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Langdimania by Lach

 Langdimania is an impressive book that reaches to the corners of your mind. Lach is an imaginative author that truly explores every aspect of magic and the potential of dreaming. I like how this novel includes a wide variety of genres. For example, Fantasy, Teenage Mental Health, Reality vs Personal Beliefs/Experiences and many more. Langdimania is an extraordinary place where twelve-year-old, Army travels to every day. Whether that is during his after-school adventures, during Mr Dumont's TFI French Classes or Detention with Mrs Czernowski. During some extremely frustrating and different experiences, Army finds himself baffled with new abilities that seem to change everything and make it a whole lot more interesting. Langdimania is the special place that Army seems to go to in his Imagination. Or is it the reality? At the centre of all this bizarre situation, is a boy and a girl.  I particularly enjoyed reading this book because I found the different style of writing fascin...

[Re]Start It's Never Too Late by James Pattinson, Julia Cockerham, Latreya Nelson and Eddy Nicholls

 A fascinating novel that includes real-life experiences and something new on every page!   [Re]Start It's Never Too Late is a fantastic graphic novel full of guidance on how to become confident and resilient. In particular, it encourages to follow your dreams and think creatively or differently. This book helps you to pick up extra tips and new ideas for you to help yourself flourish better.  This spectacular novel includes the experiences of 7 characters who come from a variety of backgrounds as they overcome problems in their lives. It is organised into six large chapters which go over the stages of handling many obstacles in life. From anxiety to managing family expectations this guide is like a journal where you can scribble down your honest reflections of this world.  While studying alone in a new country, Andi struggles from grippling anxiety. Whereas others are bound from family expectations or responsibilities and often find themselves alone. ...

The Fashion Fix by Lexi Rees, Illustrated by Eveyjoan

A useful, creative guide to be stylish and kind to the planet simultaneously!  The Fashion Fix is a stylish guide to a fashionable and sustainable wardrobe. This amazing book gives you tips for upcycling, finding your style while keeping the Earth safe! Pages full of colour so the innovative ideas stand out with detail. Some of the activities are smart jewellery like Pom-Pom earrings and designer Furoshiki Bags! Throughout this activity book, there are shocking facts and crafty ways to recycle your clothes. This book promotes sustainability which is the way of making small changes in our wardrobe in order to make larger changes in the world. If you are interested in upcycling and reusing your wardrobe, I would love to recommend this creative guide to you.   Reviewed for Lovereading4kids.co.uk 

Young Eagle Rising by Ellie Joyce

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 Blurb Young Eagle Rising Ireland 1735. Thirteen-year-old William Baxter has a grandmother with peculiar powers – so peculiar he believes she must be a witch. Taking this secret with him, he reluctantly sails with his family to the New World and the promise of a better life.  But Pennsylvania proves to be a savage, unforgiving place rife with warring tribes, slavery and dangerous animals. When William’s life suddenly takes a terrifying turn, he is thrust headlong into a battle for survival. Consumed with hatred for those responsible, he desperately wants to return to Ireland, but the coast is one hundred miles away and the trail runs through native territory. Alone and frightened, he sets out on what becomes the journey of a lifetime, determined to survive and have his revenge.  Young Eagle Rising is a coming-of-age story, a mix of fantasy, history, adventure and the enduring love of an old Irish witch. My Review Young Eagle Rising is an extremely astonishing book full of...

What's New, Harper Drew? - Talent Show Takeover by Kathy Weeks

 What's New, Harper Drew? is an amazing book full of innovative writing skills and easy-to-read pages with some fascinating illustrative drawings. When Harper and her chaotic family find out about a missing python in the neighbourhood, her whole family goes crazily overboard. With her mum re-arranging furniture and using too many cleaning products and her father starting a whole new process of retiling the bathroom, Harper tells us the drama that goes on within her family household. While her mum SNAKEPROOFS herself, her brother spends 1 HOUR doing his nightly hair routine and her father stands outside in the pouring weather SHOWERING , Harper resumes to carefully work out different fundraising activities she and her friends 'THE TRIPLE THREAT' can continue!  Personally, I really enjoyed reading this book as it was full of humorous jokes and occasional illustrations. This book was laid in a unique and interesting way as a journal, which gave the storyline another diffe...

The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan

  A storyline full of fun and frightening facts! An eventful adventure across Babbage in the the History of all time!   ‘The Light Thieves’ is a perplexing book full of imaginative details set in the future of unbelievable  knowledge. Since an unforgettable event that led to the Earth spinning out of it’s axis, Grian and his community in Babbage have been following a world-renowned expert and tech genius, Howard Hansom, who is yet to give his opinion on this life-changing experience. He plans to save the planet from the consequences of the unfortunate tilt which will most likely lead to the doom of mankind!   However, when Grian’s sister disappears along with his Grandad, Grian sets out on a mission with his friends Jeffery and Shelli to save them, where he discovers some extremely  dark secrets and some people are in dark-hooded disguises! Things are quite mysterious and when they find out that Grian’s sister is in an area not located, they start wondering for ...

Spellstoppers by Cat Gray

  A book with an enchanting and mesmerizing storyline. Spellstoppers is a magical book full of interesting spells and exciting twists. Max, a boy with an ordinary life, believed that he has been given an awful curse, until he meets his Grandfather who drags him away from the bustling streets of London to the deserted lanes of the village of Yowling. When a sinister castle with a dangerous keeper in Yowling is slowly shrinking to it's doom, the keepers suddenly need help and won't surrender without a fight. Max has set out on an adventure with the guidance of a helpful friend and with the help of the ability of fixing misbehaving magical items.   Reading this book, was exhilarating as I watched Max being plunged into the world of spellstopping. I loved reading this book because it is surrounded by fantasy, shapeshifting keepers, Selkies that are half-human and half-seal, ice-cream sellers that know exactly what you want and ghost captains that have been around forever! If ...