Judy Blume: book banning now much worse in US than in 1980s
July 2016
Children's books
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson - review
Secret Scribbler: ‘By turns almost unremittingly poignant, caustically honest and very, very funny’
Children's books
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness - review
Secret Scribbler: ‘Ness seems to be one of the few contemporary YA authors who really ‘gets’ being a 21st century Western teenager, and crucially accepts it without judgement’
Children's books
Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell - review
Twinkletoes: ‘This is a lovely story, the sort you would read while toasting marshmallows around the campfire, spooking and teasing your friends’
June 2016
Children's books
First Class Murder by Robin Stevens – review
Children's books
Group Reviews – a selection
Children's books
Wonder by R.J. Palacio – review
Children's books
Dotty Detective by Clara Vulliamy – review
Children's books
Changers Book 2: Oryon by T Cooper and Allison Glock Cooper – review
Children's books
Geek Girl Head Over Heels by Holly Smale - review
Children's books
Breaker by Kat Ellis - review
Children's books
Nathalia Buttface and the Most Embarrassing Dad in the World by Nigel Smith - review
Children's books
Swan Boy by Nikki Sheehan - review
Children's books
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – review
Children's books
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney - review
Children's books
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - review
Children's books
One by Sarah Crossan - review
May 2016
Children's books
What We Left Behind by Robin Talley – review
Children's books
My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat wins Children’s Book Award 2016
