Mark
Elizabeth & Zenobia by Jessica Miller
This mysterious, imaginative debut from Australian author Jessica Miller wrapped round my mind like out-of-control ivy in a neglected...
Tony
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
This is a huge, rich tapestry translated from the Japanese and published by the always interesting Pushkin Press. First we meet Erin and...
Helen
Big Bones by Laura Dockrill
Bluebell loves her food. Whether it be crumpets oozing butter, caramel waffles melting over hot drinks, pomegranates, noodles, fruit...
Helen
Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles
From my experience, if you want to work in a bookshop then the best place to start is by loving books and bookshops themselves - and for...
Margaret
England: Poems From a School
There is a school in Oxford called Spires Academy where, under the tutelage of writer in residence Kate Clanchy, they make poems. Poems...
Margaret
Ella On the Outside by Cath Howe
Ella starts at a new school, wearing the wrong clothes and with a secret no one must find out. All she wants is to make friends. There's...
alligatorsmouth
Empathy Picture Books
Books are perfect for discovering different points of view and learning about empathy - and with empathy day on Tuesday 12th June, we are...
alligatorsmouth
Empathy Chapter Books
Books are perfect for discovering different points of view and learning about empathy - and with empathy day on Tuesday 12th June, we are...
Helen
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Apollinia Apostolopoulou (or Apple, as we the readers know her), has one major wish: she wants her mum to come back from America and be a...
Helen
The Secret of the Night Train by Sylvia Bishop
Although Max loves her family and their quiet life in Paris, she longs for adventure so that she can fill her notebook with all the...
Helen
Nevermoor: the Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
This book had been on my radar for a while, which could mean only one thing: I had High Expectations. And for me, going into a book with...
Mark
Tin by Padraig Kenny
Our 9-11yrs Bookclub loved Tin and it provoked some enthusiastic discussion about technology and identity: 'An amazing book. I loved the...