When Rayne is told she is a spell breather just like her mother she is extremly disappointed, instead of a life of magic she wants to be able to choose her future and enjoy the present with her friends, but that is impossible as her Mum has taken her out of school to focus all … Continue reading The Last Spell Breather
This is the story of Lucy, a young girl about to embark on high school and currently spending school break with her friends. Unfortunately Lucy is unable to enjoy herself as she is too preoccupied with things at home. To anyone else Lucy appears to be living the good life, her Dad has a well … Continue reading YA Title Special – The Words That Fly Between Us
I am really excited to share another Non-fiction blog with you all especially as I have another fantastically interesting and varied selection ranging from Poo to Antarctica. Why Do I Poo? This book is utterly brilliant. I picked up this title late one night unsure as to the content and found myself fascinated about what … Continue reading Navigating Non-Fiction #2
Written in alternating chapter form, flicking between the current affairs of two sisters Maya and Rose, this is an interesting and engaging read from the offset. Like with most siblings the two girls have issues, there is however history behind Maya's anger and resentment which you come to understand when reading her side to this … Continue reading Not My Fault
Having read previous Stewart Foster titles - The Bubble Boy and All The Things That Could Wrong, I was absolutely delighted to hear of Checkmates coming up for publication. Stewart Foster has an undeniable talent for writing about issues and circumstances relevant to todays children in a realistic and detailed style which the intended audience … Continue reading Checkmates
The first thing you notice about the Danny Dingle's books is that they have the same illustrative design on each just with a different strong colour for each title, this makes them easily identifiable to the intended audience, younger readers that are fans of Tom Gates style books. I am super lucky and excited to … Continue reading Danny Dingle’s – The Series
This new section of my blog is intended to help give an insight into non-fiction titles that are available to purchase by my navigating those that are relevant to topic boxes and popular sections of the information side of the school library. I am hugely aware that budgets are non existent - all of my … Continue reading Navigating Non-fiction #1
This months final instalment of my picture book blog holds the perfect variety of themes - magic, dinosaurs, superheroes and dogs. Enjoy.. When Sue found Sue An inspirational story of archaeologist Sue hendrickson and how she has always had a fascination with the world around her, and the ability to find things from a young … Continue reading Peeking at Picture Books – May (Part 3)
From the very offset of this book it is evident that main character Clara is a strong, determined, self sufficient girl that has survived her life so far with no close interaction from family and only finding companionship in the servants that work within the large manor house that Clara and her Uncle call home. … Continue reading The Secret Starling
Here is my second instalment of picture books this May that I really enjoyed reading and sharing. I always feel so overwhelmingly delighted when I gather them all together for a Peeking at Picture Books post. So without further ado... A Book About Whales A fascinating book that teaches you everything you need to know … Continue reading Peeking at Picture Books (Part 2)
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