Title: Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy Author: Lara Williamson This book is about a boy called Adam Butters who is adopted. He needs to find his real mum for a school project on family trees. While he is researching his project, he finds a letter that tells him 3 things: His name is ACE, He’s got a mum called Rose Walker, He was born in Pegasus Park Hospital. Adam wants to be a superhero, as ACE is a superhero name and everyone loves superheroes! He just needs to prove to the world who he can really be! One day, at school, they go to the local library to search the news reports to find out information on their families. Adam searches Adam Butters. Nothing comes up. Then he types Rose Walker. “Baby found by bins at Pegasus Park Pool!” Adam now knows the real story of his life! What happens next??? Does he find his real mum? You’ll have to read the book to find out! I really liked this book. I give it 5* and recommend it to 8+. It’s funny, exciting and emotional. It’s full of fun adventures that sometimes Adam finds hard.  

Title: Lesser Spotted Animals Author: Martin Brown This book is about lots of animals that aren’t well-known such as the Crabeater Seal, Sand Cat, Southern Right Whale Dolphin and Ili Pika, so if you are looking for common animals, you won’t find them in this great book! The book gives you these important details about each animal: What their size is. What they eat. Where they live. What their status is (not evaluated, endangered and vulnerable). I learnt these facts (and many more!): A Russian Desman is like an underwater mole and eats frogs. The Hirola is critically endangered and there are less than 400 left! The Dagger Tooth Flower Bat is harmless and is a hero, but how? I really liked this book and give it 5*****. I recommend it to 7+ Horrible History fans as it’s illustrated by the same person (Martin Brown). I would like to read more books like this as this book has taught me a lot! This is my first non-fiction book review and this is the best non-fiction book I’ve ever read!

Title: Goodly and Grave in a Bad Case of Kidnap Author: Justine Windsor This book is about a girl called Lucy, who is the new boot girl at Grave Hall, working for Lord Grave. The other servants are Vonk (a butler), Mrs Crawley (the cook), Violet (the young maid) and Becky. Soon, Lucy realises that weird things happen at Grave Hall like moving statues and magic books that make your dreams come true! While Lucy is Grave Hall, she notices that children start to go missing but why? Lord Grave always talks about the mysterious MAAM but who or what is this? Are the missing children related to MAAM? What is Lord Grave’s BIG secret? You will need to read the book to find out all the answers! If you like magic, adventure and suspense, then this book is for you! I really liked the book and I can’t wait for the second one. I give it 5***** and recommend it to 9+  

Title: What on Earth? The Timeline Collection Author: Christopher Lloyd   Big History This book is all about history in the universe (even space) from The Big Bang to today. It includes major events such as The Great Fire of London, The Black Death and the World Wars. Nature This book is about life, plants, animals and rocks. Starting from the discovery of the first bacteria to global warming. It includes events like the end of the dinosaurs and the Stone and Ice Ages. Sports This book is all about sports, starting from the first gladiators to the most recent Super Bowl. It includes events such as Lance Armstrong winning 7 Tour de France races in a row and then admitting to taking drugs! Science This book is about science from Archimedes’’ Theory of how volume can be measured through water displacement to the invention of the Rubik’s Cube.  It includes events like Einstein’s Theory E = mc 2. Shakespeare This book is all about Shakespeare from Richard III to Henry VII. It includes plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. British History This book is about history in Britain from Stonehenge to Brexit and includes many major…

Title: The misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero Author: Rachel Renée Russell This book is a diary about a boy called Max and he is facing a challenge – MIDDLE SCHOOL! He is finding it a problem because Thug Thurston (the school bully) keeps locking him in his locker. But, when a real challenge arises, can he go from zero to hero? What happens next? Will Max be a hero? Will Max get Thug back for locking him in his locker? You have to read the book to find out! I really enjoyed this book and it has to be one of the best books I’ve read for a while. I recommend this book to 9+ readers who like Tom Gates, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries. I’ve already passed it on to my brother to read! J I give it 5***** and would like to read the next one in the series.

Title: The Knights of the Drop-leaf Table Author: Kaye Umansky This book is about 6 knights called Sir Prancelot (the keen one) Sir Percy (the fussy one) Sir Garry (the gloomy one) Sir Tralahad (the musical one) Sir Bore de Gannet (ze French one) Sir AnGela (a girl in disguise) These 6 knights are very noisy and they get on peoples’ nerves; especially Sir Tralahad who follows the King around playing his irritating songs. King Artie and Queen Gwinnie decide that the knights should have their own meeting room, as they are irritating the whole castle. The knights get a table for their new room but it’s not just any table – it’s a drop-leaf table which is a table that folds in half. They also get chairs from the kitchen. Their room is now complete! So, they plan a party with French food made by Sir Bore de Gannet. However, the party turns into a big mess with food flying everywhere! But how? Why? You’ll have to read the book to find out! This book is super-readable and is brilliant for dyslexic readers because of the font used and the colour of the pages. If you like funny books, this is for you!…

Title: Who Let the Gods Out Author: Maz Evans This book is about a boy called Elliot and his mum Josie; together they live at Home Farm. This story begins when Josie starts to lose her memory. One night a big ball crashes into their shed. Elliot goes to their shed to find a girl who calls herself Virgo and says she is immortal. He invites her into his house. The next day he tries to bring Virgo to the police station as he thinks she is lost. Soon she proves that she is immortal. She explains to Elliot that she is on a mission and has to bring a secret potion called Ambrosia to a dangerous prisoner, Prisoner Forty Two, who was imprisoned under Stonehenge. When they get to Prisoner Forty Two, Elliot accidentally sets him free. THANATOS the daemon of death is now free to cause havoc. While all this is going on Mrs Porshley Plum, A.K.A Mrs Horse Bum, (Elliot’s neighbour) wants to con Josie into selling Home Farm for £20 so that she can knock it down and build loads of new houses; making her richer. Will Elliot and Virgo defeat Thanatos, Daemon of Death? Will…

Title: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis Aventurine is a dragon but she is not any old dragon, she is a ferocious and fearless dragon. In fact, the fiercest dragon ever but she is not old enough to leave her cave. One day, she decides to leave her cave in secret to try to prove her family wrong but it doesn’t go to plan! First, she can’t find any humans to eat and then when she does, the human gives her some enchanted hot chocolate which she loves, (she has never tried chocolate before) and which turns her into a human! This creates a series of problems for her because she now has nowhere to go and home is definitely not an option now she is a human. I recommend this book to 9+ make-believe lovers and chocoholics. I thought this book was slow to start off with but I soon got into it and wanted to read on. I give it 4****.