16 Jun What To Read Now
It’s a bumper edition of What To Read Now this month. We have five books to recommend for ages between 8 and 16+ - so many great books are out right now and we hope you love them as much as we do. What...
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27 Apr In-person event for schools with Sita Brahmachari
Kings College School in Wimbledon hosted our first in-person event post-Covid for Merton Abbey Primary School and Southmead Primary School. Around 100 children from years 4 and 6 came along and were thrilled to hear Sita share how she became an author. Through a mix of storytelling,...
26 Apr What To Read Now
We have a selection of special books this month. Keep an eye out for Phil Earle’s latest belter due out on 2 June. Lola, our 13-year-old reviewer, found Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon by Rosie Day both helpful and laugh-out-loud funny. We also feature school...
28 Mar Review – Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series
Ava has been reviewing books for us recently. We've loved reading and sharing her reviews. Read what Ava says about writing reviews and what she thinks of Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. I’m 13 (in year 9) and started working on my...
28 Feb What To Read Now
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this month’s What To Read Now: Max, Ava and Alexia. We love to share different voices on our website. Would you, or a young person you know, like to review books for us? Get in touch. The Graveyard Riddle...
31 Jan What To Read Now
The books in this month's What To Read Now all highlight the changes you go through as you grow up. A massive thank you to our guest book reviewers. We're always keen to include different voices on our website, please get in touch if you'd...
13 Dec What To Read Now
What we’ve been reading and enjoying recently. A huge thank you to guest reviewer, Ava, age 13 from London. Freeze, written and illustrated by Chris Priestley (suggestion for ages (+9), reviewed by Ava. Maya’s regular English teacher is absent today, and supply Mr Kumar is...
31 Oct Review – Why We Fly
Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal It is senior year and the friendship between Eleanor and Chanel is changing. They have always been inseparable with a clear plan for their futures, but outside factors are changing their view of each other. Cheerleading has...
07 Oct Review – Empress & Aniya
Empress & Aniya by Candice Carty-Williams Alison Palmer reviews the first YA novel from the bestselling author of Queenie. What if there were people who actually looked out for you and cared enough to find out why you might be cross and angry about stuff? What if...
27 Sep Mini Book Club – Y7 Transition
Mini Book Club - Year 7 Transition has been a resounding success. We teamed up with Hachette and Speakers for Schools to offer this free exciting activity for children as they move to secondary school. We wanted to provide a club to help build their confidence as readers and give...