a gang of illegal gold miners. He’s taken to the middle of…
Get ready for a high-speed, emotional rollercoaster of a ride when you start reading Louisa Reid’s brilliant YA book, Wrecked. Written in page-turning verse, and with the kind of fast-paced rhythm of its own that you don’t often get from YA books right now, Wrecked is about dysfunctional young couple, Joe Goodenough and Imogen Harris.…
Sophie Anderson weaves a wonderful story of self-belief, magic and adventure in The Castle of Tangled Magic. Olia and her family lives with her family in the old and crumbling Castle Mila. It’s not as elaborate as it once was, but it means a lot to both Olia and her family. During a terrible storm,…
Hmmm, what if we HAVE got the story of Father Christmas completely and utterly wrong. What if… Mrs Claus had a LOT more to do with it. Because, we don’t really hear much about her story do we? Until now… Meet Blanche Claus, an orphan living on the streets. It’s winter, it’s cold and an…
I found myself staring into space after finishing the final chapter of David Almond’s Brand New Boy; marvelling at how this master storyteller manages to lead us into the dark depths of his middle grade novel, where its existential themes are lurking, while still making us feel like we are being floated along on the…
Jessica Townsend’s Hollowpox was at the very top of my highly anticipated reads of 2020, and I confess to doing a little happy dance when it arrived at my local indie two days ahead of its official publication date. Like its tricksy lanes, you never know where you are going to end up when you…
Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American author, and was featured in Oprah Magazine in 2017 as a woman making a difference in her community. She resides in Houston, TX with her husband and children. Her middle grade novel, A Thousand Questions, a gorgeous middle grade story about two girls navigating a strange summer of change for each…
Sadly, Daisy’s father died in World War One but her family were never able to have a funeral because his body was never found, like so many lost soldiers at the time. But then Daisy hears about the government’s plan to repatriate one unknown soldier from the battlefields and bring him back to England for…
Much of Katharine Orton’s writing is inspired by folklore, fairy tales and ghost stories. In her latest novel, Glassheart, she’s combined this with the aftermath of World War Two. Here, she explains to MyBookCorner how war stories influenced the writing of Glassheart… I was chatting to a member of my extended family one day when…
Ross Montgomery’s latest book, The Midnight Guardians, is OUT NOW! So, OF COURSE we asked Ross to pop into MyBookCorner to answer our infamous questions. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I was a kid who wrote stories who became a teacher who wrote books in his spare time who is now…
Selfish Daisy Douglas considers herself the ‘life and soul of the party’ no matter who she offends along the way. Her reputation for being loud and brash proceeds her, to the point that she is unaware of the detrimental effect her life choices have on her friendships and family relationships. When she spectacularly fails to…
A huge MyBookCorner welcome to Rachel Burge. She’s author of The Twisted Tree, a YA ghost story set in Norway. The sequel, The Crooked Mask, is out on Kindle now and available in paperback on 21 January, 2021. Sarah Broadley interviews her here… What inspired you to base your novels on Norse mythology? I’ve always…
Martha knows that it’s her fault the dead never made it back to their final resting place and now they won’t leave her alone. Preyed upon by the spirits of those she betrayed, Martha must decipher the clues left by the Norse gods if she has any hope of surviving the ghostly onslaught of those…
Super excited that Amy McCaw’s debut book, Mina and the Undead, will be published by UCLan in April 2021. You may have to wait until April to get your hands on a copy, but, to celebrate Halloween we are revealing the cover of her book – created by Becky Chilcott… Isn’t it intriguing?? This cover…
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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…