

The Manifesto on How to be Interesting
"Rule 1: One must be attractive." Bree is rich, literary, and considers herself totally outside of all of the vacuous materialism of her...
Sam


Foulsham
With which do you identify most: a cup, a leaky tap, or a ball of string? Clod Iremonger was born into Heap House, an ancient abode...
Mark


Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity
Emily Sparkes has dealt with the Friendship Fiasco and is feeling pleased with herself (although her new BF does have a distressing...
Margaret


Summer Reading '15: Teen & Y.A
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan: Apple's mother crashes back into her life after an absence of eleven years, bringing disorder and more...
Tony, Margaret, Mark


Summer Reading '15: Junior 8-12
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine: A remarkable jewelled automata is stolen from a glamourous new store in...
Tony, Margaret, Mark


Summer Reading '15: Early Readers 5-8
Super Loud Sam by Jo Simmons: Sam is a nice guy. He just can't keep his voice down. This sometimes comes in handy (saving a small child...
Tony, Margaret, Mark


Summer Reading '15: Picturebooks
Grandad's Island by Benji Davies: Before you make this journey, know it does get a little sad but it is incredibly beautiful. Check out...
Tony, Margaret, Mark


The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Special guest review by readers Isy Hawes & Izzy Collie-Cousins A young adult disaster novel not told from the point of view of those at...
Isy Hawes & Izzie Collie-Cousins


Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne
Bully has lived on the streets since his mum died. He has no one except his dog Jack, and every day they fight to survive. It seems...
Margaret


The Bolds by Julian Clary
Spot and Sue are hyenas. Although they enjoy their life in the Masai Mara in Africa, they yearn for a change. When two English tourists...
Margaret


Feature: Chris Riddell! An appreciation of the New Children's Laureate
Since the inspirational Malory Blackman has come to the end of her tenure, the post of Children's Laureate has swiftly been filled (we...
Mark, Tony, Margaret


Goth Girl series by Chris Riddell
The first thing that struck me about Goth Girl was how much the protagonist resembled my delightfully gothic little sister (I'm sure I'm...
Mark