Show stopper

Hayley Barker Scholastic UK ISBN 9781407179674 RRP $16.99 Date of publication October 2017 Age Young Adult Reviewer Megan Stuart The opening chapters paint a depressing picture (set sometime in the future) of life in a circus where the performers have been sold into the life by their impoverished parents. These children are overworked, underfed and suffer at the hands of the ringmaster. However the heroine … Continue reading Show stopper

Ghost Buddy – Zero to Hero

Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver. Scholastic UK. ISBN: 9781407132280 RRP: $9.99 Release date: August 2012. Age: 8+ years. Reviewer:  Vicki Griffin. BA-UNE With Henry Winkler as one of the authors I am impressed, he is best known for his role in the TV Series ‘Happy Days’ as the ‘Fonz.’ His passion for children along with Lin Oliver certainly shows within the pages of this book. … Continue reading Ghost Buddy – Zero to Hero

Goblins

Philip Reeve Scholastic UK RRP; $16.99 Release Date; July 2012. ISBN9781407115276 Reviewed by Vicki Griffin. BA-UNE. ‘Goblins’ by Philip Reeve what can I say! The book itself is aesthetically pleasing, the front cover is green and is shimmery, each page has a green border around it and bits and pieces of goblins appear on the pages. Basically Clovenstone (The town) houses the most blood thirsty … Continue reading Goblins