Title: The Fox and the Ghost King Author: Michael Morpurgo “Every fox in the whole town, in the whole country just about, is a football fan…. And we all have an impossible dream.” There is an ordinary family of foxes who live under an ordinary human’s shed. They live an ordinary life and like all foxes, they adore football. They all support the same team: The Foxes (AKA Leicester City) but they NEVER win! One day, on the way bac...
Title: When my mum threw out the TV Author: Emily Smith This is one of my Summer Reading Challenge books from the library, which is why it’s quite an old book. It’s still worth reading though if you can find a copy! This book is about a boy called Jeff who loves TV. His mum is fed up of him watching TV so she locks it up in the wardrobe, then she gives it to an old lady for a few MONTHS! At Jeff’s school he can’t join in...
Title: Defenders – Killing Ground Author: Tom Palmer Seth loves football; especially Halifax F.C. He has never missed a home game even though his mum is seriously ill. She has cancer. However, she is going to London to have treatment soon. Seth is one of a kind! He sees things that have happened in the past. They are mostly good things but as he is growing older now, bad things are starting to creep in. It all starts at half time at t...
Title: Kid Normal Author: Greg James and Chris Smith This book is about a boy called Murph and his peculiar school. Murph has a problem; he keeps moving house and has no school to go to at the moment. So, his mum keeps on searching for a new school. One day, on his way home from the shops, Murph’s mum spots a child coming out from an alleyway which leads to a place called “The School”, so his mum runs to get the attention of a man...
Title: The Trials of Apollo – The Hidden Oracle Apollo was a God until his father Zeus made him into a mortal. He also made him fall from the sky and land in a dustbin in New York. Soon a pair of thieves turn into the alley he is in and try to rob him, so a little girl called Meg helps Apollo as he didn’t have his Godly powers anymore. This sparks a friendship between them but they are still in danger because spirits are following t...
Title: Middle School – Escape to Australia Series: Middle School Author: James Patterson This story is about a boy called Rafe who is unlucky (most of the time). At his school, they had an art competition and the prize was a 3 week holiday to Australia. Rafe gathered all his best artistic sketches and won the 3 week holiday. He was so excited and when he got home he told his mum the news straight away. In Australia he got pranked 3 ti...
Title: The Ethan I was before Author: Ali Standish Ethan’s story was definitely a page turner! The book is about Ethan and his best friend Kacey. Kacey and Ethan liked to dare each other to do weird things. Their final dare ended terribly and resulted in the end of their friendship. Kacey’s window had been dark for forty-nine days. Ethan became depressed and kept running away to try to reach Kacey. On his third attempt, his b...
Title: The Adventures of John Blake Author: Philip Pullman This comic book is about a boy called John Blake. This book starts in the sea when a girl falls off her family yacht and drowns and then appears on a ship with the name of “The Mary Alice”. She has time travelled to the past; to the time of the pirates! The crew has a special boy called John on board who has an extremely special secret! What is the secret? I recommend it to ...
Title: Timmy Failure 6 - Cat Stole my Pants Author: Stephan Pastis This is the sixth book in the series and it’s called the Cat Stole my Pants because when Timmy meets his real dad (not Doorman Dave) he loses his trousers and he blames it on the cat with six toes! These books are about a boy called Timmy Failure who thinks he’s a good detective but he hasn’t solved any mysteries in any of the 6 books, so this shows he is a terribl...
Title: Never Say Die Series: Alex Rider Author: Anthony Horowitz SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this book review until you have read all the other Alex Riders Books! Alex Rider has moved to San Francisco following the death of his guardian Jack Starbright. But is she really dead? When one day he received a three word long email, he realises that Jack is alive. The email is: ‘Alexx I’m Al’ Alex is due to go on holiday soon but he tells...










