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Book Review | Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good
Title: Loki Author: Louie Stowell Published: 3rd Feb 2022 Publisher: Walker Books UK Genre: Middle Grade, Action, Adventure Rating: 5/5 stars Packed with doodles and cartoons, here is the diary of Loki as he’s trapped on earth as a petulant eleven-year-old—and even worse, annoying thunder god Thor is there, too. After one prank too many, trickster god Loki has been banished to live as a kid on Earth. If he can show moral improvement within one month, he can return to Asgard. If he can’t? Eternity in a pit of angry snakes. Rude! To keep track of Loki’s progress, King Odin (a bossy poo-poo head) gives him this magical diary…
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Book Review | The Edge of the Ocean
Title: The Edge of the Ocean Author: L.D. Lapinski Published: 15th April 2021 Publisher: Hachette Children's Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure, Magic Series: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency #2 Rating: 5/5 stars Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside… Flick is now a badge-wearing member of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe’s world: The Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe’s world is…
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Book Review | Circus Maximus Race to the Death
Title: Circus Maximus Race to the Death Author: Annelise Gray Publisher: Head of Zeus Published: 4th March 2021 Genre: Middle grade, Adventure, Historical Rating: 3.5/5 stars Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and charioteers compete in a race to the death, and one girl dreams of glory. Ben Hur meets National Velvet in the ultimate 9-12 adventure story by debut children’s author, Annelise Gray. Twelve-year-old Dido dreams of becoming the first female charioteer at the great Circus Maximus. She’s lost her heart to Porcellus, a wild, tempestuous horse she longs to train and race. But such ambitions are forbidden to girls…
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Book Review | The Last Bear
Title: The Last Bear Author: Hannah Gold Published: 18th February 2021 Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Middle Grade, Adventure Rating: 4/5 stars In this instant literary classic about friendship, forging your own path, and doing what’s right, debut author Hannah Gold inspires fans of Pax and A Wolf Called Wander to make a difference in any way they can. There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to a faraway Arctic outpost. But one night, April catches a glimpse of something distinctly bear shaped loping across the horizon. A polar bear who shouldn’t be there—who is hungry, lonely and a…
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Book Review | The Forest of Moon and Sword
Title: The Forest of Moon and Sword Author: Amy Raphael Illustrator: August Ro Published: 7th January 2021 Publisher: Hachette Children Genre: Middle Grade, Adventure, Fantasy Rating: 3/5 stars When Art’s mother is accused of witchcraft, she is determined to get her back – at any cost. A lyrical adventure with folklore at its heart, for fans of THE HOUSE WITH CHICKEN LEGS. Twelve-year-old Art lives in a small village in Scotland. Her mother has always made potions that cure the sick, but now the townspeople say she is a witch. One cloudless night, Art’s mother is accused of Witchcraft, arrested, and taken from Scotland to England. Art mounts her horse,…