The Shark Caller by Zillah Bethell

This book was a really different story than ones that I have previously read. Some of the book is written with a different language, which took me time to adjust to, but I really got into the book. I really enjoyed reading this book as the story was interesting, the main characters were good. The book is about a girl whose parents were killed by a shark and how her life has changed since, she isn't allowed to be a shark caller as a girl, which frustrates her. I would reccomend this book to anyone and rate it 8.5/10

Peril en Pointe - By Helen Lipscombe

I really enjoyed Peril en Pointe as it is exciting, easy to read. I read it in a day. It is a great book about disasters and lies. The story is about a girl who loved ballet but then she fell when another girl was on stage and hurt the other girl. She is enrolled in a ballet/spy school where she must compete for the scarlet slipper and save her mum. This is a really original story and I give it 7.5/10

When the Princess found a Dragon - G.R Chambers

This book is a picture book that I was sent to review and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is about a princess who wants to find a dragon, but everyone says she won't be able to find one. This book teaches you as the saying goes, to not judge a book by it's cover ! Are all dragons bad ? and that you can do anything that you put your mind to. I like how the book rhymes. I would rate this 8 out of 10. I would recommend for anyone to read this book, for kids from ages 5+ to read aloud and it's great for families to read at bed time.

There are beautiful pictures and I really enjoyed reading this.

The Land of Stories, A Grimm warning By Chris Colfer

This is the third book in The Land of Stories book series, all about fairytale characters. This book is just as good as the other two books, following on from each one with the same and new characters, but a different story. If you enjoyed the first two you will definitely enjoy this book. Without giving anything away, as the book picks off from the ending of the previous book, the main characters are back in the land of stories. I would rate this book 8.5/10

Pop! By Mitch Johnson

This book is a great book. I really enjoyed it. It is exciting and you get really engrossed in the book. The book is about a fizzy drinks company and a girl called Queenie. When the world's beloved fizzy drinks receipe goes missing it is up to Queenie to save it, but the bad guys are after her and the company is all about money. How will Quennie survive against a polluted, all about money company. I would reccomend this book to any child aged 8+ and adult. I would r

ate this book 9/10 as it is exciting and I could see this becoming a movie.

The Screen Thief-by Helen Docherty

This is a picture book that was sent to me by the author as one of the characters wears glasses. I did not know much about the book, but when I read it I really enjoyed it and it was an amazing book. I absolutely loved the glasses being included in the book, but aside from that I loved that it rhymed but made sense and not a silly story. The book is about a snaffle who tries to make friends but likes eating screens. The moral was how much people use screens and how much you miss without them. The illustrations were brilliant. I rated this 8 / 10 because I thoroughly enjoyed reading this fabulous book. kids will love this like Julia Donaldsons rhyming books, great for homes, libraries and schools.

Sprout-by Taylor Tyng

I was honoured to be sent this draft to read by the author. I loved this book. The book is very different and I was gripped from the first chapter, it is not a scary book. The book is about a girl called Sprout (it explains why in the book) who is different from everyone else and tries to hide this by wearing a hat and not going to school incase people pick on her for her abnormality. She has to learn about her differences throughout the book and people want to keep her in a hospital and run tests on her. Will sprout get away? Will she ever be able to have a normal life? who are the twins in suits that keep appearing? why has her dad, that she doesn't speak to keep telling her to be safe? Who is the girl in the woods similar to her and what are planters? I would give this book a 10/10 it was brilliant, I couldn't put it down and it had lors of plot twists.

Rebel Animals At Risk-Kimberlie Hamilton

This book is a non-fiction book. It has beautifully illustrated pictures of different animals and tells you lots of interesting facts under each heading, such as Hedwig from Harry Potter the owl who played it. Loads of interesting facts. This book is a must for schools, libraries and families to read at home. I found it really interesting and loved the facts and pictures so rate it 9/10.

The Winterbourne Home for vengeance and valour by Ally Carter

The story is about a family called the Winterbourne's. They are a well known family who live in a big house. The family boat sinks and the Uncle is the only remaining member of family left who is trying to claim the families inheritance. Thrown in a orphanage run in the house he's trying to claim, secret tunnels and a ghost, or is it ? I absolutely loved reading this book, I really liked the characters and I loved the ideas in the story. I would rate this book 9/10 I can't wait to read the second one !

Rab and His Lucky Shell- by Andrea Bowker

I loved this picture book because it is about being kind and explains how being different is okay. This book is about Rab who has a lucky shell that he loves and about Clara a crab that is different to the others and thinks no one likes her. The illustrations are lovely and colourful and there is a colouring in part and crab facts at the end that were interesting and I learnt a few things. I would give this picture book an 8 as it's not too long, has a brilliant hidden meaning and is a nice story.

 

The Magicians Map (book 2 The House on Hoarder Hill)- Nikki Lish and Kelly Ngai

I didn't know what to expect with the second book to House on Hoarder Hill. It is so hard to follow on from such a good book, would this continue from the last book ? This book though had me gripped from the start, it delved more into magic and an exciting adventure that the main characters take following a map. I really enjoyed this book. I found it hilarious with Stan and Doug and Chit and Chat. It was brilliantly written as it had a chapter to one set of characters and then another for the others. These two books were equally good. I hope there are many more books to come. I rate this book 9/10