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Cogheart – Peter Bunzl. Reviewed by Dragonfly (9)

Although books in the genres of adventure, mystery and fantasy […]

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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain – John Boyne. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

We have always thought about how Hitler influenced us and […]

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Annie – Thomas Meehan. Reviewed by fabbiabbey! (10)

It’s a wonderful story about an orphan determined to find […]

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Kidnap in the Caribbean – Lauren St John. Reviewed by Cakelover123 (10)

This book is about a young orphan girl known as […]

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Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow – Tommy Donvaband. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

On Thursday 10th March 2016, Tommy was diagnosed with Throat […]

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Mango & Bambang: Tapir All at Sea – Polly Faber and Clara Vulliamy. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Bambang wants a hobby, he’s tried everything, but nothing seems […]

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The Many Worlds of Albie Bright – Christopher Edge. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Albie Bright’s mother dies of cancer. And as you would […]

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The Bubble Boy – Stewart Foster. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Joe Grant lives in a bubble. Not a literal bubble, […]

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Electrigirl – Jo Cotterill and Cathy Brett. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

You may think you know all the superheroes. But there’s […]

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Very Little Sleeping Beauty – Teresa Heapy and Sue Heap. Reviewed by Pheebs (14)

Very Little Sleeping Beauty is about a very little princess […]

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Hell’s Belles – Tatum Flynn. Reviewed by Mango Bubbbles Boy (10)

Tommy and Jinx are back, for another breath-taking adventure! Jinx’s […]

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The House of Eyes – Patricia Elliot. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

A lot of the houses where I live are from […]

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Mango and Bambang The Not-a-Pig – Polly Faber and Clara Vulliamy. Reviewed by Blue Kitten 100

We’ve had written reviews and we’ve had drawn reviews, and […]

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The School for Good and Evil – Soman Chainani. Reviewed by Firefly (9)

“Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped…” This […]

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How to Capture an Invisible Cat – Paul Tobin. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

There’s an invisible cat on the loose. Nate is an […]

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Some good books that I have read recently. Recommendations by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Baby Aliens got my Teacher by Pamela Butchart and Thomas […]

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Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies – Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

When Izzy and her friends find that there is a […]

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The Shadow Keeper – Abi Elphinstone. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Moll is back in action for a second book (of […]

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Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Bees of Stupidity – John Dougherty and David Tazzyman. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face are on a daring adventure to save […]

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Electrigirl – Jo Cotterill and Cathy Brett. Reviewed by Pheebs (14)

Superpowers are often talked about in a ‘what would you […]

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Why Is Snot Green? – Glenn Murphy. Reviewed by Golden Emperor Ninja (8)

The book is very entertaining because it gives a lot […]

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Stop Those Monsters! – by Steve Cole. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Bob’s house is in the midst of a hurricane. He […]

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The Boy in the Dress – David Walliams. Reviewed by Golden Emperor Ninja (8)

This book is called The Boy in the Dress and […]

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Tom Gates: Everything is Amazing (sort of) by Liz Pichon. Reviewed by classic xi p 5 d (9)

This is a boy called Tom Gates. So he has […]

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The Tragickall History of Henry Fowst – Griselda Heppel. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

This is another great book by Griselda Heppel which is […]

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White Dolphin – Gill Lewis. Reviewed by Firefly (9)

This book is called ‘White Dolphin’ by Gill Lewis. It […]

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Red Dog – Louis de Bernieres. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

Tally Ho is a rather handsome ( and smelly ) […]

2015

My top 15 books of 2015 by Mango Bubbles Boy

This year it’s all about 2015. So I have written up my top 15 books that I have reviewed this year. Here they are- A Boy Called Christmas by Matt […]

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Books for 2015 by Banana Girl

1 River Daughter by Jane Hardstaff 2 Ante’s Inferno by Griselda Heppel 3 Dark Lord by Jamie Thompson 4 Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 5 Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver 6 […]

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A Boy Called Christmas – Matt Haig and Chris Mould. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Nikolas is an 11 year old boy, who lives in […]

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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me – Roald Dahl. Reviewed by Golden Emperor Ninja (8)

It is about a giraffe, a pelican, a monkey and […]

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The Last Wild – Piers Torday. Reviewed by Piglover (12)

Kester Jaynes can speak to animals but not humans! He […]

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Five Children on the Western Front – Kate Saunders. Reviewed by Dragonfly (9)

I have always enjoyed E. Nesbit’s stories as they are […]

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl. Reviewed by Big Foot (9)

This book is about a boy who goes to the […]

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Grandpa’s Great Escape – David Walliams. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Jack’s Grandpa is losing his memory. He was once a […]

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The Child’s Elephant – Rachel Campbell-Johnston. Reviewed by Blue Wolf (10)

Bat lives a normal life with his cows and his […]

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Ante’s Inferno – Griselda Heppel. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

Ante has always feared Florence and her gang, and when […]

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Shine – Candy Gourlay. Reviewed by Dragonfly (9)

You wanted a story that was solemn but compelling, one […]

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The Person Controller – David Baddiel. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Ellie and Fred Stone are twins, not identical twins, because […]

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First Class Murder – Robin Stevens. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong were on holiday on The […]

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Mango and Bambang The Not-a-Pig – Polly Faber and Clara Vulliamy. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Mango Allsorts is a little girl who is great at […]

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Momo – Michael Ende and Chris Riddell. Reviewed By Dragonfly (9)

Great stories often consist of a mixture of witty humour, […]

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Ottoline goes to School – Chris Riddell. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Ottoline was with Mr Munroe in the Ornamental Gardens, and […]

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The Clockwork Sparrow – Katherine Woodfine. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Times are hard for Sophie Taylor, after Papa died. She […]

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My Name’s Not Friday – Jon Walter. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

How would you feel if you were told that you […]

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The Mysterious Benedict Society – Trenton Lee Stewart. Reviewed by Dragonfly (8)

There are books that will deeply move you, and books […]

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Diamonds and Daggers – Elen Caldecott. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (10)

Andrew came running up to the Salon, brandeshing a newspaper […]

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The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket – John Boyne. Reviewed by Dragonfly (8)

Everytime I think about this wonderful tale by John Boyne […]

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Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver. Reviewed by Banana Girl (10)

Back into the ancient mists of time, lived Torak and […]

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Dragon Gold – Shoo Rayner. Reviewed by Snowby (6)

It’s about a boy called Harri who would like to […]

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Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer. Reviewed by Whamo (9)

Artemis Fowl is a book about a criminal genius, who […]

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The Parent Agency – David Baddiel. Reviewed by Stanypig (10)

This book is about a boy called Barry, Barry hates […]

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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat – Chris Riddell. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Ottoline and Mr Munroe, are back for another adventure! When […]

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The Spy Who Loved School Dinners – Pamela Butchart. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy

Izzy’s class has just found out, that there is a […]

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Wilf The Mighty Worrier Saves The World – Georgia Pritchett. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

When Wilf has a new nextdoor neighbour, everything goes wrong. […]

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The Astounding Broccoli Boy – Frank Cottrell Boyce. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Rory Rooney is getting bullied at school. But when he […]

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Wild Boy – Rob Lloyd Jones. Reviewed by SERBHEINNAHR (10)

This is perhaps one of the best books I have […]

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Cleo – Lucy Coats. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Cleo is a happy, young and carefree Egyptian Princess. Suddenly […]

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Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain Machine – Anna Kemp. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Frankie’s parents are horrible to Frankie. They can’t be bothered […]

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Demon Dentist – David Walliams. Reviewed by puppydjpup (8)

[Alert: this review includes information about how the story turns […]

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Danger is Everywhere – David O’Doherty and Chris Judge. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

‘WARNING!- Never read while crossing roads/flying helicopters/wrestling with lions. BEWARE!- […]

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The Earth is Singing – Vanessa Curtis. Reviewed by Stripey-socks (13)

Think of Anne Frank’s Diary and you’re halfway there. Hanna […]

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Spies in Disguise: Boy in Heels – Kate Scott. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Sam and Joe are in the bra department of a […]

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North Child – Edith Pattou. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Ebba Rose’s mother was always very protective of her. A […]

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The Dreamsnatcher – Abi Elphinstone. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Moll was having that nightmare again. The one that takes […]

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The Wild Beyond – Piers Torday. Reviewed By Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

The world is dying, and the only person who can […]

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Twelve Minutes to Midnight – Christopher Edge. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

It’s 1899. There is a young girl named Penelope Tredwell […]

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The Astounding Broccoli Boy – Frank Cottrell Boyce. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Rory Rooney is the the smallest person in his class, […]

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The Secret Hen House Theatre – Helen Peters. Reviewed by dancingholl22 (11)

“This is a farm, not a theatre,” snapped Hannah’s father, […]

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The Garbage King – Elizabeth Laird. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Meet Mamo, an orphan living on scraps and barely just […]

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – JK Rowling. Reviewed by Zimezome (9)

Harry doesn’t mean to enter the triwizard tournament. But when […]

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Olivia – Ian Falconer. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Olivia is a piglet. She has a brother called Ian […]

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The Diamond Brothers in… The Falcon’s Malteser – Anthony Horowitz. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Herbert Timothy Simple, is a private detective – but not […]

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The D’Evil Diaries – Tatum Flynn. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Jinx D’Evil is a rubbish demon. That’s really a problem […]

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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell – Chris Colfer. Reviewed by SMASH!!! (10)

My review is about the Land of Stories-The Wishing Spell […]

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Top 10 favourite books – by JacksonG (9)

Here’s a list of my Top 10 favourite books. I will […]

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Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen (World Book Day Book) – Chris Riddell. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Ada Goth is off to the World Frock Day Ball, […]

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The Accidental Time Traveller – Janis Mackay. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Saul is walking back home after buying a chocolate bar […]

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Counting On Leroy – Steve Mills and Hilary Koll. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Counting On Leroy is about a boy called Leroy Stone, […]

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The Dark Wild – Piers Torday. Reviewed By Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Kester thought his journey ended in ‘The Last Wild’ but […]

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Arsenic For Tea – Robin Stevens. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are on another adventure, to […]

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Ottoline at Sea – Chris Riddell. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Ottoline wants to take Mr Munroe on holiday, but she […]

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Murder Most Unladylike – Robin Stevens. Reviewed by Mauser (10)

This is a book set in the 1930’s where Daisy […]

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The Worst Witch – Jill Murphy. Reviewed by Mango Melon (9)

The worst witch is a good book. It is about […]

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Five Children On The Western Front – Kate Saunders. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Nine years after the five children discovered ‘it’, they went […]

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Boy in The Tower – Polly Ho-Yen. Reviewed By Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Once the rain started it all changed… Ade (Ad-ee) came […]

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Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – Andy Stanton and David Tazzyman. Reviewed by Wildcat (8)

I really enjoyed Mr Gum and the dancing bear by […]

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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Michael Morpurgo. Reviewed by smiley face (9)

Boowie is sent a book about his grandma’s life and […]

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Arnie Jenks and the House of Strangers – Tim Bradley. Reviewed by Awesome Guy (9)

Arnie Jenks is a normal boy who goes to school. […]

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The Last Wild – Piers Torday. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Kester Jaynes can’t talk, but he can talk to animals! […]

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River Daughter – Jane Hardstaff. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

“A child born in water, you shall return to water. […]

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The Pet Keeper Fairies. Drawn by Clara (7)

Seven year-old Clara likes books and drawing. She loves the Pet Keeper Fairies books and has drawn a picture of Lauren the Puppy Fairy.

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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly – Sun-Mi Hwang. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Sprout was a Normal, egg laying hen, in a coop […]

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The Last Wild – Piers Torday. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Kester, as some may say, is an unlucky boy. Six […]

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The Windvale Sprites – Mackenzie Crook. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

After a storm Asa Brown found a creature by the […]

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Banana Girl’s Top 12 books for 2014

1. The Last Wild by Piers Torday (review coming soon!) 2. The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleasen 3. Velvet by Mary Hooper 4. The Executioner’s Daughter by Jane Hardstaff 5. […]

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My top 15 this year by Mango Bubbles Boy

This year I am doing a ‘Top Fifteen Books I have reviewed this year’. Here it is!! 1. You’re a Bad Man Mr Gum. Andy Stanton, 2. Peanut. David Lucas, 3. The […]

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The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett. Reviewed by Bunnyofjoy (9)

I thought this book was amazing and I felt it […]

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Spies in Disguise: Boy In Tights – Kate Scott. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Joe is moving house. Him, his mum and dad are […]

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Looking at the Stars – Jo Cotterill. Reviewed by Beth (11)

Looking at the Stars is about how Amina and her […]

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The Clockwork Scarab – Colleen Gleason. Reviewed by Banana Girl (9)

Miss Mina Holmes, the niece of Sherlock Holmes has a […]

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The Great Brain Robbery – Anna Kemp. Reviewed by Mango Bubbles Boy (9)

Frankie Blewitt’s Birthday is coming up, and he wants a […]

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More book-inspired drawings!

Here we have a third lot of lovely drawings by 9 year-olds inspired by books! Thank you to everyone who has sent pictures. Keep them coming! If your picture is […]

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