Written by Jane Thomas Illustrations by Sarah Jane Dock The beginning is the moment before it all goes wrong... In 1946, Barney and Marion Lamm climbed into their two-seater plane and flew deep into the heart of the Canadian wilderness. Then one day the wonderful life they created was ripped apart. Over seventy years later, … Continue reading Silver River Shadow
Einstein the Penguin Written by Iona Rangeley Illustrations by David Tazzyman Published by HarperCollins When the Stewarts spend a sunny frosty December day at London Zoo, they are enchanted by one small penguin . To the delight of young Imogen and Arthur Mrs Stewart insists the penguin’ must come and stay with them whenever he wants’. But not … Continue reading Chapter Book Must Reads – November (1)
Zombie Season Written by Justin Weinberger Published by Scholastic Read the Book. Play the Game. Fight the Undead From the very offset this book puts the reader front and centre in zombie fuelled action and adventure. The perspective of one of three main characters becomes apparent, differing from one chapter to another, and they are … Continue reading Halloween – Chapter Books (Part Three)
No Place For Monsters - School of Phantoms In October 2022 myself and Sam were lucky enough to take part in the No Place for Monsters blog tour. https://samjdthomas.home.blog/2022/10/12/bookbound-review-no-place-for-monsters/ It was an amazing read and it left us wanting more, so I knew that when the second one came out I needed to find out … Continue reading Halloween – Chapter Books (Part Two)
The Switching Hour by Damaris Young Debut title, perfect for children that enjoy suspense, adventure and mythical type creatures. Utterly stunning story with high quality content and depth for KS2 readers to enjoy. The story involves a creature called Badeko, who steals dreams from children while they sleep rendering them useless. When Amaya's little brother … Continue reading Halloween – Chapter Books (Part One)
Written by Yaba Badoe Illustrated by Joelle Avelino Published by Zephyr Books Perfect for Black History Month Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old … Continue reading Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
Written by David Barker What I love about MG books is the fact that authors are very clued up to what children want to read. They want certain things in a book. They want adventure, mystery amongst other things, but they also want to learn something from the book. Authors realise that they have the power … Continue reading Pax and the Missing Head
Written by Samuel J. Halpin Cover and inside Illustrations by Laura Borio Published by Usborne We begin our adventure accompanying Lewis and his parents on a car journey to Barrow, the town they are making the move to, childhood hometown of Lewis' dad, and is the location of a private school for which Lewis is … Continue reading The Midnight Switch
School discos were a massive part of my school experience, both in primary and secondary school. It therefore made perfect sense to set the final scenes in Best Friends Forever at a disco – a Halloween-themed disco to be precise. At my junior school, we had a disco every year and I would look forward … Continue reading Lisa Williamson talks about final scenes in Best Friends Forever
When scrolling through Twitter yesterday I happened upon an announcement that I wanted to share right here on my blog. I contacted the publishers for more information in order to be as informative as possible with this post that I wanted to do, and they provided me with additional details that reaffirmed what I had … Continue reading Sweet Cherry Publishers Introduce Every Cherry Imprint
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