"Compare town and country scenes full of clever little details in this beautiful new Turnaround Book – spot buses, trains, and skyscrapers in the town and tractors, mountains, and farm animals in the country. Open the book one way to explore the town scene and then flip the book over to delve into the country … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Craig Shuttleworth
The Explorer: incredible, adventure filled story with unexpected heroes "Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Katherine Rundell
Superbat: fun, beautifully illustrated and educational! "Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Matt Carr
This past weekend, my friend Kelly (over at Kelly's Ramblings) decided we would get some of the samplers we got at YALC read! It was really tough choosing the 5 we would read but in the end we came up with these: (I was in my trusty Starbucks, at the window, as usual on a Sunday!) … Continue reading #SamplerSunday
The Last Wild: heartbreaking, heartfelt, heart-string pulling "In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Piers Torday
A Place Called Perfect: creepy and gripping; perfect by name and nature. "Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time? But Violet quickly discovers there's something … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Helena Duggan
A Change Is Gonna Come: diverse, brilliant, necessary. (I think this is one of my favourite pictures I've ever taken. Shout out to Ru Paul) "Featuring top Young Adult authors alongside a host of exciting new talent, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: #ChangeBook
Perfectly Norman: beautiful with a brilliant message "Norman had always been perfectly normal. That was until the day he grew a pair of wings! Norman is very surprised to have wings suddenly - and he has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But then he has to go in for dinner. What will … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Tom Percival
One Button Benny: everyone is a superhero! "Sometimes you find heroes in the most unexpected places" One Button Benny tells the story of Benny, who is different to all the rest of his robot friends. The robots all have buttons on them and they are very useful indeed. The rest of his friends have buttons … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Alan Windram
Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink: funny and fast paced! "Alex Sparrow is a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working with Jess, who can communicate with animals, they must find out why their friends – and enemies – are all changing into polite and well behaved pupils. And exactly who … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Jennifer Killick
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