Book Review

5-8 Years

Bad Panda - Swapna Haddow £5.99

Everyone thinks that Lin is the cutest panda in the world. So much so that they ship her off to the local zoo, away from her beloved brother, to be ogled at by the masses. But Lin HATES being cute, and now she will do everything in her power to prove that she’s the baddest, meanest, most un-cute animal in the zoo.

Kitty Quest - Phil Corbett £7.49

Woolfrik and Perigold are two down-on-their-luck cats in need of some extra cash, so they’ve decided to become professional monster slayers - except they don’t know the first thing about it! So when a huge beast starts rampaging through the town, they are put to the ultimate test.

The Talkative Tiger - Sophy Williams £5.99

At Zoe’s Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply! Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there’s always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! Zoe is thrilled to welcome a new animal to the rescue zoo - an adorable tiger cub!

9-12 Years Fiction

Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket £9.99

This true story - as true as Lemony Snicket himself - begins with a puzzling note under his door: You had poison for breakfast. Following a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise, Snicket takes us on a thought-provoking tour of his predilections...

The Way To Impossible Island - Sophie Kirtley £5.99

A breathtakingly original time-slip story that’s full of heart and an appreciation of the natural world, The Way to Impossible Island follows a boy with his life on hold as a meeting with a girl from the past opens a door to a world he never imagined.

Girls Rule - Alesha Dixon £5.99

A Parent Trap for our times, superstar author Alesha Dixon’s new novel finds out what happens when two headstrong girls find themselves on a mission to divide their families - with the power to change the country in the process.

Teenage Fiction

It’s Behind You - Kathryn Foxfield £6.49

Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear... or each other?

Fear Street the Beginning - R L Stine £7.49

Featuring the first four spine-chilling books of the bestselling series, Fear Street the Beginning will whisk the reader into the cursed world of missing teenagers, mysterious deaths and dangerous strangers. Only danger awaits those brave enough to travel down Fear Street. You're not afraid...are you?

This Is My Truth - Yasmin Rahman £6.99

A powerful book tackling two important subjects, domestic violence and living in foster care, particularly in the Muslim community. Best friends Amani and Huda are getting nervous about their GCSEs - and their future beyond school, which they're both wildly unprepared for. Shy, quiet Amani has an outwardly picture-perfect family while confident and impulsive. Huda has grown up with over-affectionate foster parents who are now expecting a baby of their own.