Trouble from UK author Non Pratt is a powerfully brilliant new YA novel. Refreshingly honest, with realistic dialogue and scenes Trouble is a novel that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this week. The narrative focuses on the lives of fifteen year old Hannah and Aaron – with their respective social groups becoming a key focus too. The narrative switches…
Totally amusing, quirky and down right enjoyable in every way, The Isobel Journal from Isobel Harrop is a fresh and honest take on the teenage years. The perfect addition to any teenager’s bookshelf for sure! Organised around three central themes; Me; Friends, Otters, College & Art, plus Love, Isobel keeps her readers amused with her…
That Burning Summer is the 2nd release from exciting new novelist Lydia Syson. Her first was the award winning A World Between Us, gaining much positive critical attention. That Burning Summer, set in England during the summer of 1940, sees Syson successfully delving back into the genre of historical fiction. Living close to the English Channel, Peggy and…
Creepy & Maud is a YA novel which is both awkward and intriguing. Looking for a YA novel which is quirky? Delve in … Creepy & Maud is both amusing and heartfelt, strange yet familiar and unlike anything I’ve ever read before … and yes, that most definitely is a good thing! Creepy and Maud…
The Fault In Our Stars from John Green, is a sensitive yet gutsy portrayal of Hazel, a sixteen year old with terminal cancer. Yep, he’s tackled, head on, this most awful illness through the character of Hazel, and her developing friendship with Augustus. Where The Fault In Our Stars wins through is via its multi…
Too Flash is an engrossing chapter book for older readers. Penned by Melissa Lucashenko, an Australian writer of mixed European and Murri heritage she articulates the trials and tribulations of Zo, a fifteen year old who is forced to move across country when her career focused mum is relocated by her employer. Too Flash is a…
Combine the classic Wuthering Heights – full of lust, betrayal, longing and tragedy – with the talented mind of fantasy writer Alison Croggon, and what emerges is a rich and complex novel taking familiar themes to a whole new level. Black Spring is mesmerising. Hammel has been advised by his physician to ‘take a rest cure.’…
“There’s nothing quite as good as folding up into a book and shutting the world outside. If I pick up the right one I can be beautiful, or fall in love, or live happily ever after. Maybe even all three.” One of the best opening lines It literally pulls you in to the folds of…
This stunning début novel from Australian author Emma Cameron is perfect for the YA audience. Cinnamon Rain didn’t take me long to read as I couldn’t put it down! Intriguing, heartfelt and eloquently written, I loved it. Beautifully told in verse which achieves the effect of minimalism, of making each line, each word, count. This sits so well…
Flip by Martyn Bedford is a compelling, page-turner of a novel. Reading this one resulted in me – or rather the book’s cover – gaining many strange and second takes! The cover, chapter numbers and the inside cover are written back to front, flipped around to cleverly reflect the turmoil of the main character Alex…
Monster in the Hood, is a fantastically effective picture book, with a ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’, theme. Sammy Squirrel, Henri hedgehog and Marvin Mouse are not the sweet little characters that their alliterative names might suggest. Oh no, they are three feisty characters seeking the monster in the hood, who everyone else…
Not Enough For Queen Fluff, is a rhythmic, rhyming picture book about a particularly fancy, Queen Fluff. This queen has all the comforts one could ever need, yet she is lonely and bored and wants a change of scene. She instructs the bunnies of Bunnyshire to prepare for her arrival. However, Queen Fluff makes demands…
The Diamond Chase is the latest in the yummy and funny, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series. Delightfully illustrated by Steven Lenton with sparkles galore and the eye catching addition of Sydney Scarper, the bow tie wearing penguin thief! Whilst Shifty and Sam are busy creating a fabulous feast for Lady Kate, her diamond tiara…
If you enjoyed Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton’s picture book, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, you’ll love The Cat Burglar. From crime to cakes to … heroes — this pair just get more loveable! Another tasty treat of a rhyming read, served with top-secret buns filled with top-secret jam and a deliciously juicy bit of…
Hell’s Bells is a rollicking good middle grade adventure novel. Tatum Flynn’s follow up to the fabulous The D’Evil Diaries, is full of wit, humour and warmth. Tommy and Jinx make quite a team. Jinx is the son of the devil, but he does have a good heart. Tommy is slowly getting used to life…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!