The transport ship Orion is four months out of Earth when catastrophe strikes – leaving the ship and everyone on board stranded in deep space. Suddenly it’s up to thirteen-year-old Beth and her friends to navigate through treacherous and uncharted territory to reach safety. But a heavily-damaged ship, space pirates, a mysterious alien species, and…
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133. The Night I Met Father Christmas by Ben Miller
Jackson knows all about the flying reindeer, he knows about the elves and the secret North Pole workshop, he knows about the magic that allows Father Christmas to deliver presents around the world in just one night, but there’s one thing he doesn’t know … how did Father Christmas become Father Christmas? That all changes when, one Christmas…
132. The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC? It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper’s workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to happen, Father Christmas knows he must find her. With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen…
131. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to readTHE TRUE STORY OF FATHER CHRISTMAS If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away.(Because this book is FULL of impossible things.)Are you still reading?Good. Then let us begin… Paperback | 272 pages Publisher:…
Book Haul
I’ve been trimming the fat again and adding more books to the pile. I’ve now split my tbr shame list to represent kindle books, children’s and young adult books and crime/thrillers. Only because my tastes have changed dramatically this year and I wanted to see what I had on my shelves in a clearer way….
November Roundup
I kind of failed this month. I’m used to reading 10+ books a month, usually ending up closer to 20 reads. I didn’t even pass 10 book this month. I ended up only reading 5. I mean, 5 is good but I still feel like a failure for not reading more. November has been pretty…
129. The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
Paperback | 480 Pages Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books 31st May 2018 This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who…
119. Scarlet and Ivy: The Lost Twin by Sophie Cleverly
Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: A creepy boarding school. A sudden disappearance. A secret diary waiting to be found. This is the story of how I became my twin sister… When troublemaker Scarlet goes missing from Rookwood School her twin sister, Ivy, is invited to ‘take her place’…
117. Max Kowalski Didn’t Mean It by Susie Day
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: The problem with Wales, he thought, was that it was too far away.But that was the point. To leave Southend behind. To get so far that no one would think to look for them there. Max wants to be just like his dad – fun, loud and…
115. The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle
Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper’s magic…
At the End of the World is a Book 