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Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang by Nick East
‘The foxes are coming this way!’… ‘And they have a s-s-splurge gun!’ As a WI6 agent, Weasel knew only too well the awesome power of these nasty weapons. If a...
The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan
‘If crawling through the Z-bed and into Roar was a dream, then I should’ve woken up back in the attic. But I’m not in the attic…One thing I know for...
A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby
I know this place is magic. And I know it’s real. But it’s not the sort of magic that comes from wands and spells… This debut middle-grade novel by Aisha...
Phantom Phantasia by Claire Savage
‘Follow the sea and the mist and the moon, Go fast as lightning – not a moment too soon.’ Phantom Phantasia by Claire Savage is the second book of two. I...
Nevermoor by Jessica Townshend
“A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world–but is then tested beyond her wildest...
Magical Masquerade by Claire Savage
One girl. Two magical quests. Three riddles will set her free.’ Magical Masquerade is the recently published debut novel from Northern Ireland writer Claire Savage. When I read the blurb on...
The Forever Court by Dave Rudden
Review by Mia Madden, aged 13. This is the enthralling second part in the Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy. It takes us back to Seraphim Row (a couple of...
The Ghosts of Magnificent Children by Caroline Busher
Reviewed by Mia Madden, age 13. This is an incredulous debut novel about four unique children. It’s 1848 and twelve-year-old twins Archie and Millie live luxuriously. One night a circus...
The Book of Shadows by ER Murray
Review by Mia Madden, aged 13. This is the eagerly anticipated second part in the Nine Lives Trilogy. It catches up with Ebony Smart two months after the events in...
Storm Weaver by Matt Griffin
Review by Mia Madden, aged 13. This book is the sequel to A Cage of Roots. It again follows Ayla, Benvy, Finny and Sean through caves underground in ancient Ireland....
