Category: Middle Grade
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The First Rule of Punk
Review The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez is an empowering book about a girl fighting for her right to express herself. It is funny at parts, sad at parts but it’s exciting all the way through! I feel like lots of people can read this story and see parts of themselves…
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Mayhem Mission
Mayhem Mission by Burhana Islam is “a love letter to every multi-generational family.” Inspired by Burhana’s own family and Bengali community, Mayhem Mission is a celebration of what it means to be loved unconditionally by family. Lily absolutely loved this book and couldn’t wait to share her review. Review Mayhem Mission by Burhana Islam is…
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Blog Tour – An Alien in the Jam Factory
Today we’re taking part in the blog tour for AN ALIEN IN THE JAM FACTORY written by Chrissie Sains and illustrated by Jenny Taylor. This is a hilariously funny book about Scooter McLay, a boy with cerebral palsy which affects how quickly he can move his body. Scooter is an inventor with a hyper-creative…
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Amari and the Night Brothers – Review
Every so often you read a book that feels so momentous that you can barely describe to others why they should read it. Luckily, Lily was able to articulate how much she loved Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B Alston and wrote the review you’ll find below. All I can say is from the…
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Author Interview – Nonny’s Birthday Bash
Leah Osakwe is the author of Nonny’s Birthday Bash: Confetti & Catastrophe, the debut pre-teen drama in the Absolutely Nonny series. The book features charming illustrations by Priscilla Bampoh which really added something to the story. When Leah contacted us about her book, it sounded so fun we knew we needed to read it. Lily was so excited…
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Opie Jones Talks to Animals
OPIE JONES TALKS TO ANIMALS* is a laugh out loud, hilarious book by Nat Luurtsema with illustrations by Fay Austin. I’ve always wondered what animals are really thinking about and this book had all the answers! Opie Jones is a dull, ordinary girl. She’s organised and sensible and someone you would never expect to be…
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Blog Tour- Zombierella
Today we are taking part in the blog tour for Zombierella! With the kids back at school and autumn finally on it’s way, we’re looking forward to cold wintery nights and lots of spooky reads. ZOMBIERELLA by Joseph Coelho and illustrated Freya Hartas is out today and the perfect book to get us excited for Halloween 👻🕸🕷…
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Blog Tour- Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister
Today we are taking part in the blog tour for Sona Sharma Very Best Big Sister written by Chitra Soundar and illustrated by Jen Khatun. Read on for Lily’s thoughts on the book. Sona Sharma is used to having the attention on her and being the only child in the house, but then one…
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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 main protagonist of the book is Bryan, a 6th grader who…
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Blog Tour- My Headteacher is an Evil Genius
We’re so excited to take part in our very first blog tour for this hilarious book My Headteacher is an evil Genius by Jack Noel. Read on for Lily’s thoughts on the book and scroll to the bottom for a wonderful surprise. My Headteacher is an Evil Genius is a funny, mind-boggling adventure story…