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Middle Grades Faves 2024 – Part 1
I’m very excited to be sharing some of my favourite Middle Grade reads from the first half (ish) of 2024. This year has actually been quite a quiet year for me on the Middle Grade reads, I haven’t been reaching for them quite as much as I normally do. However I have definitely found some new favourites! Paws by Kate Foster I discovered this novel due to strong recommendations from a colleague at work! I would trust her word for everything now, this book is incredible. A lovely sweet story of a boy and his dog, featuring friendship and excellent autism representation! Buy from Waterstones or Bookshop.org Starminster by Megan…
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Blog Tour | The House at the End of the Sea
Hello, and welcome to my stop on The House at the End of the Sea blog tour. Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Tours and Andersen Press for having me! Title: The House at the End of the Sea Author: Victoria M. Adams Published: 2nd May 2024 Publisher: Andersen Press Genre: Middle grade, magical Rating: 3.5/5 stars Saffi doesn’t want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal. But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in the mirror, and…
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Book Review | Black Hole Cinema Club
Title: Black Hole Cinema Club Author: Christopher Edge Published: 14th March 2023 Publisher: Nosy Crow Genre: Middle grade, Thriller, Science Fiction, Rating: 3/5 stars Another edge-of-your-seat adventure from the award-winning author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. A trip to the cinema will never be the same… When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema – nicknamed ‘The Black Hole’ – they’re excited about the movie marathon ahead. Non-stop action, blockbuster special effects and all the snacks they can eat. But as the lights go down, Lucas, Ash, Maya, Caitlin and Finn watch in disbelief as a jet-black tidal wave comes crashing out of the cinema screen and the five friends…
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Book Review | Stitch
Title: Stitch Author: Padraig Kenny Published: 4th January 2024 Publisher: Walker Books Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein-inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish author. Stitch is not a monster – he’s a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies and his pompous nephew comes to take over the laboratory, they soon find out that his sights are set not on scientific discovery, but personal glory. And Henry is his next experiment. Can Stitch and…
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Book Review | The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts
Title: The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts Author: Alex Bell Published: 1st February 2024 Publisher: Faber & Faber Genre: Middle grade, adventure, fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars An out of this world magical adventure with talking animals, risk-taking and friendship aplenty! A new standalone magical story from the best-selling author of the Explorers’ Club series. Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky dangers. Most participants seek out unicorns and…
