I have given each of my recommendations for children an age suggestion. These are of course approximate. Please also have a look at younger or older categories.
An entertaining page-turner of a read which explored themes of fitting in, difference, AI and what it is to be human. It's aimed at readers aged 9-12 years
Review date: 22.04.22
Age recommendation: 9+
Funny, clever and gripping adventure where Amari will do anything to try to find her missing brother.
Review date: 15.02.21
Age recommendation: 9+
Full of information, maps, diagrams and illustrations - brilliantly packaged introduction to a difficult subject.
Review date: 29.05.23
Age recommendation: 9+
Review date: 26.12.24
Age recommendation: 9+
Fourteen-year-old Alex Gray wakes up one morning to discover he's not in his own bedroom. He goes downstairs to be greeted by a family he's never met before. And when he looks in the mirror, he doesn't recognise himself. How is it possible that Alex has become another boy - someone called Philip? And how have six months passed overnight?
Review date: 09.04.11
Age recommendation: 12+
Peanut's father has gone missing but when she discovers a box of pencils he left her, she finds that she can draw images which come to life, including a door to the world in which her father has disappeared.
Review date: 17.05.21
Age recommendation: 9+
The book is a funny, magical modern fairy tale, and while there is a little bit of sadness, it is a story of hope.
Review date: 19.03.12
Age recommendation: 9+
War is approaching and a young boy is sent to live with his aunt in a wealthy household on the top of a mountain. A challenging and poignant story.
Review date: 02.09.23
Age recommendation: 11+
All about life and death, friendship and culture - lots to unpeel!
Review date: 30.12.22
Age recommendation: 9+
A wonderful heart-warming, life-affirming and thought-provoking story about nature and technology living in harmony!
Review date: 24.09.24
Age recommendation: 9+
An uplifting and moving story of a boy coping with grief and dislocation, who is helped to heal by rare birds, a wild landscape and a community.
Review date: 31.03.24
Age recommendation: 9+
A beautiful, life-affirming but ultimately troubling story of the plight of a family of refugees, and a girl who loves ballet.
Review date: 10.03.24
Age recommendation: 9+
A tv reality show goes wrong in this shocking thriller for young adults.
Review date: 05.05.24
Age recommendation: 12+
A holiday friendship fills two young girls with happiness and hope, but instead a dark secret threatens their future together.
Review date: 03.07.13
Age recommendation: 10+
Another funny adventure from this brilliant author, inspired by real events!
Review date: 18.05.15
Age recommendation: 9+
A teenage girl loves baking and plans to enter a national competition, but her illness looks set to get in the way.
Review date: 15.09.14
Age recommendation: 9+
A thrilling adventure set in Wales with archery, adventure, time travel, romance and a strong female character.
Review date: 29.09.15
Age recommendation: 11+
A powerful message with engaging, resourceful characters. Loved it!
Review date: 05.07.20
Age recommendation: 9+
A quirky story of family and friendship, a squirrel with superhero powers, poems and comic strip illustrations. Wonderful!
Review date: 28.12.23
Age recommendation: 9+
