Me Mam. Me Dad. Me: touching, hard-hitting and brilliant "Danny’s mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can’t deny he’s got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him. But cracks begin to show, and they’re not the … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Malcolm Duffy
My lovely friend Cora (over at TeaPartyPrincess) created this tag, centred around things we usually do around Bank Holiday! Have a lie in: which book could you lounge in bed with all morning?The Scarecrow Queen by Melinda Salisbury. It just is magnificent. I love Twylla's progression. If I could be left in bed wtih all … Continue reading Bank Holiday Book Tag
The Wild Robot - an incredible story, encompassing a brilliant mash up of nature and technology "When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Peter Brown
The Nowhere Emporium – magical, fantastical and sheer brilliant. "When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Ross Mackenzie
Katie Webber is one of my favourite authors, one of those MUST BUYS MUST TRY TO ACQUIRE BOOKS FROM. Wing Jones is one of those just incredible books that comes along and smacks you in the face. When I was asked if I'd like to do a Q&A with Katie as part of the NYA … Continue reading Q&A with Katherine Webber!
(Picture courtesy of Book Buddy website) HELLO. I'd like to take a little moment today to talk about the amazing movement #BookBuddy, started by the incredible Maz Evans (yes, that Maz Evans, author extraordinare!). What is #BookBuddy? The aim of this site is to help schools match up with interested donors to get books into … Continue reading #BookBuddy
The Nothing To See Here Hotel - perfectly good fun! "Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Steven Butler
Tin - an incredible story which explores what it really means to be "human" "Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Padraig Kenny
The Wicked Deep: an incredibly duality in the pages of a beautiful book "Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Two centuries ago, in the small, isolated town, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Shea Ernshaw
The Exact Opposite of Okay: the exact definition of remarkable. "Izzy O’Neill is an aspiring comic, an impoverished orphan, and a Slut Extraordinaire. Or at least, that’s what the malicious website flying round the school says. Izzy can try all she wants to laugh it off – after all, her sex life, her terms – … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Laura Steven
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