Jenny has a fantastic writing style of humorously yet sympathetically tackling sensitive family situations and the dilemmas faced growing up. Sebastian is quite privileged really although his parents have separated, which obviously affects him. To be honest, he’s a complete idiot and gets himself into some really stupid situations. Looking behind this we can recognise […]
This is absolutely brilliant series which I discovered at book 3 and although it would be nice to start at the beginning of the series, I didn’t feel it necessary. IMPORTANT – Books 1 and 2 of the series are in store now (click here for more info). Full of interesting facts and snippets, this […]
Discover the power of jumping on books in this novel and original fantasy by Chibundo Onuzo.Mayowa’s mother has been given her big musical break and this means that Mayowa has to go and stay with one of her grandfathers whilst her parents are away. Due to the different nationalities of her parents, Mayowa has grandfathers […]
Dragon ThiefThe first in the Alex Neptune series, this is a lovely read for older primary years and with a refreshing plot. The opening sentence of ‘Ever since Alex Neptune could remember, the sea had been trying to kill him’ had me hooked. The sea for Alex is definitely out to get him and as […]
