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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...
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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...
Margaret
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...
Mark, Tony, 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
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...
Tony
Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell
When Fergus Crane first appeared it seemed like a real game changer and firmly established the Stewart-Riddell ethos of beautiful...
Margaret
Until I Met Dudley by Roger McGough & Chris Riddell
Ever wondered how a dishwasher works? Perhaps the dishes are licked clean by hungry cats. And maybe toasters are powered by the fiery...
Margaret
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
The painful process of acquiring braces seems an unpromising subject for a graphic novel, but this entertaining take on a familiar...