I have been looking forward to reading this book for so long and it really didn't disappoint. Jamie’s dad is world famous astronaut, Commander Dan Drake and that's brilliant, right? Wrong. It means that while everyone is watching him on the International Space Station on a mission to seek out life, he isn't at home … Continue reading The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
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Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy by Lara Williamson
It's not very often I read a book and can't review it straight away, but this is one of those rare occasions where a book touches me so deeply, I need to walk away, cry, think, and return. Meet Adam Butters. He loves spaghetti hoops, comics, his bobble hat and his family. But there's a … Continue reading Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy by Lara Williamson
See You In The Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Publication date: 2nd March 2017 This is the story of 11 year old Alex (13 in responsibility years) told through his audio recordings made on his golden iPod in the hope it will, one day, be heard by extraterrestrials. Obsessed by rockets, he has built his own and planned his trip to SHARF. His dad … Continue reading See You In The Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Me and Mister P by Maria Farrer, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Arthur has had enough. His life is a never ending cycle of Liam this, Liam that, Liam blah blah blah, while Arthur just gets told off. He picks up his lucky crystal and his survival tin and leaves home. Forever. Or, he would have done if Mister P hadn't been stood on his doorstep with … Continue reading Me and Mister P by Maria Farrer, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
Matthew is terrified of germs. They creep over your skin, crawl into your mouth and make you ill. Then you pass them on to other people and they get ill. And that can't happen. So Matthew cleans. He washes himself constantly, and keeps his bedroom spotless, and stays indoors so the germs can't reach him. … Continue reading The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
Do we have to read that one? It’s just a picture book…
Back in October, I sat down with my Year 3 & 4 Book Club to show them this year's shortlist for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards Telling Tales category. I read the blurb for each book, and the children voted on whether it made them want to read on. Votes were counted and covers were … Continue reading Do we have to read that one? It’s just a picture book…
The Secret Of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
When tragedy strikes the Abbott family, they move to the countryside to make a fresh start. Henry is trying to find a way to come to terms with the loss of her brother, her mother being very poorly and her father going away to work in Europe. She takes solace and strength from her worries … Continue reading The Secret Of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
The Moonlight Statue by Holly Webb
Publication Date: 9th February 2017 When Polly and her Mum move to Cornwall, following her Dad’s death, she has never felt so sad. Her first view of Penhallow Hall lifts her spirits though as she realises how grand her new home is, and when she sees her new bedroom she is full of excitement for … Continue reading The Moonlight Statue by Holly Webb
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
Al Chaudhury gets a letter from his father (who died when Al was 8) on his 12th birthday, that sets him off on adventure through time with Alan Shearer - the hamster, not the footballer - in a bath tub. Ross Welford skilfully guides us on Al's trips to 1984 and back again while he … Continue reading Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
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