Category: Book Reviews

Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house

stays in one place long enough for her to make friends.

But her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning.

For Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits

between this world and the next.

Marinka longs to change…

By the multi award-winning author of 'Slated'...

'Gripping, Chilling...Unputdownable'.

The first in the 'Dark Matter' trilogy...

Callie is missing.

Her brother Kai is losing hope of ever seeing her again.

Then he meets Shay, a girl who saw Callie the day

she disappeared, and his…

Shif is just an ordinary boy who likes chess, maths and racing his best friend

home from school. But one day, soldiers with guns come to his door -

and he knows that he is no longer safe.

Shif is forced to leave his mother and little sister, and embark 

on a dangerous journey; a…

A true story of hope and survival during the Second World War.

Fourteen-year-old  Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped

to become a concert pianist.

But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents

were forced to make a difficult decision.

Able to secure…

How can you build a future when your heart's stuck in the past?

It was an epic journey, a journey from a broken world

towards the possibility of freedom.

Along the way, I lost my hopes and dreams, my childhood,

but I found some stuff too!

Forced to flee his home in Syria for safety…

'Nicky Singer has carved a world from granite and ash.

Fantastic and terrifying.' Eoin Colfer

Mhairi owns only two things:

a gun with no bullets

and her identity papers.

The world is a shell of what it once was.

Mhairi must prove herself worthy of existence

at every turn, at…

The latest in the Alex Rider series from Anthony Horowitz...

"Horowitz will grip you with suspense, daring and cheek -

and that's just the first page!...Prepare for action scenes as fast as a movie." (The Times)

THE EXPLOSIVE NEW MISSION IN THE No 1 BESTSELLING SERIES

After being…

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO CHANGE YOUR WORLD?

When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should ask where she's gone.

His parents are scientists and they usually have all the answers.

Dad mutters something about quantum physics

and parallel universes, so Albie gets a box, a laptop

and a…

This sequel to 'Ink' is a story of deception and truth,

of old foes and new friends,

of abandonment and acceptance.

These words will get under your skin.

Leora is questioning everything she knew

about her family and herself.

She flees to Featherstone, outlawed home

of the…

From Joseph Delaney-the first of a new series.... ABERRATIONS

Swallowed by darkness,

he heard a terrible slithering sound.

He turned, horrified to see something

emerging from the soil...

Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole -

the terrifying mist that has engulfed parts…

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JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF MAGIC

When Amelia wants a wish to come true she knows

just the man to ask - Father Christmas.

But the magic…

A circus on fire, fugitives on the run.

The deadliest show on earth is ready for an encore.

Hoshiko and Ben are in hiding from the police

but Ben's powerful mother will stop at nothing to track them down.

She demands revenge: a new circus, rising from the ashes,

and a familiar…