Review by Daniel: This book is about a girl called Moll, a mysterious person called Skull and Moll’s wild cat Gruff. Moll woke up one night in her camp as she heard drums and rattles and calling. The dream snatch had started… Moll was the most important person in the Ancientwood even though she didn’t know it! One night she was caught by Skull’s henchmen and was locked in a cage because she couldn’t give them dark magic. She tried to es...

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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 his new guardians (his best friend’s parents) that he is going to stay a...

This book is about a girl called Meg. Even though the title of the books makes it sound like a non-fiction book, it is a wonderfully written, emotional story. Meg has a big problem in this book! Her mum disappears on a ten day holiday to Mayanmar and Meg is left with her Granddad, to look after her baby sister Elsa and her smelly dog Pongo. However, it’s more like she has to look after Granddad, rather than him looking after her! Her mum’s di...

  This book is about a boy called Spike who gets sacked from his favourite job, a radio presenter at his local hospital’s radio station, which is also the place where his mum works! Spike is 11 years old and he is really dejected about losing his job, so he goes to see his best friends, Artie and Holly, who make him feel better with some old skool music and out of date buns from Artie’s dad’s bakery. When Spike gets home, he tells his ...

This book is about a boy called William and his dad, Bob Trundle and a very special Christmas dinosaur. William LOVES dinosaurs – he has dinosaur pyjamas, dinosaur socks, a dinosaur toothbrush, dinosaur wallpaper, two dinosaur posters, a dinosaur lampshade and lots and lots of dinosaur toys. However, all William wants for Christmas is a REAL dinosaur, even though he knows that it is impossible! Meanwhile in the North Pole, something magical is ...

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Bubble boy is an emotional debut novel about a boy called Joe. He is 11 years old and lives in an isolated room on the 12th floor of a hospital. This is because he has a disease called SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) which means he can’t fight off diseases as well as other people. This is because he doesn’t have enough white blood cells or a strong immune system. This makes his life miserable until someone new enters it… I really li...

This book is about a boy called Jatinder, who likes football. At the beginning, he is on a camp and is playing a match. He gets a penalty but misses and is really angry with himself. On his way home he sees a man who is a Sikh like him and then he disappears. He tells Esther, one of the owners of the house he is in, about him and she shows him a book about the first Sikh pilot. That night, whilst reading the book, he sees the man in his room. The...

Albert Chaudhury is 12 and has received a letter from his dad; his dead dad. He has to break into his old house to get a second letter. This letter tells him how to time travel back to 1984 to prevent his father’s tragic death in a go-kart accident. He has to do all of this whilst trying not to lose his precious hamster Alan Shearer and keeping it a secret from his granddad Byron, his mum, step-dad Steve and step-sister Carly. Can he time trave...

This book is about a boy called Joe, his mum and his best friend Ajay. Joe’s mum was the park warden and one day when Ajay came round for breakfast, some post came through the door saying…  THE PARK WAS CLOSING DOWN! So when the Prime Minister came to Joe’s town, Joe gave him a piece of his mind as his mum was going to lose her job. However, the press recorded his whole argument and put it on TV and Joe became very famous; sooooooooooo...

This is the abridged version of my book review! 🙂 In the far future there is an alien called Humphree and his best friend Cosmoe the Earth-Boy. Humphree and Cosmoe are making a mega weiner which is the size of a jeep. They have made it for the Intragalactic Food Truck Cook-OFF which is a festival where everyone makes something to eat the QUEEN will judge it. It is a large competition but Cosmoe thinks he will still win it with his wiener…...

The Royal Rabbits of London
Uncategorised / 4th September 2016

Title: The Royal Rabbits of London Author: Santa Montefiore, Simon Sebag Montefiore This book is about a puny little bunkin called Shylo Tawny-Tail who is cowardly but extremely clever. He is the youngest in his family so his brothers and sisters tease him a lot. One day Shylo was walking through the forest by himself looking for food for his family, when he came across a small burrow. Here he met the mysterious Horatio and they became ...

The Racehorse who wouldn’t gallop
Uncategorised / 9th August 2016

Title: The Racehorse who wouldn’t gallop Author: Clare Balding This book is about a girl called Charlie who lives on a farm with her family and Charlie’s friend Joe. One day, when Charlie was at school, she met her friend Polly who told her about a horse show at the weekend. So, as soon as she got home she told her mum. Her mum said she could ONLY go if she didn’t buy anything! So, the next day, she went with her father to the sho...

They didn’t teach THIS in worm School!
Uncategorised / 30th July 2016

Title: They didn’t teach THIS in worm School! Author: Simone Lia This book is about a worm called Marcus and a bird called Laurence, who wanted to go to Lake Nakuru in Kenya because he wanted to be with the flamingos, even though he wasn’t one! So, Marcus slid up Laurence’s back and they started to fly towards Kenya. Marcus only went on the trip to help his new friend, Laurence navigate. At one point, they flew by pylons and thoug...

The Accidental Pirates
Uncategorised / 28th June 2016

Title: The Accidental Pirates Author: Claire Fayers This book is about a girl called Brine Seaborne who is 12 years old. She was found in a rowing boat with a starshell piece around her neck (a starshell holds magic from around you). Ever since she got found she was a slave for a magician called Tallis Magus and his apprentice, Peter. Peter and Brine ran away because they broke Tallis Magus’s starshell by standing on it and they didn�...

The Other Alice
Uncategorised / 23rd June 2016

Title: The Other Alice Author: Michelle Harrison Alice is a cursed writer and because of her curse, one day Alice goes missing. A mysterious cat appears from one of her stories but what is the cat doing here? Midge, Alice’s brother must find her and break a curse to stop characters from her books coming to life. On his journey to find Alice, Midge makes friends but when you make friends, you also make enemies! Can Midge and his new fr...

Eddy Stone and the Epic Holiday Mash-Up
Uncategorised / 2nd June 2016

Title: Eddy Stone and the Epic Holiday Mash-up Author: Simon Cherry Eddy Stone had a boring life; until one day Eddy heard a loud bang from the bathroom! At that moment, the 300 year old plaster from his Gran’s ruined house fell into his bowl of cereal. So, he went upstairs and found a pirate in his bath. The pirate asked him to be part of his crew because he wanted to find some treasure. So, of course Eddy said yes! He said yes becau...

The Accidental Secret Agent
Uncategorised / 29th April 2016

Title: The Accidental Secret Agent Author: Tom McLaughlin This book is about a boy called Kevin Twigg and a man called Jake who looks like his identical twin. One day, Kevin and his 2 friends Pete and Stu went to Kevin’s house for tea. In Kevin’s room, he announced he would zip wire from the rooftops and somersault and land perfectly on his feet. All of this to get a Miphone25! But… it didn’t go to plan! He zip wired well but fe...

The Falcon’s Malteser
Uncategorised / 27th April 2016

Title: The Falcon's Malteser Author: Anthony Horowitz This is an amazing book about a 28 year old detective called Tim, who is dumber than his 13 year old brother, Nick. The beginning of the story is about their poor life. One day, Johnny Naples (a dwarf) gives them £200 and a mysterious parcel to look after for him, which they later discover is full of Maltesers. Suddenly, Johnny disappears and a few days later he is found dead i...

Bubble Boy
Alexander's Top 10 / 26th April 2016

Title: Bubble Boy Author: Stewart Foster Bubble boy is an emotional debut novel about a boy called Joe. He is 11 years old and lives in an isolated room on the 12th floor of a hospital. This is because he has a disease called SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) which means he can’t fight off diseases as well as other people. This is because he doesn’t have enough white blood cells or a strong immune system. This makes his life m...

Dotty Detective
Uncategorised / 17th April 2016

Title: Dotty Detective Author: Clara Vulliamy This books is about a girl called Dotty, her dog McClusky and her friend Beans. On her first day at her new school, she sat next to Beans, on a table with Laura, Amy and Frankie. When the teacher, Mr Dickens, announced that there would be a talent show, Dotty thought that Laura was going to get up to mischief and ruin Amy’s turn. Does the talent show go to plan or do Dotty and her friends ...