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Code Name Kingfisher by Liz KesslerPublished by Simon & Schuster, 2024. As soon as I heard about Code Name Kingfisher I knew that it was a book I wanted to read....
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Greenwild, The City Beyond the Sea by Pari ThomsonIllustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Published by Macmillan Children’s Books, 2024. I’d loved the first book in the Greenwild...
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The Narzat by Luke MarchantIllustrated by Rory Walker. Published by Everything With Words, 2024. The Narzat is a hugely entertaining and delightfully...
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The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy StrangePublished by Chicken House, 2024. The Island at the Edge of Night is hands down the best book I’ve read all year. And I read a lot...
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The Tower Ghost by Natasha Mac a’BháirdPublished by The O’Brien Press, 2024. As a child, I loved boarding school stories. I devoured the Malory Towers and St Clare’s series....
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The Royal Jewel Plot by A. M. HowellPublished by Usborne, 2024. I thoroughly enjoyed Peril on the Atlantic , the first book in this series, and so I jumped at the...
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Kevin the Orange by Alan Windram & Olla MeyzingerPublished by Little Door Books, 2024. My son and I have really enjoyed reading Kevin the Orange together. I asked Sam to contribute...
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Hercules: The Diary of a (sort of) Hero by Tom VaughanIllustrated by David O’Connell. Published by Scholastic, 2024. Hercules Braver is determined to live up to his name. But, as he...
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Time Travellers, Adventure Calling by Sufiya AhmedPublished by Little Tiger, 2024. On a school trip to Parliament, Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are mysteriously transported back to 1911!...
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Peng and Spanners, Who stole all the pizzas? by Steve WebbPublished by Faber & Faber, 2024. When the school-kitchen pizzeria disappears, newly-formed superhero duo Peng-tastic and Spanners...
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Diamond Jack by Anna RainbowPublished by Chicken House, 2024. Diamond Jack is a thrilling historical adventure, jam-packed with danger and excitement....
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Snail in Space by Rachel Bright & Nadia ShireenPublished by Simon & Schuster, 2024. Gail the snail has always been told not to dream too big or reach too far, but Gail is not...
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“Start Small, Think Big” series by Mary AuldPublished by Mama Makes Books, 2023. I have had the pleasure of reading both titles in this newly published non-fiction series and I...
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Sally in the City of Dreams by Judi CurtinPublished by The O’Brien Press, 2023. Sally in the City of Dreams is a lovely piece of historical fiction that’s pitched perfectly...
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Scrap by Guy BassIllustrated by Alessia Trunfio. Published by Little Tiger, 2023. I absolutely loved Scrap . It’s an exciting futuristic story,...
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Great Minds by Joan Haig, Joan Lennon & André DucciPublished by Templar, 2023. Great Minds, 2500 Years of Thinkers and Philosophy is an utterly absorbing book. Spanning time,...
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Infographica by Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper & Valentina D’EfilippoPublished by Britannica Books, an imprint of What on Earth Books, 2023. I love an infographic! Often the clearest way to convey...
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History FACTopia! by Paige Towler & Andy SmithPublished by Britannica Books, an imprint of What on Earth Books, 2023. History FACTopia! is the fifth title in the best-selling...
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Strange Tales by Daniel MordenPublished by Firefly Press, 2023. Strange Tales is a collection of nine short stories; some are grisly and macabre, others...
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Scareground by Angela KecojevicPublished by Neem Tree Press, 2023. Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour,...
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Norah’s Ark by Victoria WilliamsonPublished by Neem Tree Press, 2023. Victoria Williamson is the master of deeply empathetic stories. Her earlier novel, The Fox Girl...
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Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight by Maria Motúnráyò AdébísíIllustrated by Simone Douglas. Published by Orion Children’s Books, 2023. Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight is an exciting...
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Peril on the Atlantic by A. M. HowellPublished by Usborne, 2023. Peril on the Atlantic is an intricately plotted mystery-adventure set on board a magnificent ocean liner...
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The Destiny of Minou Moonshine by Gita RalleighPublished by Zephyr, an imprint of Head of Zeus, 2023. I really enjoyed being transported to the exotic landscapes of Indica (an...
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The Wall Between Us by Dan SmithPublished by Chicken House, 2023. The Wall Between Us is a pacy, high-stakes historical adventure which had me gripped from the...
