The Five Vanderbeeker kids live in the downstairs apartment of a big brownstone. Their life is happy and peaceful. They may not have much money but it doesn’t matter too much to them. Then one November day they get the worst possible early Christmas present, the family are being evicted. The kids set out onContinue reading “The Vanderbeekers by Karina Yan Glasser”
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Magnus Chase: And the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase, a homeless orphan knows nothing about Mythology – Norse, Greek or Roman. He finds himself in Hotel Valhalla, where he finds fallen heroes from any and all ages. They are all waiting for the final showdown between the gods and Loki with his minions at his back. Magnus and the team he acquiresContinue reading “Magnus Chase: And the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick Allen is the king at asking the best time-wasting questions to get the entire class out of homework. That is until he meets Miss Granger, or the “Lone Granger” as the kids call her. He launches his first (and last) ever time-waster bomb in her class – “Why does the word dog means theContinue reading “Frindle by Andrew Clements”
Cheaper By The Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. And Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
This one had my entire family in stitches. Frank Bunker Gilbreth is a Time and Motion Efficiency Expert and where better to practice his ideas than on his twelve children? He himself is a bit bonkers (my word of the week right now) and comes up with ingenious ways to enhance his kids’ lives withoutContinue reading “Cheaper By The Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. And Ernestine Gilbreth Carey”
Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
There’s a rambunctious gentleman back in Ohio – Mr Lemoncello! He’s returned to bring fun games to his new library and aims to get all the kids into reading again. He hosts an essay competition at the local middle school to pick some kids to compete in his crazy, bonkers library lock-in to launch theContinue reading “Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein”
Ruby Redfort – Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child
Ruby Redfort is a teenage girl who has trained herself to be very observant. She can make and crack codes even college professors can’t break. One day she gets invited (after following a trail of clues most of us wouldn’t even have realised existed) to work for Spectrum, a top secret spy organisation. It’s soContinue reading “Ruby Redfort – Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child”
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