A wonderful, mysterious and massive tale has once again been delivered into the world of young literature from the pen of Jaclyn Moriarty, as she […]
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December, ‘Ember’ and Happiness ‘Ness’ are the best of friends and when something so terrible happens to Ness, it leaves Ember wondering why, what happened […]
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To begin with, there needs to be a clear understanding about this book. It is a book that is far more than the title even […]
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Odo and Eleanor are back in their second adventure, or is it better said as the continuation of where we left them, and their talkative […]
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Just in time for the summer silly season is the very fascinating 101 Weird Words (and three fakes) from the master of words, David Astle. […]
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The world of wizard Harry Potter is one filled with magic and so many wonderfully fearsome Dragons and creatures of the Otherworld such as Thestrals, […]
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The Space Race is something younger generations may not relate too all that easily, but back in the 1950’s and 1960’s Russia and the United […]
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It would be easy to assume from the beginning of this story that it was a simple teenage romance. The reader meets Virginia, age 16, […]
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This beautifully presented children’s hardback book is a fascinating look at history through the family tree. Shakespeare, Cleopatra, and Genghis Khan are three of the […]
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
When the American Civil war raged between the North and the South many slaves took the opportunity to leave their places of cruel bondage and […]
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Monsters and Creatures have dominated the annuls of history, some with relevance, some fictitious and others with a purpose. There are many that have pedigree […]
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Many people have heard of Athena from Greek Mythology and know she is a Goddess, but not many know her life story. This very carefully […]
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The Storm Keeper’s Island
Set on the Island of Arranmore this beautifully crafted tale of magic and mystery is wonderfully captivating as it pits the forces of good and […]
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Have you ever wondered if you, as a young person can make a difference to something that is important in the world? The answer is […]
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Simon is an eleven year old boy and like most kids his age he is struggling to make sense of the world he lives in, […]
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Once again the series, “Through my eyes Natural disaster zones”, has achieved its goal. In an excellent production, this story for young people gives children […]
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Truly, Wildly, Deeply
For young people a first romance is an area of great mystery. For Annie, this is compounded by the fact that she has a mild […]
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The Silver Hand
Terry Deary has become a legend in his attempt to bring history to young adults, in a way that is easy to read and intermingled […]
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Disgusting Diseases takes up exactly where Horrid Histories leaves off, to present a wonderful colourful and yucky smorgasbord of disease and all the nasty, horrid, […]
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The Firefly Code
What a wonderful array of questions, thoughts and issues this story raises for the young adult reader. For here we are introduced to the world […]
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Little Gods
Olive the main character in Little Gods is twelve years old, and it is her thoughts and feelings that are followed in this story. She […]
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To begin at the end is perhaps to begin at the beginning, with this powerful work by Armin Greder. Greder has once again taken a […]
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Entertainment, adventure and people interacting with each other, are some of the wonderful hallmarks we have come to expect from this author. This series of […]
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Through my eyes- natural disaster zones, is a wonderful series. It is a way of bringing real life happenings to our understanding, and especially for […]