It seems that everyone at Danny’s school has a Blitzer device apart from him. When his big brother surprises him with one, Danny is ecstatic. No more loser-vibes heading his way now. Worn round their necks or stowed away in their pockets, Danny and his classmates are obsessed with the latest gadget and will stop…
On the island of LANDIS, young Prince Benjamin wakes up on his sixteenth birthday full of excitement and trepidation. Today he will receive his powers, but he does not know what those powers will be, and worse, he is filled with the added dread of harbouring even more responsibility. His friends at school are starting…
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…
Amari Peters lives in the Projects and attends a posh school where she doesn’t fit in. Add to that her despair over her brother Quinton having gone missing six months earlier and you have a girl struggling to find her way in the world. But she is ambitious and bright and determined to succeed like…
Now this book, the debut from Dashe Roberts, is a real blinder! I read the opening chapter to a bunch of Year 6 pupils and they were hooked… because this is a brilliant story. Sticky Pines: The BigWoof Conspiracy has a Stranger Things / X-Files vibe to it, with a big dollop of witty writing…
Here’s a cracking page turner for you! We’re a big fan of Jennifer Killick’s writing, as you know. Crater Lake is a little bit of a departure from her usual content and I adored it – it also has bundles of Killick’s trade mark wit, humour and dialogue. The Year 6 residential trip has…
Bullet Catcher, by Joaquin Lowe, is one of the coolest books I’ve read for ages – it’s a YA genre-mash of wild west, steampunk and sci-fi and brings a really original twist to the old gunslinger legends. About a young down-on-her-luck girl called Imma, this desert-based tale is about how Imma decides to leave her hometown…
If you haven’t come across Luke Pearson’s award-winning Hildafolk series where have you been? Seriously, you are in for a treat if you are just discovering this now. Blue-haired Hilda is an adventurous type, living in a magical kingdom gives her plenty of opportunities to explore that side of her personality. The previous (four) books…
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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…