Ghosts Book Review Cover

Catrina isn’t impressed with the move to a foggy town in Northern California. Her parents say the reason is for Dad’s new job, but Cat knows the cool, salty air ...


Witches of Brooklyn Book Review Cover

Effie isn’t happy being delivered to a stranger’s home in the middle of the night. The stranger isn’t very happy either, suddenly becoming a guardian of her 11 year old ...


The Beast and the Bethany Book review Cover

Ebenezer Tweezer is 511 years old and wrinkle free. He also has the energy of a teenager, a sharp mind and is incredibly rich. Are you wondering how? When Ebenezer ...


The Ghost Garden Book Review Cover

Fran is perfectly happy in her own company. She doesn’t miss not having any siblings especially when she hears the Walker grandchildren in the garden that her father tends. Usually ...


Young Bond (1) Silverfin

Bond. James Bond. Did you ever wonder how James became a super Scottish spy? James has just begun school at the prestigious boy’s school Eton College. He is used to ...


Young Bond (2) Blood Fever Book Review Cover

To keep things interesting at Eton, 13 yr old James Bond has joined the Danger Society. Against the rules and with a tough joining policy, James relishes the excitement of ...


The Dinos on the Bus Book Review Cover

Little Dinos are going on a class trip in a bus. They are SOOO excited. They bounce onto the bus… The Dinos on the bus go Roar, Roar, Roar! The ...


Young Bond (3) Double or Die Book Review Cover

After an exciting but incredibly dangerous summer in Italy, James Bond is back at Eton and under strict instructions to NOT look for trouble. As always, trouble finds him. His ...


The Essential Fairy Book Review Cover

Families are in lockdown in New Zealand because of the Covid 19 virus. Ruth is sitting on the couch wiggling her loose front tooth while Mum and Dad watch Jacinda ...


Dawn Raid Book Review Cover

New Zealand – 1970’s. Sofia is turning 13 and excited to become a teenager. Her plans to visit the brand new, first ever McDonalds Burger Restaurant in New Zealand are wrecked by ...


Treasure in the Lake Book Review Cover

Iris is always keen for adventure. Her small town of Bugden just isn’t as big, or exciting enough to keep her there, now she is going to High School next ...


Know my Place Book Review Cover

Amy has another new placement. Ever since her Nan died when Amy was six years old, she has been in foster care. Now a teenager, she has lost trust in ...


One Book Review Cover

Once there was a boy called Felix. He misses his parents who have left him in a Catholic Orphanage in the mountains of Poland. They told him they would return ...


Then Book Review Cover

It’s not long before Felix and Zelda see more terrible things. It feels like no matter which way they turn, Nazis are everywhere. Then a woman grabs them both and ...


Now Felix is 80 and his granddaughter Zelda is staying with him while her doctor parents are in Africa, helping underprivileged children. Zelda knows who she was named after and ...


Ground Zero Book Review Cover

Brandon is 9 and in trouble at school, and with his dad. He was sticking up for someone against a bully, but was suspended from school. With nowhere else he ...


Dragon Skin Book Review Cover

Pip loves the creek. Its white rock, the quiet, the treasures revealed in the dried out bottom, and the way the sunset washes everything golden. It’s also a place to ...


All these Bodies Book Review Cover

Nothing much happens in Black Deer Falls, and when it finally does, everyone wished it hadn’t. In 1958 there were a spree of murders between August 3 and September 18 ...


The Dead I Know Book Review Cover

Aaron Rowe is on his first day in his new job. Apprentice Funeral Director. If that isn’t enough to deal with, his mum is mentally unwell, and he is a ...


The Wizards of Once Book Review Cover

Xar is selfish, impulsive and full of himself. After all, he is the son of Encanzo, the King Enchantor. But he is the youngest son, and his magic hasn’t come in ...


Twice Magic Book review Cover

Six months have passed since Xar (son of the powerful enchantor Wizard King), and Wish (daughter of the fierce Warrior Queen) met by chance in the dark wildwood and inadvertently ...


Knock Three Times Book Review Cover

It’s two weeks since Xar and Wish and their loyal companions fled the party between the Warriors and Wizards. They left the Warrior Queen and Wizard King behind after promising ...


The story of a boy and his abandoned pet trying to find each other – I knew this would be beautiful before I began reading, but the story is also ...


The Tomo Book Review Cover

Phil had a feeling the family meeting that afternoon was going to be about Dad. Cancer had robbed Dad of so much and he is now in a wheelchair. Phil ...


Pax Journey Home Book Review Cover

Peter has tried to keep busy since the day he left Pax behind. It’s been a year, and a difficult one. Vola has been supportive of Peter building his own ...


Kid Normal (4) and the Final Five Book Review Cover

Kid Normal and his friends the Super Zeroes are relieved that many rogues are off the streets and locked up where they belong. But one is still out there. He ...