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REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Picador Publishing Out Now More information on the author’s website Review by: Breanne Rodda Every now and then a book comes along that defies all odds and becomes a masterpiece of combined entities. Station Eleven is one of these books. … Continue reading
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REVIEW: It’s the End of the World as We Know It by Saci Lloyd
Hodder Children’s Books Out now More information on the author’s website Review by: Antonia Velikova Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: a surefire way to get me to read a book is for it to be Douglas Adams-esque in any … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Pathfinder (TodHunter Moon: Book One) by Angie Sage
Katherine Tegen Books Out Now More information on the official Pathfinder website Review by: Andrew Hartley I think I’ll preface this review by telling you that I used to read the Septimus Heap series – to which this is a … Continue reading
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REVIEW: The Last of the Spirits by Chris Priestley
Bloomsbury Out Now More information on the Bloomsbury Publishing website Review By: Jowita Krasik The Last of the Spirits is a reinvention of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It appears to be set in a parallel world to that created by … Continue reading
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REVIEW: The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke-Davis
Orion Childrens Out Now More information on the Map to Everywhere website Review by: Minahil Mujahid At first, The Map To Everywhere sounds like so many other adventure novels we’ve all read. The ‘pirates-and-adventure-across-the-seas’ theme is not one that is … Continue reading
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REVIEW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time @ Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Theatre Royal, Newcastle A National Theatre production Runs until Saturday 7th February Review by: Lexy Powell Arriving in the auditorium of the Theatre Royal, your eyes are immediately drawn towards the unusual gridded staging. As the play begins, the lights … Continue reading
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REVIEW/AUTHOR INTERVIEW: The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
David Fickling Books Out Now More information on the David Fickling Books website Review by: Francesca Moody The Art Of Being Normal is a new book by Lisa Williamson that tackles the issue of gender-identification. It follows two characters: David, a … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Rivers Wanted by Rachel Piercey
The Emma Press Ltd Out Now More information on the Emma Press website. Review by: Rosa Garland Rachel Piercey’s Rivers Wanted is a collection of whimsical yet sharply relevant poems that simultaneously harness the essence of navigating life’s twists and … Continue reading
REVIEW: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Hyperion Publishing Out now More information on the book’s official website Review by: Jowita Krasik Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendesen are stranded on an unfamiliar planet light-years away from their homes after their spaceship is blown out of the hydrosphere, … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Defector by Susanne Winnacker
Hodder Children’s Books Out Now More information on Sussane Winnacker on her website Review by: Helena Davidson The second book in Susanne Winnacker’s Variants series, Defector opens to the scene of Tessa, a young teen with the special power or … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnson
Orchard Books Out Now More information on Melissa de la Cruz on her website Review by: Andy Hartley Frozen: a tale not to be confused with letting go and singing snowmen, instead we have teenage slave trafficking and bloody dismemberment. … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Heathcliff Adrift by Benjamin Myers
Published by: New Writing North Out Now More information on Benjamin Myers’ website REVIEW by: Matilda Neill Heathcliff Adrift is a collection of poems by Benjamin Myers, commissioned by New Writing North for the Durham Book Festival. The collection elaborates … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Some Things Matter: 63 Sonnets by James Nash
Valley Press Out Now More about James Nash on his official website Review by: Jowita Krasik James Nash’s sonnets were first published in 2012 and have since been a big hit. Some have even been featured on BBC Radio 3. … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Three Christmas Books for Children
Words by: Francesca Moody I have been given three Christmas books for children of different ages. The first is my personal favourite, The Tooth Fairy’s Christmas by Peter Bently and Garry Parsons. This is a beautifully illustrated book that follows a fairy … Continue reading
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REVIEW: Inheritance by Malinda Lo
Hodder Children’s Books Out now More information on Malinda Lo’s website Review by: Antonia Velikova It was all too late when I realised that I had set myself with the task of reviewing a book of a series I hadn’t … Continue reading
Book Gift Guide for Kids
WORDS BY: MAXINE DAVIES Your Hand In My Hand by Mark Sperring and Britta Teckentrup Orchard Books Join a baby and adult mouse as they journey through the seasons in this lyrical tale. With just a red scarf to mark … Continue reading
REVIEW: Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce
Hodder Books Out Now More info on Jackson Pearce at her official website Review by: Charis Harvey Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce is an exhilarating modern retelling of The Snow Queen. It begins with Kai and Ginny, a teenage couple … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Curse of the Ice Serpent by Jon Mayhew
Bloomsbury Out Now More information on the Bloomsbury website Review by: Aicha J. Krasik I feel obliged to point out that the title of the book is very misleading; even though there is a curse (of sorts), and there is an … Continue reading
REVIEW: Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan
Bloomsbury Out Now Visit Amy Finnegan’s Official Website Review by: Gavin Pemberton Each time I read a young adult novel, I question it as I sit down to begin the first page – some more harshly than others. Perhaps that’s … Continue reading
PREVIEW: Books on Tyne Festival
24th November-30th November 2014 More information on the Books on Tyne website Preview by: Angus Kirk After last year’s festival proved a success, the Books on Tyne Literary Festival will return this year with a bigger and better programme of … Continue reading
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