Jayben and the Golden Torch
Thomas Leeds. Hachette Children’s Group. (288p) ISBN 9781444968637 Another that I fancied the brief description on NetGalley and glad I persevered through a bout of […]
Tag: Magical
The Wildstorm Curse
Eve Wersocki Morris. Hachette Children’s. (320p) ISBN 9781444963342 My first children’s book of the year does mean I’ve been a wee bit remise in reading […]
Katharine Orton – Q&A
After gaining an English degree and an MA in creative writing, Katharine Orton worked for Barefoot Books in Bath before leaving to focus on her […]
Saving Neverland
Abi Elphinstone. Puffin Books. (320p) ISBN 9780241473320 It’s always a treat to read a book by Abi Elphinstone and doubly so when it involves Peter […]
Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos
Linda Chapman, Hoang Giang. Little Tiger. (160p) ISBN 9781788954402 The first in a new series from Linda Chapman, and filled with really cute illustrations from […]
Mountainfell
Katharine Orton. Walker Books. (320p) ISBN 9781529503296 This was such a brilliant book I finished it in a day, not even eating until I’d found […]
The Promise Witch
Celine Kiernan. Walker Books. (224p) ISBN 9781406373936 I’d been waiting on The Promise Witch forever, or that’s how it felt as the first two in […]
The Way Past Winter
Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Chicken House. (256p) ISBN 9781912626076 In an everlasting winter, sisters Mila and Pipa set out in search for their brother Oskar. Mila […]
The Girl of Ink and Stars
Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Chicken House. (240p) ISBN 9781910002742 In ‘The Girl of Ink & Stars’, Kiran creates a believable world inhabited by believable characters. The […]
Secrets of a Sun King
Emma Carroll. Faber & Faber. (304p) ISBN 9780571328499 In Emma Carrol’s latest historical adventure for Middle Grade we find Lilian and her friends in a […]
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