Wonder by RJ Palacio, Random House UK, ISBN 9780552565974 REVIEWED BY EMILY, 10, New York, USA Emily reviewed her own copy of this title. Wonder by RJ Palacio is an incredible book. It is about the main character, Auggie Pullmen and the challenges he has to face at a real school because of a facial…

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17.09.2025

Zana Fraillon on Song of a Thousand Seas

Zana Fraillon is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults. Her work has been published in over 15 countries and is in development for stage and screen. Today we're chatting to Zana about Song of a Thousand Seas, her latest verse novel, with illustrations by Aviva Reed. The publisher provided Alphabet Soup…

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03.10.2025

Book review: Spooky Sleuth and Solve

Spooky Sleuth & Solve: Decode mind-twisting mysteries inspired by classic creepy characters by Victor Escandell (an adaptation of mysteries by Ana Gallo), Chronicle Books, ISBN 9781797205908 REVIEWED BY ARJAN, 11, NSW Arjan reviewed his own copy of this book. This is a nice adaption of spooky stories for kids to read and added twist of…

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08.10.2025

Jeanette Stampone on Terry Fide and the Bakery Ghost

Jeanette Stampone grew up in England in a spooky 300-year-old house surrounded by stories of local legends, ghosts, fairies, and pixies. Jeanette now calls Western Australia home. She is the author of two picture books and the Junior Fiction Ghost Detectives series, illustrated by Jasmine Berry. Today we're chatting to Jeanette about book one in…

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