Tight

Tight

  TIGHT by Torrey Maldonado is an amazing book that is very true to life and has endless detail all throughout whilst being a fun and interesting read. I like how the author carefully weaves in important life lessons that the reader can learn from.The...

Star Switch

Star Switch

  STAR SWITCH is the latest book from Alesha Dixon where we get to delve into the life of a popstar 💃🏾🎤 But being a famous celebrity has its downsides. Naomi is constantly having to be reminded by her mother to wake up early so she can practise singing and...

Pig Heart Boy

Pig Heart Boy

  Another great Malorie Blackman middle grade read.PIG HEART BOY is about a boy who needs a heart transplant and the doctor says his only chance is an experimental procedure using a pig's heart. "I picked this book up because the title intrigued me. When I read...

A Dangerous Game

A Dangerous Game

  Malorie Blackman is the queen of children's fiction in the UK and while she is rightly known for her excellent YA book series Noughts and Crosses, she also has many middle grade books to her name.A DANGEROUS GAME is a fast-paced read about a school trip that...

President of the Whole Fifth Grade

President of the Whole Fifth Grade

PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE FIFTH GRADE introduces us to Brianna Justice, a smart, hardworking girl with big goals to become a millionaire with her own baking show one day. The first step in her plan to super stardom is becoming school president, just like her idol did....

Kick by Mitch Johnson

KICK is an absolutely brilliant story about a football obsessed Indonesian boy called Budi who dreams of becoming a footballer while he works as a child labourer stitching football boots. My son and I read this Amnesty endorsed book together the first time he read it...