Book Review: The Glow
June 21, 2023
With incredible illustrations and amazing monsters, this book will leave you wanting to invent your own fantastical creatures.
With incredible illustrations and amazing monsters, this book will leave you wanting to invent your own fantastical creatures.
A fantastic adventure about friendship and bravery. This story has witches, curses, monsters, unicorns, and even a little grifflet!
A story of the strength and working together to make change. A retelling of The Little Match Girl inspired by the real Matchgirls’ Strike.
Ash and Rowan find a ring and are transported back in time. Fantastic world building, exciting family dynamics, and a great history lesson.
Nina gets caught in 1940s London during the Blitz and is desperate to find her way back to her own time…
Cora lives with Selene in a hide-away high in the mountains, far from prying eyes, because Cora has powers that can change lives…
Book three in the Jane Doe Chronicles. Fabulous world building, team work, and excellently layered characters.
The Newtonian and DaVinci kids have to work together to get home and show the adults the truth. A thrilling and action-packed sequel!
An exciting, dystopian, sci-fi thriller about what life on Mars could really be like from 2 perspectives. It leaves you wanting to know more.
Questions and answers to all the stuff kids want to know about, told with humour. Now a movie! A must-read.
A novel of the real-life events in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power. A must-read for anyone interested in feminism & the Middle East.
A must-read for everyone 10+, especially young women.Written like a poem, this story is poignant, heart-wrenching, and heart-warming.
An ancient, long-dead evil is unleashed on the sleepy seaside town. Archie and his friends get embroiled in more than they bargained for…
Maren is at Theatre Camp where she doesn’t fit in. A heartwarming debut about finding your people and accepting others for who they are.
A celebration of family virtues and friendship, punctuated by greedy descriptions of delicious meals! Sequel to Wolf Hollow.
Book one of this fabulous trilogy sees Ottilie (cool name!) face off against the odds. Another strong female protagonist saves the day.
Clementine and Hamlet are lab mice, kidnapped to ensure their lives are not donated to science. This story has a happy ending for animals!
Imagine living in 1872 at a boarding school for Enquiring Minds. You may discover you have a talent for detectiving…
Imagine being adopted by a gorilla, living in a scrap-yard, and never washing your hands! This is what happens to Jonna…
As summer turns to winter and back again, Molly learns to adjust to her new life and the changes and challenges she faces without her mother.