Book Review: Chris D’Lacey’s Gruffen
When Lucy suspects there’s a ‘monster’ in her bedroom, her mum knows exactly what to do. Liz makes a guard dragon, Gruffen, to look after her…
Category: Middle-Grade readers
Book Review: Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis’ The Revenge of the Shadow King
Max Sumner and his three best friends, Harley, Ernie, and Natalia, find themselves caught up in the quest to save their town when the creatures from their card game come to life.
Book Review: Chris d’Lacey’s The Fire Within
Inspiration comes from an unexpected source when David moves in with Elizabeth Pennykettle and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, and he discovers a new love.
Book Review: Emily Rodda’s The Key to Rondo
There are four rules to the old, painted music box that Leo Langlander inherits from his great-aunt, and Leo and Mimi broke every one of them.
Book Review: Rick Riordan’s The Hammer of Thor
Thor’s hammer has fallen into enemy hands, and if Magnus Chase and his friends can’t retrieve the hammer quickly, the giants will invade and Ragnarok will begin.
Book Review: James Howe’s Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow
Pete’s favorite author is coming to visit his school AND stay at his house!! But Chester the cat is suspicious about the beady-eyed crow and that pets are always threatened in the books.
Book Review: Rick Riordan’s The Sword of Summer
The past years of hardship taught Magnus well, and when he learns that impossible secret and his role in saving the world, he steps up to wield the sword…until he dies.
Book Review: Rick Riordan’s The Hidden Oracle
It’s Apollo’s attitude that gets him into trouble, and Zeus punishes him yet again, tearing away his godhood. Leaving him powerless until he fulfills the trials set before him.
Book Review: John Flanagan’s The Ghostfaces
Hal Mikkelson and the Brotherband are on an unexpected adventure as they get blown off course into the Endless Ocean and end up in an unknown land with unknown tribes.
Book Review: Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson’s The Familiars
A magical adventure for three mismatched familiars as they race a deadline to save their wizards from the evil queen and discover their true destiny.