Wild Song

Wild Song

Wild Song Book Details Wild SongCandy Gourlay. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5207 6, 2023, £12.99, 308pp.Fiction, 12+ years BACK TO REVIEWS There are many possible readings of this challenging novel – as historical fiction, as a love story, as a...
Children of the Stone City

Children of the Stone City

Children of the Stone City Book Details Children of the Stone CityBeverley Naidoo. London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, hb. 978 0 0084 7174 3, 2023, £12.99, 272pp.Fiction, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Adam and Leila live in the Stone City, a city with its own rules. ...
Tyger

Tyger

Tyger Book Details TygerSF Said, illus. Dave McKean. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5283 0, 2022, £12.99, 304pp.Fiction, novel, 9-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS “There are infinite possible histories of the world, and of yourselves. So you should never stop...
Love

Love

Love Book Details LoveCorrinne Averiss, illus. Kirsti Beautyman. London: Quarto Publishing, hb. 978 0 7112 5545 6, 2020, £8.99, 32pp.Fiction, picture book, 4-6 years BACK TO REVIEWS This enchanting, uplifting book will help young children explore issues of starting...
The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei Book Details The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-MeiChristina Matula, illus. Yao Xiao. Toronto: Inkyard Press, HarperCollins, pb. 978 1 3354 2865 3, 2023, £16.99, 304pp.Fiction, novel, 8-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS Much of what Christina...