Book Reviews and recommendations
Zelie Adebola is one of the maji in a pre-colonial version of Nigeria, called Orisha. Maji are the few people left with the ability to perform magic. They were once worshipped by all but now anyone seen performing magic is killed and the maji, easily recognisable by their white hair, are treated like mud. When …
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On the Come up follows Bri, a 16-year-old rapper trying to get her come up and make it as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Bri gets mass internet attention after posting a controversial rap song online. Eventually, with homelessness staring her family on the eye, Bri doesn’t just want to make it, …
This moving…………no, not moving, enlightening, book is a grounding but intriguing insight into the lives of black American teenagers. This story tells of 16-year-old Starr Amara Carter. Living in the fictional and predominantly black of neighbourhood Garden Heights but attending a mainly white private school, Williamson Prep, Starr has to balance her two worlds and …
The subject of this book is totally in sync with the weather right now – it’s 30.5 degrees Celcius! Dry is about a group of people who come together when the water runs dry, on a quest to find that vital substance that rains from the heavens. Alyssa, Garrett, Kelton, Jacqui and Henry combine forces …
The Turnaway girls is a sorrowful novel about a girl called Delphernia Undersea. She wants to sing, but music belongs to the Masters, and girls with singing throats are swallowed by the sea. When a Master, Bly takes Delphernia out of the cloister, a whole terrifying new world is revealed, where the sea thrashes and …
Swallows and Amazons. A true representation of the inside of a child’s mind; running amok on an island, with no parents, eating cold sandwiches and scrambled eggs as you please, and building campfires at the dead of night. Hijacking ships and uncovering burglaries. Discovering the North Pole, being stranded on an island in China. Going …
Tree houses. Monkeys. Shooting sharks. Lassoing turtles. Exploring. Hunting. Fishing. Survival. If you are experiencing a disorder called uninterest, please leave this site immediately. Guns. Pistols. Explosions. Caves. Sea. Savages. The Swiss Family Robinson is an interesting glimse into the life of a shipwrecked family. They discover how to survive and thrive on this island, …
We live in our own representation of reality Dave Trott ONE + ONE =THREE is an easy to read on creative thinking. It starts with an eyebrow-raising collection of true stories, when people have gone against the grain and done something brilliant, and keeps the reader thoughtful and entertained throughout. It’s not a book that …
The Wolf Wilder – one of my favourite books. It is told frankly, simply and to the point. The passionate book has a moving storyline and an underlying dry humour. It perfectly describes the burning love between mother and daughter, Feo and Marina, and Feo’s fierce protection of her wolf-family. You will keep your hands …
The nail-biting sequel to the Hunger Games featuring Katniss, Peeta and the rest of the crew as they face their toughest challenges yet, facing the arena and the Capitol once more. Katniss’ trick with the berries has sparked rebellion, and she must dampen the fire, so to speak. But is that the right thing to …
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