Welcome to Young Writers - Young Writer's Recommended Reads
Each month we’ll bring you our recommendations of books that we hope will be of interest to you. If you would like to provide a review, as a reader, for any of these titles please email us at info@youngwriters.co.uk with 'Online Book Review' in the subject line.
April 2010 |
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Monsters: An Owner’s Guide by Jonathan Emmett (Author) and Mark Oliver (Illustrator) Published by Macmillian Children’s Books With a Monstermatic toy you can experience the thrill of caring for a huge half-crazed creature in the comfort of your own home. This guide contains all you need to know about assembling and operating your monstrously marvellous companion. A ferociously funny spoof user guide that covers everything from 'monster identification' to 'cleaning and care' and the important 'do's and don'ts.' Full of comic detail, deadpan humour and absolute monster mayhem!Recommended for readers 5+ |
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Astrosaurs Academy: Volcano Invaders! by Steve Cole Published by Red Fox This is the thrilling new Astrosaurs Academy title. The cadets are on a search-and-explore mission on the misty, spooky Spiderik Isles when Mount Steamalot, a nearby volcano, begins to erupt! Desperate to escape the boiling lava, the cadets flee, but when Teggs and his Daring Dino teammates find themselves stuck inside the centre of the volcano things get even scarier! Recommended for readers aged 7+ |
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Halo by Zizou Corder Washed ashore as a baby in Ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own. But when Halo is dragged away by fishermen, her wild adventure begins . . . Halo soon realises that if she is to survive then she must live in disguise – as a boy. A violent war is threatening to erupt and Halo is at the mercy of the mighty Spartan warriors. And as she battles to hide her secret, Halo never forgets her quest to find out who she is – and where she really came from. Recommended for readers 9+ |
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The Fool’s Girl by Celia Rees Violetta and Feste have come to London to rescue the holy relics taken from the church in Illyria by the evil Malvolio. Their journey has been long and their adventures many, but it is not until they meet the playwright William Shakespeare that they get to tell the entire story from beginning to end! But where will this remarkable tale ultimately lead Violetta and her companion? And will they manage to save themselves, and the relics from the very evil intentions of Malvolio? Recommended for readers 12+ |
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Mortlock by Jon Mayhew The sister is a knife-thrower in a magician's stage act, the brother an undertaker's assistant. Neither orphan knows of the other's existence. Until, that is, three terrible aunts descend on the girl's house and imprison her guardian, the Great Cardamom. His dying act is to pass the girl a note with clues to the secret he carries to his grave. Cardamom was one of three explorers on an expedition to locate the legendary Amarant, a plant with power over life and death. Now, pursued by flesh-eating crow-like ghouls, brother and sister must decode the message and save themselves from its sinister legacy. Recommended for readers 12+ |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, first published in 1876.
Enjoy the story of Tom Sawyer as a mischievous young boy carries on under the watchful eye of his Aunt Polly. Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is one part trickster, one escape artist and one part very lucky fellow! The Adventures of Tom Sawyer takes the reader along on a series of entertaining adventures and pranks while Tom's youthful romance with his sweetheart Becky Thatcher blooms in the background. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of Mark Twain's most beloved works. The story of Tom Sawyer has been filmed or animated multiple times since its initial publication too. Visit the Wordsmith page to read our Mark Twain biography and to enter the free prize draw to win a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, kindly provided by Templar Publishing. |
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The Life and Times of William Shakespeare by Ari Berk & Kristen McDermott, The Life And Times of William Shakespeare invites you to wander the streets of Elizabethan London and Stratford with the great bard as your guide. Authors Ari Berk and Kristen McDermott (both Professors of English) take you back to the year 1613, where on the eve of his retirement, poet and playwright William Shakespeare is compiling a scrapbook of his life and career for his daughter Judith. The second in Templar’s series of historical notebooks, this beautifully produced title is packed with letters, pamphlets, facsimile scripts and many more paper novelties to bring the incredible world of William Shakespeare alive in your hands. It’s the perfect title to inspire children’s interest in literature and history. Suitable for Key Stage 2. |
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| If you would like to provide a review, as a reader, for any of these titles please email us at youngwriters@forwardpress.co.uk with 'Online Book Review' in the subject line.
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