Children
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Blog Tour | Girl. Boy. Sea
Hello everyone, welcome to my stop on the Girl. Boy. Sea Blog Tour. Thanks to Jade and Zephyr Books for inviting me to be a part of the tour! Check out my review of the novel below! Title: Girl. Boy. Sea Author: Chris Vick Published: 8th August 2019 Pages: 320 Genre: Children’s, Adventure, Ocean-adventure Rating: 4.5/5 stars Storm, shipwreck, survival. Chris Vick’s novel delves deep into the might and majesty of the unpredictable ocean, the strength of an unlikely friendship between a British boy and a Berber girl and their will to survive against all the odds. A young British boy called Bill narrowly survives the sinking of his yacht…
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Book Review- Flamingo Boy
Title: Flamingo Boy Author: Michael Morpurgo Published: 19th February 2018 Pages: 352 Genre: Children’s, Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LIONThis is a landmark new novel form the nation’s favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents’ farm among the salt flats, and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn’t understand: but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine, and music too: and every…
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Book Review- Kid Normal
Title: Kid Normal Author: Greg James and Chris Smith Published: 13th July 2017 Pages: 400 Genre: Children’s fiction Rating: 4.5/5 The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for 8+ readers from popular radio personalities Greg James and Chris Smith. When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several weeks into the beginning of term, he can’t help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it’s not because he’s worried about where to sit, and making friends, and fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It’s because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake. And unlike his fellow students,…