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  • Kids Book Review - The Notorious Scarlett & Browne
    The Notorious Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud | Kids Book Review
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The Notorious Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud | Kids Book Review

Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilderness once more, and it’s not long before they become famous for their audacious heists across the Seven Kingdoms. Read what our Young Readers have to say about "The Notorious Scarlett and Browne".

  • Kids Book Review - Act by Kayla Miller
    Act by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review
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Act by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review

Olive is excited to start grade 6: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. Check out the book reviews from our Young Readers for "Act" by Kayla Miller.

  • The Secrets of Cricket Carlsson
    The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson | Kids Book Review
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The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson | Kids Book Review

Winner of the prestigious Swedish August Prize 2020, The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson by Kristina Sigunsdotter is a bright, contemporary and fearless novel about an ordinary extraordinary eleven-year-old trying to win back her best friend and get her mother to stop sighing.

  • The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure
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New Book | The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton was bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson's own favourite book as a very young child. She is delighted to revisit this glorious magical world, weaving a brand-new story perfect for the next generation of young readers.

  • Kids Book Review - Remarkably Ruby
    Remarkably Ruby by Terri Libenson | Kids Book Review
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Remarkably Ruby by Terri Libenson | Kids Book Review

From bestselling author Terri Libenson, Remarkably Ruby is a story about how there’s more to everyone than meets the eye. Check out the book reviews from our Young Readers.

  • Kids Book Review - Rise of the school for good and evil
    Rise Of The School For Good And Evil | Kids Book Review
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Rise Of The School For Good And Evil | Kids Book Review

The battle between Good and Evil begins in "Rise of the School for Good and Evil". Go back in time to the beginning and uncover the never-before-told events leading up to Sophie and Agatha’s dramatic arrival and the beginning of their epic fairy tale. Check out the book reviews from our Young Readers.

  • Kids Book Review - Loki
    Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell | Kids Book Review
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Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell | Kids Book Review

Forbidden from using his AWESOME godly powers, Loki must show 'moral improvement'. Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good is a hilarious diary-style story written and illustrated by Louie Stowell. Check out the book review from our Young Reader, Connor.

  • Kids Book Review - The Lost Whale
    The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold | Kids Book Review
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The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold | Kids Book Review

What if you could communicate with a whale? "The Lost Whale" is the enchanting second novel from Hannah Gold, the author of the bestselling and award-winning debut novel "The Last Bear". Check out the book reviews from our Young Readers.

  • Kids Book Review - Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
    Skandar And The Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman | Kids Book Review
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Skandar And The Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman | Kids Book Review

Unicorns don’t belong in fairy tales; they belong in nightmares. So begins Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Soar into a world where unicorns are real – and they’re deadly. Check out the book reviews from our Young Readers.

  • SquareOne - follow up review
    Follow Up Review | SquareOne – Make Money Epic!
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Follow Up Review | SquareOne – Make Money Epic!

We asked Claudia and her 8-year-old son Jaxon to give us an update on how they were going with SquareOne – a free app that helps kids connect the dots between earnings, spending, and saving money. Claudia and Jaxon started using SquareOne a month or so ago so join us as we catch up on how things have been going.

  • D&D Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed
    D&D Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed by Madeleine Roux and Tim Probert | Kids Book Review
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D&D Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed by Madeleine Roux and Tim Probert | Kids Book Review

Welcome to Dungeon Academy, where monsters and creatures train for the dark world that awaits just beyond the Dungeon walls. Find out more about No Humans Allowed, the first book in this new series D&D Dungeon Academy by Madeleine Roux and Tim Probert

  • Bored: Milo Finds $105 by Matt Stanton
    Bored: Milo Finds $105 by Matt Stanton | New Kids Book
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Bored: Milo Finds $105 by Matt Stanton | New Kids Book

Sometimes feeling bored is just the beginning ... Find out more about this fun new story from million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton, author of FUNNY KID and THE ODDS, about the complicated business of being a kid.

  • Pearly and Pig
    Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast by Sue Whiting | Kids Book Review
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Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast by Sue Whiting | Kids Book Review

Pearly and Pig and the Great Hairy Beast by Sue Whiting stars Pearly Woe who is a worrier. She worries about everything, especially that she’ll never be brave enough to become a member of the top-secret group of stealth adventurers – The Adventurologists’ Guild. Find out more about this fast-paced junior fiction adventure.

  • SquareOne
    Review | SquareOne – Make Money Epic!
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Review | SquareOne – Make Money Epic!

Two Kiwi dads created SquareOne - a free app that helps kids connect the dots between earnings, spending, and saving money. We asked Claudia and her 8-year-old son Jaxon to give this new app a test run. Find out what they thought.

  • Kids Book Review Accidentally Famous
    The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous by David Baddiel | Kids Book Review
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The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous by David Baddiel | Kids Book Review

Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to Billy Smith. But when a TV crew turn up at his school, his life is turned upside down. What would you do if everyone suddenly knew your name? The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous is the laugh-out-loud new blockbuster by million-copy bestselling author, David Baddiel.

  • Kids Book Review - the tale of the tiny man
    The Tale of the Tiny Man by Barbro Lindgren | Kids Book Review
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The Tale of the Tiny Man by Barbro Lindgren | Kids Book Review

The Tale of the Tiny Man is a classic picture book from Sweden with a very happy ending about feeling lonely and finding friends. It is possible, after all, to have more than one friend! Packed full of emotion, this hardback picture book teaches young children how to make and share friends, and about feelings of self-esteem and empathy.

  • Kids Book Review Into the sideways world
    Into the Sideways World by Ross Welford | Kids Book Review
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Into the Sideways World by Ross Welford | Kids Book Review

What if you found a perfect world - but no one believed you ...? When 12-year-olds Willa and Manny are swept into an alternative, ideal world - one where disease, pollution and war have been conquered decades ago - no one believes them. Find out if they can beat the race against time to prove that a World Without War can exist.

  • Camp by Kayla Miller
    Camp by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review
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Camp by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review

Olive is sure she'll have the best time at camp with her friend Willow - but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows - Olive. Find out how the girls

  • Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley-Wilson
    Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley-Wilson | Kids Book Review
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Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley-Wilson | Kids Book Review

Get ready to welcome the most extraordinary penguin into your own home… Perfect for all readers from 7 to 70, Einstein the Penguin introduces an unforgettable new character in a future-classic and fantastically funny debut for all the family to enjoy. Find out what our kid reviewer thought of Einstein!

  • Click book review
    Click by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review
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Click by Kayla Miller | Kids Book Review

Olive wants to get in on the act ... ANY act! Olive "clicks" with everyone in the fifth grade - until one day she doesn't. Find out if Olive can find her place, and what our kid reviewer Nina thinks of this insightful story about navigating friendships.

  • Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
    Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief By Katrina Nannestad | Kids Book Review
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Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief By Katrina Nannestad | Kids Book Review

In Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief, award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old. Find out what Kids Reviewer April thought of this moving story.

  • Spellbound Ponies: Dancing & Dreams
    Spellbound Ponies: Dancing & Dreams by Stacy Gregg | Kids Book Review
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Spellbound Ponies: Dancing & Dreams by Stacy Gregg | Kids Book Review

Spellbound Ponies: Dancing & Dreams is the latest in Stacey Gregg’s series of enchanting stories, taking the reader on magical pony adventures. The ponies of Pemberley Stables have been bound by magic and each of them is trapped in time. Can two brave girls help get them back?

  • How I Became a Dog Called Midnight By Ben Miller | Kids Book Review
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How I Became a Dog Called Midnight By Ben Miller | Kids Book Review

Suitable for readers in the 8 to 12 year age group, How I Became a Dog Called Midnight by Ben Miller is an exciting read about a boy and a dog swapping places. See what our reviewer Connor thought about this fun story.

  • The Uprising
    The Uprising – The Mapmakers in Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter | Kids Books
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The Uprising – The Mapmakers in Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter | Kids Books

A follow-up to the internationally successful 'The Mapmakers’ Race' - the Santander children are drawn into a community’s rebellion against a despot and use their mapping skills to avert an environmental scam. Find out more and read the first chapter.

  • When Pigs Fly
    When Pigs Fly – A Batpig Book by Rob Harrell | Kids Books
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When Pigs Fly – A Batpig Book by Rob Harrell | Kids Books

Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved eating tasty sandwiches, playing video games and hanging out with his friends. Now, he's an unstoppable super-swine hero who boldly fights for justice - find out what happens next!

  • Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
    Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! by David Walliams | Kids Books
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Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! by David Walliams | Kids Books

The sequel to the much-loved and bestselling 'Gangsta Granny' by David Walliams is available now. Find out what she has got up to now!

  • Fireborn Twelve and the Frozen Forest
    Fireborn: Twelve & The Frozen Forest by Aisling Fowler | Kids Books
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Fireborn: Twelve & The Frozen Forest by Aisling Fowler | Kids Books

Set in the snowy northern forests of an imagined prehistoric world, Fireborn is at turns exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad. It marks the introduction of an unstoppable new voice in children’s storytelling.

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    Roxy By Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman | Kids Books
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Roxy By Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman | Kids Books

A chilling take on the opioid epidemic by the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman and his son Jarrod Shusterman. Suitable for 14 years plus.

  • Pages & Co.: The Book Smugglers
    Pages & Co: The Book Smugglers by Anna James | Kids Books
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Pages & Co: The Book Smugglers by Anna James | Kids Books

The fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling book-wandering series for ages eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake.

  • Hattie and Olaf
    Hattie + Olaf by Frida Nilsson | Kids Book Review
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Hattie + Olaf by Frida Nilsson | Kids Book Review

The audacious and captivating Hattie and her best friend Linda navigate the social politics of their first school years in the funny, illustrated chapter book Hattie + Olaf, ideal for young readers.

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