When her mum needs to go into hospital again, Angel is placed with yet another set of foster parents. After missing school for months, she enters Year Eight and meets Tiana who appears keen to be her friend. Only things don’t go smoothly, Tiana’s horrible behaviour towards her classmates leaves Angel feeling uncomfortable. As Angel…
We are delighted to be taking part today in the wonderful BLOG TOUR for the heart-warming tale, ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’ by Emma Grae. After her Granny passes, Skye and her family move into her trinket-filled house. They’ve not only inherited a lovely new home but also her very vocal cat, Lottie. Skye…
Mina has come up with a plan. Desperate to become a doctor, she devises a plan to steal the body of the recently buried actress Elsie Irving. If she can do this, surely Dr Polidori will let her train to be a doctor with the male students. When she arrives in the dead of night…
Effra has a secret. It’s easy to hide webbed feet but the only way she can hide her gills is to wrap them in a neckerchief. Mudlarker Effra and her little brother Fleet are mudlarkers, searching for treasure along the banks of the River Yore. They follow an age-old tradition and make sure to follow…
Chester, 1296. Young apprentice armourer, Harry, is reluctantly on the night watch to keep an eye on a newly arrived prisoner at Chester Castle, he has no idea that his life is about to change forever. Exhausted from making and preparing chain mail that a travelling English army needs, he can’t quite stay awake long…
Do you believe? Eleven year-old Amal and her family are so excited when they learn they’ve inherited a mysterious house, right on the cliffs at Middle Morrow. However, upon arrival at their new home in the swirling fog and eerie noises, it’s clear that things aren’t quite what they seem. Hope House has the attention…
Silver, yes, as she has to explain many times; her name is actually the same as the colour. Anyway, she lives on a cruise ship with her Mum who is the Deputy Cruise Director. This may sound amazing, and she does get to visit loads of different countries but, and there is a but, she…
Never having even heard of its existence before, Dilly Kyteler must move to the island of Ollipest to live with her Aunt Florence. A summer of very strange happenings ensues after an umbrella from The Museum of Lost Umbrellas attaches itself to her. Even more mysteriously, it can help her to fly! When she meets…
Twelve year-old Tally Smuck is a descendant of generations of Sting Winkler’s so when she gets stung by a jelly (that’s never meant to happen to her kind), she begins to doubt not only her abilities to communicate with the beautiful sea creatures but also the success of the festival. When the jellies do start…
Moving to a new city, school AND making new friends was not something Nate was particularly happy about but his family was all here, including his ant farm, so he tried his best to accept it. Going from a small town to a big city was a big change for him in more ways than…
Eleven year-old Jamie is at breaking point. His mum’s new boyfriend, Garrett, is creeping into their lives in so many ways. A new house, a new school and new supposed friends, he doesn’t want for anything but it’s all too much. When Garett lets it slip that Jamie’s dad is in prison, and not working…
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…
Set on the Greek island of Crete, steeped in ancient myths and legends, Netta and her family are all set to enjoy their family holiday. The only thing is, Netta doesn’t understand her younger brother, Remy’s obsession with Ancient Greece. Her parents have decided that this holiday is all about his interests for a change…
Noah used to have a best friend, Jim. He used to have parents who enjoyed spending time together. They would go to the playpark on Waterford Avenue. Dad would climb the ancient oak tree and lie back, pretending to be asleep on its broad branches to make Noah and his mum laugh. Everything has changed.…
Join Ruby on a time travelling voyage of discovery! Ruby faces spending a summer in the deserted railway station town of Melbridge at her hippy Gram’s trinket-filled house. Her parents have decided to divorce. Everything she has once known has gone; her family as a unit, her routines, it all feels as if it is…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
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…