Skip to main contentSkip to navigation

First look book club

Ever fancied being one of the very first people to read and review a children's book by a new author? Now's your chance.

Each month we’ll have proof copies of a book by a brand new author to send to kids who want to read and review it before it has hit the shops or libraries.

We'll also have the first chapter of the book on the site so that everyone can join in and send us questions for the author to answer.

You need to be a member to be part of the book club so head over to the Get involved page to find out more.
  • Children's fiction prize book club: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

    Annabel Pitcher's funny and heartbreaking first novel is the next, and final, book for you to consider, and as ever there's lots of ways to get involved

  • The Mystery of the Whistling Caves by Helen Moss - review

    Lottie Longshanks: 'I don't think it is as exciting as the picture on the front cover suggests it might be'

  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens - review

    bubbleD: 'John Stephens used some really creative characters like the screechers and the giant man'

  • Flip by Martyn Bedford - our verdict

  • Dean Atta

    Dean Atta reads Shadowboxer - audio

  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens - review

    Alexander: 'There were some humorous bits as well as the dark bits'

  • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - our verdict

    Philip Ardagh has given a rave review to Annabel Pitcher's brilliant new novel. Here's what our members had to say about it

  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens - review

    Pollster: 'it leaves a lot of questions unanswered'

  • Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis - review

    Lilybelle - 'I couldn't stop reading it'

  • The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens - review

    Beebs: 'It was a really good book, bu it would have been even better if everything was properly tied up'

  • Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis - review

    Lottielongshanks: 'What I loved most was the chance to read about children whose lives are very different from mine'

  • Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis - review

    Penguin: 'This is a superb book that still has a sense of reality though some of the events are truly magical'

  • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher - review

    Milsy: 'This book has some adult elements. But it is fabulous! The story is told very cleverly and the characters are described so well'

  • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review

    Joe: 'It shows you should never judge people on their appearance, or in this case religion – it is a brilliant book'

  • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review

    Peace_love_books: 'Oversteps the boundaries of "really good" and crosses into the section marked "favourites"'

  • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher - review

    SophieDophie: 'one of the best books I've ever read'

    • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher - review

    • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review

    • My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher – review

  • David Tennant, December 2009

    David Tennant reads My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - audio

    Listen to an audio clip from Annabel Pitcher's novel My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, read by the actor David Tennant

About 25 results for First look book club
12
  翻译: