Wednesday 25 May 2016

Need by Joelle Charbonneau

One by one, the teenagers from Nottawa High School in Wisconsin, start joining the new social networking site that promises to grant their every need... regardless of the consequences.
Soon the site turns sinister, simple tricks and pranks, soon turning into serious crimes.

I recommend this book for boys and girls aged 11+.

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Tuesday 24 May 2016

Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar

Tamaya and Marshall have been walking to and from Woolbridge Academy ever since they were little. But one day their normal routine is disrupted by the school bully Chad Wilson challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid getting hurt, Marshall dashes into the woods (which are off-limits), Tamaya reluctantly follows. They soon get lost, and find trouble. More trouble than they ever could've imagined!!!

I recommend this book for boys and girls aged 10+.

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Monday 16 May 2016

Night Vision by Ella West

Viola has a rare genetic skin disease that means she cannot go out in the sun. She lives her life at night and to help her with this her parents buy her a pair of night vision glasses.

One night she witnesses something terrible and a huge secret is suddenly looming above her!

I recommend this book to boys and girls aged 10+.

night vision

Caro was Here by E. M Farrelly

Cari has always been known to be a bit of a rebel
On her 12th birthday she loses an election to be Winter Captain, to an annoying girl named Ellen Aurelia Defresne, who insistes on being called by three names.
Caro decides to bunk off school with her younger brother and friends to do something advenurous!

Join them on their exciting adveture to an island where once a famous prisoner lived!

I recommend this book for boys and girls aged 10+.

caro was here

Butterfly Summer by Anne-Marie Conway

Becky and her Mum move to the tiny, remote town of Oakbridge in the hope of a new beginning. But when Becky discovers an old photo of her Mum in hospital clutching a baby 12 years before she was born, Becky thinks that her Mum is keeping a huge secret from her!

I recommend this book for girls aged 9+.

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Thursday 12 May 2016

Look after me by Aofie Walsh

Phoebe and her brother Adam don't know anything about caring for newborn babies. When they find one abandoned in the shed, the are not sure what to do. Caring for a baby without there parents finding out turns out to be much more difficult than it seems! Can Phoebe and Adam do it?

I recommend this book for girls aged 9+.

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Monday 2 May 2016

Escape from Mr. Lemonchello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

12 year-old Kyle Keely is obsessed with the board-games by world renowned game-maker Luigi Lemonchello. When he finds out there is a new public library in town he can't wait for it to be open, and then he finds out Luigi Lemonchello is the designer Kyle is delighted! 

Kyle is so excited to be chosen as one of the 12 kids who get to participate in a lock in the night before the state of the art library opens to the rest of the public.

Follow Kyle and his friends on their journey through Mr. Lemonchello's library solving puzzles as they go!

I recommend this book for boys and girls aged 10+.

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In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll

When Alice's brother gets the longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is bundled off to her estranged grandmother. There is nothing good about staying with Nell, except for the beautiful Darkling Wood. But Nell wants to cut it down, Alice feels at home there and even finds a friend, Flo.
But Flo doesn't seem to go to the local school, and nobody else has seemed to of heard of her. When Flo shows Alice the suprizing secrets of Darkling Wood, Alice starts to wonder what is real? Can she find out before the wood is gone for good?

I recommend this book for girls aged 9+.

In Darkling Wood