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|summary=This is Twelve-year-old Hanh wanted to be a lovely story of a lost wishfashion designer. Cobweb has bungled Life in the rural village where she lived with her very first assignmentfamily was happy, losing if not prosperous, so when the third wish meant for a kindly woodcutter. She managed smartly-dressed man and woman came to the village to replace it with offer Hahn a spare, but her job will in Hanoi it was an opportunity not to be complete until the missing wish is found missed. Some money changed hands and returned. It seems a lost wish is very dangerous indeed as it gives Hanh was on the finder an unlimited supply of wishes mini- and not all people are careful what they wish forbus to Hanoi. As luck would have it though Only, Hanh and the wish has found its way just other girls were not going to the place where it most needed, where it will result work in a true happily ever aftershop, not only for they were to work in virtual slavery in an illegal garment factory. You know those jeans you really wanted: the ones with intricate embroidery and beading on the legs? The ones with the young man who finds it, but for artfully-placed rips and distressed seams that felt so soft when you touched them? many others as wellIt's quite possible that Hanh and her co-workers made them.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122458</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=My Friend's a Gris-Kwok (Little Gems)Marcus Sedgwick|authortitle=Malorie Blackman and Andy RowlandWrath

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyTeens|summary=When Mike discovers that his best friend Alex is Meet Fitz, a Gris Kwok or shape shifter it looks like they are in for some real funyoung Scottish lad full of frustration at himself. Not Lockdown is only can Alex change into any creature just over, and he should be free to do what he wants, to go where he wants and with whom he wants, but he cannot stop himself from putting his foot in it when he can change anyone touching him as welltalks to his best friend, Cassie. There are only three hitches. The first is that Alex can only change three times They were half of a desultory school band, but Cassie was also one hundred per cent the enigmatic – saying she could hear a daysubhuman hum coming from the earth. The second is that his sister has Is this connected with one of her eco-warrior parents saying the end of the same powers. The third world is that Alex is babysitting and if you think babysitting ordinary siblings is difficult already a done deal? Is it some spooky new kind of music she's dreaming of? Is she just wait until you see all bonkers? And can Fitz find out the mischief a shape shifting toddler truth? Well, not when Cassie has gone missing he can get into't...|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>178112244X</amazonuk>1800900899

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Snug (Little Gems)Lucy Strange and Pam Smy|authortitle=Michael Morpurgo and Faye HansenThe Mermaid in the Millpond|rating=24.5|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyConfident Readers|summary=Michael Morpurgo has captured There is no mermaid in the millpond. That at least is what Bess is like to own telling herself. Neither will there be a catfriend for her in amongst all the other kids, or perhaps more accurately who have had their entire childhoods sold to be owned the mill-owners by a cat, perfectlythe London workhouse they used to call home. Snug comes into the family at almost the same Bess knows there is no time as Lisa and the two grow up together and share for friendship in a special bond. His exploits will be familiar hand-to any one who has any experience -mouth, every man for himself kind of cats and many children will relate to things Snug existence. But despite herself Bess does just like their own pet. The illustrations find a bit of a kindred spirit in this book are beautiful the slight little Dot, and certain despite everything that life has taught her about betrayal and how befriending people only leads to delight any animal loverharm, as well as giving readers there might be a nostalgic look at childhoodglimmer of companionship in the tired-out mill workers.But surely that doesn't mean there is any truth in the existence of the mermaid?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781122865</amazonuk>180090049X

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=The Castle in the Field (Little Gems)Keith Gray|authortitle=Michael Morpurgo and Faye HansenThe Climbers|rating=54|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyConfident Readers|summary=I think all children love dens. It Sully is almost a primal instinct for children, to find, construct and hide away the best tree climber in huts, dens, tents, or any other place that gives them that sense of their own private place, away from the worldvillage. Michael Morpurgo He has captured what's known amongst the magic of kids as 'reach'. But what happens when a secret den perfectly new kid shows up in this story town? A new kid, called Nottingham, who clambers up some of three friends who find an abandoned WW2 Pillbox the hardest trees with ease? Suddenly Sully is worried that his status is being threatened, and make it into their own private castle. The children are not really meant only that, that his chance to be name the final, unnamed big tree in the pillbox. It is on private propertypark by being the first to conquer it, but they don't really have any place else to gomight be snatched from his hands. Two of the children are not allowed to go home until their parents finish work and the third How can Sully stop Nottingham? And will not leave it cost him his best friend out in the weather alone. At first the pillbox is just shelter from a storm, but it soon becomes an embodiment of or maybe even all the wonder of childhood as the children transform it into a wonderful private retreat. But how long will they be able his friends, to keep their special hideout a secretdo so? This is a lovely story with a heart warming theme of friendship, a confrontation with bullies, and the inevitable pangs of growing up.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781122873</amazonuk>1781129991

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Ninja: First Mission (Ninja Trilogy)Lisa Thompson|authortitle=Chris Bradford and Sonia LeongThe Small Things

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyConfident Readers|summary=If you are looking for adventureAlthough Anna has friends at school, '' Ninja First Mission'' will certain come up trumps. This book she feels like she never has a slow momentreally fits in. But even as the story races along Her family don't have enough money to let her do after school activities, and so she feels like her life at breakneck speed, there home is plenty to think about as well. This book has as much boring in comparison to offer the deep thinker as the adrenaline junkytheirs. Tata, When a young Ninja in trainingnew girl joins her class, Anna is desperate asked to prove himself. He has failed the test for his black belt three times, but this was just a simple test. The sacred scrolls of his clan have been stolenpartner her, and all of the fully fledged Ninja but one things are away on another mission. Tata faces another test, but this time complicated because the stakes are life and deathnew girl, not only for himselfEllie, but for his clanis unwell and so can't attend school in person. In order to succeed Tata must learn to find victory Instead, she joins in failurewith the class by using a robot. Most Can Anna overcome the challenge of all he must learn making friends with someone through a robot, and is she even interesting enough to be a good friend to believe in himself.Ellie?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1842999397</amazonuk>1781129649

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Football CrazyEmma Carroll and Kaja Kajfez|authortitle=Tony Bradman and Michael BroadThe Ghost Garden|rating=4.5|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyConfident Readers|summary=Fran, the gardener's daughter at a posh country house, is worried. She'Football Crazy'' is about s just cracked her garden fork through quite a grim discovery - a group of friends who play on large bone, buried under the worst team in the leaguepotatoes. It can be difficult But she's even more worried when your team loses every time you go on the pitchshe learns that that event coincided with Leo, but Danny, Jamil and Lewis love the sport and they stick with it - win or lose. They keep hoping older child of the next game will be the game in which they finally winhouse, or at least get breaking his leg while playing cricket on the scoreboard, but it never happens - not as long as Mr Perkins lawn. She is coachingdue to get even more worried when she finds something else that also seems to foretell a surprise. When Tasked with shoving Leo around the coach finally packs it grounds in - it looks like curtains for Rovers FC. Buthis bathchair, luck seems she might have reason to be on the children's side out of her mind with fear, when she learns what he is seeking - a new coach, Jock Ramsay, long-forgotten burial chamber. with some history But surely that won't act as a premonition to anything - not here in the pro leagues is found. The new coach is toughsultry, but he quickly gets the team into shape and the Rovers start climbing the league tables. Parents are delighted, the stands are full, but the children find they no longer love the sport. Everything is about winning. Things come to crisis point when Coach Ramsay orders Danny to take a dive.summery days of 1914?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781122121</amazonuk>1781129002

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Secret FCAlex Wheatle|authortitle=Tom PalmerThe Humiliations of Welton Blake|rating=32.5|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyConfident Readers|summary=Unlike many childrenWe meet Welton Blake at the worst of times – only they should be the best of times. He should be getting a text from the most bae-worthy girl in school in regards to a cinema date, Lilybut his phone has packed up, Zack he's chundered last night's meal and Khan canhis breakfast over another girl in class, who't wait for s duffed him up in response, and the school year wanna-bae seems to beginactually be with someone else anyway. They live in an overcrowded part of London On a bigger scale he's living with no room for outdoor sports his mother and not much income now that the school ground is dad has left the only place picture – yes, things are so bad they can enjoy a friendly game of football're resorting to having cabbage for dinner. I know, right? But their hopes for the new term are dashed when surely this is just a new Head Teacher decides ball sports are too dangerous for children. Surprisinglyblip, with an overly safety-conscious Head, while football is prohibited there is a wooded waste ground inside the day at school grounds - which just happens to be the perfect spot for the children to clear forget, and create their own football pitch. But everything (like his vomit) will they be able to keep all come out in the secretwash? Or will Mr Edwards blow This can't be the final whistle on all start of their sportsa most nightmarish time for young Welton? |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781122415</amazonuk>1781129495

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=178112938X|title=SamuraiSurvival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission|author=Ian Beck David Long and Daniel AtanasovStefano Tambellini (illustrator)

|summary=The hero of our story is nameless. He is only the Samurai, and not even quite that. He is dishonoured, a masterless Samurai, or Ronin. We do not know his masterIt's fate but we can only assume it is death, and that Ronin has fled fifty years since the field taking his injured dog to safety. The land is desolate and barren and both Apollo 13 mission was launched from the text and Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, but the superbly drawn illustrations build a feeling story of darkness and despair. The path he travels on is lined with skeletons that journey remains one of defeated warriors lashed to wagon wheels. It gives the reader the impression greatest survival stories of the road to hellall time. ''Survival in Space: The young Samurai takes refuge in Apollo 13 Mission'' is a ruined palace, yet another sign brilliant retelling of devastation upon the land, seeming to exist for the next few days only to care for Cho, his dog, while awaiting the punishment of the gods for his failure. He rises from despair to help others, first to defeat a demon haunting the palace, and then undertaking a journey to find and defeat another deadly demon. Soon the young warrior comes to a village suffering under the most horrific of curses. His courage will be put to the test as he must risk even his beloved Cho to save an innocent girl and lift the cursewhat happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122202</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=Thor and the Master of Magic1781129312|authortitle=Kevin Crossley-Holland Sequin and SikuStitch|rating=4|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summaryauthor=I grew up with tales of the heroes of Asgard, and this story was always a firm favourite, but today's children are more likely to know Thor from ''The Avengers''. This book is sure to interest any young comic book fans, and the illustrations will certainly help with this, but it is still faithful to the original myth, Laura Dockrill and in my mind would count as literature, rather than just a fun read - but I wouldn't tell the children that. This is an excellent retelling of Thor's visit to Utgarda - Loki Sara Ogilvie ( the giant king's hallillustrator) from Prose Edda a collection of Norse poetry thought to have been compiled by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122210</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Under Attack|author=Jim Eldridge and Dave Shepherd|rating=3.5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=My sons are army barmy as they say, and have been begging for military stories so I was delighted to see this in the Barrington Stoke range. The book reminded me a bit of a cross between the old Commando comic books and Action Man books with heroes blazing to the rescue, but sadly I found something lacking. It is a very short story and packed with action, but there really does not seem to be any character development. The story itself is very simple but flat. The Taliban attacks a hospital repeatedly and the British Army comes to the rescue. A very small child is shot and the doctor elects to perform emergency surgery on a kitchen table rather than waiting for the helicopter to arrive, but the Taliban haven't given up. The doctor valiantly tries to operate to remove a bullet next to the child's heart under the most desperate of circumstances, without blood, anaesthetics etc.... all the while under heavy fire. Will the British Army be able to save the day?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122113</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Gamer|author=Chris Bradford

|summary=Sequin loved her mum to bits, but sometimes she got very cross with her. It wasn't that mum wouldn'Gamer'' t go outside their flat - Sequin coped with that - it was because she never pushed to get credit for what she did. Mum is written for a seamstress and she makes the child who would rather be in front sort of a console than reading bookclothes that you see on red carpets or at important weddings. Even She's not the designer - they're the cover depicts action with people who make a scene that changes to depict fighting if you tilt lot of money from the bookclothes. This isn Mum is the person who actually 't to say it lacks depth. This has a well developed plot, 'makes'' the garments and very good characterisationshe's really talented, but when people talk about the action never stops. It is perfect for children who are used to dress or the high adrenaline experience of a video gamesuit, but it has plenty to offer they talk about the child who loves books as welldesigner. The seamstress is never mentioned.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121389</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=ScrumTanya Landman|authortitle=Tom Palmer and Dylan GibsonJane Eyre: a Retelling

|summary=Steven has a pretty good life. His parents are divorcedA young woman, fresh from living with horrid relatives who could care less about her, but they get on well. He sees his Dad every day and has years in a good relationship dreary school, moves into Thornfield Hall with his Mom only one intent – to have something like the life she wants – and her partnerwith only one job, to tutor a young half-French girl, Martinwhose father is almost always absent. True, When he does turn up he would like his parents seems to get back together, as most kids wouldbe dark, brooding and troubled – but things arenthat't too bad as they are. He has good friendss nothing compared to the darker, a happy home more broody and a real shot and breaking into even more troubling secret in the Rugby League teams. His whole world is turned upside though when Mom announces she is going to marry Martinhouse. Soon Steven finds himself in a new home Yes, with a new school and new friendsif you know Jane Eyre then you know the rest – but if you don't, but he adjusts and makes the best of things. He even has a shot at playing Rugby at county levelfor whatever reason, but there is one problem and it is major one. The new town this is in a Rugby Union area. Steven has always played Rugby League and wonderful book to turn to his father, switching sides will be a betrayal.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1842999443</amazonuk>1781129126

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128952|title=Heroes (Most Wanted)The Starlight Watchmaker|author=Anne PerryLauren James|rating=4.5

|summary=Trench warfare has widely been acknowledged as one of This is a dyslexia-friendly, science fiction novella for young adults. It tells the most soul destroying forms tale of combat. It broke men physically and mentally. Death seemed inevitable for manyHugo, an unwanted and life was so horrible that at times it must have come as release. So what is one more death among the multitudes? To Chaplain Joseph Reavely every death countsrather lonely android, but he can not let this one go. Morton was not killed by enemy fire who makes a living for himself mending time- he was murdered and Joseph will not rest until justice is donetravel watches. It sounds pretty straight forwardWhen one of his clients demands that his broken watch be mended, but Hugo realises there is far more a mystery to it than this be solved and justice is truly poetic in this caseonly too ready to help. An exciting journey of discovery unfolds, which takes Hugo out of his drab attic workroom and into a scary adventure with some amazing new friends, exploring regions of the planet never before known to exist.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842995103</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128693|title=Fox FriendSpecial Delivery|author=Michael Morpurgo and Joanna CareyJonathan Meres|rating=34

|summary=Clare loves animals. Her best friend How do you explain to children about dementia? Injuries or illnesses are obvious, but when the problem is her horse, and she loves all the lambs born on her family farm brain which isn't functioning quite as well. This natural affection for animals easily extended it used to the fox she saw strolling through the farm it isn't as welleasy to grasp. Her father however despises foxes saying ''the only good fox is dead fox'' Frank was a normal nine-year-old and like many nine-year-olds what he wanted was a new bike. ClareHe's Father says the foxes d had already killed ten lambs that year, his for about seventy-eight years and it was only March with he didn't want to raise the lambing season in full swingseat any more. (I did find these figures quite high - but then again, maybe they owned Mum pointed out that it wasn't his birthday or Christmas any time soon and bikes cost a lot of sheep)money, which didn't grow on trees. When Clare finds an injured and orphaned cub after His sister Lottie had a fox hunt, solution: Frank could help her with her paper round. Frank agreed despite thinking that it is obvious she can not turn would take him a thousand years to her parents save up the money for help. But regardless of her fathera bike AND he had to get up at six o's feelings, Clare is determined to save this helpless little creatureclock in the morning.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781120862</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128707|title=Moose BabyThe Spectacular Revenge of Suzi Sims|author=Meg RosoffVivian French

|summary=Jess is a pretty average teenage mother - except for one thing. Instead of giving birth to a normal little girl as she Suzi Simms loved running and it was expecting, she ends up delivering a 23lb moose calf by C-Section. It seems there has been a cluster of non homo-sapien births her ambition to human mothers. For some unexplained reason, a number win the 100 metres race on sports day at the end of women have given birth to animals term - mostly mooseand that was next week. Jess feels confident she can cope with the trials and tribulations of teenage parenthood. She can handle the midwivesWe' harsh looksre going to read about what happened in her diary, her motheralthough there's disappointment and her boyfrienda warning that we really shouldn't be reading it, particularly as it's parentsabout Barbie Meek. To say that the two girls don' disapproval. But giving birth to t get on at all well is a moose instead bit of an understatement. Suzi wouldn't actually do anything about it, but Barbie is a human may be more than any mother can adjust troublemaker and she wants towin the 100 metres race too - by fair means or foul.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121974</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1949471004|title=The Wickedest Witch in the WorldDog on a Log Chapter Books: Step 1|author=Kaye Umansky and Gerald KelleyPamela Brookes|rating=54

|summary=Everyone knows the story of Hansel What do you do when your child has dyslexia and Gretel. At least we thought we knew. But as you need books which will help them to achieve the saying goes there are always two sides to every story and this one wonder that is told from reading? You can risk buying early readers, but the perspective of Old Maggit, The Wickedest Witch sounds in the World. You see Maggit really wasn't so wicked after all. It was book might not be the children who were wicked. Well, maybe they were not exactly ones you''wicked'', but they were most certainly obnoxious, and old Maggit's no nonsense manner ve been working on and encountering words which are just too challenging can have more of a negative effect on the young dyslexic than a bit of attention may child without that problem. You need to be exactly able to buy books at a reasonable price which concentrate on what these children need to turn them aroundyou've been working on, without anything else being thrown into the mix. Maggit really has built You need a house of gingerbread to lure children into as a means of finally winning story which engages the Wickedest Witch in young mind and you need stages which progress steadily through the World titlelearning process without there being any large jumps. But once she has the children - she has no idea what to do them Some online support and ends up teaching them mannersgames wouldn't go amiss, either. As to the whole cannibalism story Reading - that was all made up of course. The children decide the only way for Maggit to win is and ''learning'' to lie read - and they come up with should be a whopperpleasure. It was so good people have been repeating it for centuries with the original tale thought to have originated in the 14th centuryshould be ''fun''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122016</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128510|title=Mary's HairOne Shot|author=Eoin ColferTanya Landman|rating=4.5

|summary=Mary hates her hair''Pa and I understood each other. Our souls were cut from the same cloth. It '' But Pa has black bits and brown bitssince died, curly bits and straight bits and Mary feels that it looks leaving Maggie very much like a bushalone in her family. Her Daddy says if you don't She was the only one of three children who looked like somethinghim, you should change it (instead and none of whining about it to your parents when they want to relax with a cup of tea). Mary's Daddythe others acted like him, like many othersand certainly, should watch what he says his wife didn't seem to childrenfully understand him. Mary follows his advice Maggie might as well be reliving the Cinderella story, stuck with hilarious resultstwo siblings and mother that are fully against her. First But at least she cuts her haircan sneak out at night, but when that doesn't go to plan she decides and shoot some game to dye it. She has learned something stop them from starving? Well, no, not where her mother is concerned – the whole hair cutting experience thoughvery idea of a female shooting things, this time she plans to try the dye out on someone else firstwhen they could be preparing for a life of unhappy married drudgery, is just scandalous.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122261</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=178112843X|title=Dead BrigadeLark|author=James LovegroveAnthony McGowan

|summary=Sergeant Jonah HammondI's career has been at a standstill in the years since he launched a complaint against a reckless commanding officer whose arrogance resulted in the massacre of British soldiersll warn you first. Now that same officer is offering Hammond another chance. This time Hammond won't have to worry about some idiot getting his men all killed - because they are already dead. Hammond has been given the task of training a crack squad of reanimated soldiers, immune to pain, disease and capable of fighting with massive injuries. These living dead are reanimated by nanobots. They are capable of learning, following instructions, and meant to be incapable of independent thought. However, it soon becomes apparent that things don't always go the way they are meant to. These are not mindless killing machines; a part of them is still human, still the soldier they once were, trapped within a decaying corpse, kept refrigerated until ready for the next mission. They have no life, nor do they have the luxury of death.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842995081</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=Sweetness and Lies|author=Karen McCombie and Jessica Secheret|rating=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=Starting a new school is always tough, and when Tilly This is the only girl from her primary to win a place at the more exclusive Beech Cliff School, her old friends abandon her as being too posh. She quickly makes friends with Mia, but when a new girl Amber Sweet tries to join the group Mia definitely feels that two is company fourth and three is a crowd. Amber is torn between loyalty to Mia last story about Nicky and her own conscience as Tia is openly cruel to AmberKenny. Tilly soon begins Try not to question Miacry before you's jokes and put downs. There doesn't seem to be any way Tilly can be friends with both girls, Mia won't allow itve even read the first page. Can she find the courage to stand up to Mia and risk having no friends? And would Amber even want to be her friend any more if she did?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121990</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=Cheesemares|author=Ross Collins|rating=4|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=Every time Hal eats cheese he has terrible nightmares. Hal's mother suggests drastic measures Things have got tense at home - again - no more cheese before bed. Hal loves for Nicky and his cheese though so he sets off on a quest for clues to solve the Case of the Cheesemareslearning-disabled brother Kenny. He Their mum is accompanied by his canine sidekick, Rufus. He stumbles upon his first clue very quickly. All of the cheese that has been giving him bad dreams has come from Contessa Von Udderstein's (not at all evil) House of Cheese in Bovina. Hal follows the trail coming to a spooky castle ruled by visit - the evil Contessa Von Udderstein, a very mad cow mum who looks quite abandoned them a bit like a bovine version of Cruella De Villelong time ago. The irate cow wants revenge on humans for stealing their milk They haven't seen her for years (it's a good thing no one mentioned hamburgers or roast beef) Hal and Rufus must escape from the clutches impending visit is stirring up a lot of the mad cattle and make cheese safe to eat againuncomfortable feelings. ItAnd Nicky's girlfriend has ended things. To take their minds off it all, Nicky and Kenny plan a good thing cows donday out, trekking across the moors. But it doesn't have hands go to clutch withplan and an accident puts both boys - and their dog, Tina, in terrible danger.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121915</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1786697173|title=Cherry Green Story QueenMr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon|author=Annie Dalton and Charlie AdlerSally Gardner

|summary=At first glance, I expected this to be Betsy K Glory lives a fairly typical girl's story for tweens. I certainly was not expecting rather wonderful life on a story of such beauty or depthpeaceful island where nothing horrible ever happens. This is a very enjoyable readHer father, but is it much more than light fiction. I enjoyed it so muchAlonso, I wanted to share makes the book with my sons, but I had to be very careful to hide the cover. Being typical boys, they are not going to want to hear a story that looks so much like a girl's storymost wonderful ice cream in every flavour you could imagine. This book has something in common with 'The Arabian NightsHer mother, Tales of 1Myrtle,001 Nights'. In fact it shares is a direct link with the ancient book. But this story will only give us three nights of magic. Still three nights might just be enough mermaid and comes to change the visit regularly, although she still lives of six children in foster carethe sea. This also shares the basic message of 'The Allegory Betsy dreams of two things: firstly, about the Long Spoons' circus owned by a tiger and whether it would ever come to her island and secondly, about a well known parable by magical ice cream made from the Rabbi Haim which has passed into berries of the folk lore of many culturesGongalong bush. The basic message is that the difference between heaven and hell is not so much a difference in physical circumstances, but rather is the result One scoop of how we treat one anotherthis ice cream can make wishes come true.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122008</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|title=And then Mr Birdsnest Tiger and the House Next Door|author=Julia Donaldson and Hannah Shaw |rating=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=I love Julia Donaldson's books for younger children. Everyone loves [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]] and [[Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson|Tyrannosaurus Drip]] is still one of our favourites, but as the children have grown, these books have been read less frequentlyhis circus arrive. I have to admit, I've missed them. ''Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door'' gives us And a chance to enjoy this brilliant author for just a little while longer. This journey is fun story, told in the first person, so we never know the name of the main characterplanned. We do know she is lively active young girl, perhaps with an active imagination. I would guess her to be about 10 years old with an equally active and inquisitive younger brother named Elmo.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781120056</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128286|title=ThemRun Wild|author=L A WeatherlyGill Lewis

|summary=Kylie Meet Izzy and her family had Asha. Bullied away from the local attempt at a prosperous upper middle class life - until the day Kylie's stepfather nearly beat her to death. Forced to fleeskatepark, they ended up find a huge waste ground in the shadow of a shelter, and are now trying derelict gasometer to start life over with a very different set of circumstances. Kylie's Mom is working and exhaustedpractise on, which they live in a run down flatduly do, and the money barely stretches even though they have to covering groceries - and as Kyliedrag Izzy's little sister keeps reminding her - this is all her fault. Pressures build up younger brother with strange phone callsthem. Could KylieThe following day they all want to return, as does the brother's stepfather have found them? And schoolfriend, despite – and of course because of – there are is a huge wolf living in the usual difficulties of starting a new school and trying to make friendssite.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122091</amazonuk>Can the children survive living in the urban wilderness, alongside such obvious dangers?

 {{newreview|title=Jon For Short|author=Malorie Blackman and Vladimir StankovicFrontpage|ratingisbn=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=The book begins with a horrible dream of dark footsteps and the flash of knife blade plunging down again and again. Waking up brings no respite to the terror or pain for Jon, because his waking world is even more frightening than the nightmare. He wakes up in a darkened hospital room. There are now windows to the outside, only a small frosted glass window to the hall which lets in a tiny bit of light. The nurses seem cruel and angry. They insist on calling him Joe, No matter how often he tells them his name is Jonathan - Jon for short. The nightmare comes again and again. It starts out exactly the same, but each time it goes on just a little longer and Jon sees a bit more. The dream is not the only cause of his terror. Each time when he wakes up, another part of his body has been removed. Piece by piece he is being dismembered. Soon there will be nothing left of him - and no one will tell him why.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121958</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewJennings Different|title=Read On - Unsolved MysteriesA Different Dog|author=Keith WestPaul Jennings and Geoff Kelly|rating=4.5

|summary=''Collins Read On'' books are not specifically listed as Our hero is a dyslexia friendly line of booksboy, whose name we never learn. InsteadWe know what he wants in life – with his mother exceedingly poor, these are what is known as hi-lo books. Book developed to motivate and engage older readers, while still being accessible even his bed burnt to readers who are reading far below grade level. I would estimate keep the reading level two of this book to be roughly age eightthem warm, but he wants the subject matter is apt to appeal to children much older, or even adultsprize offered by a down-a-mountain-and-back-up-and-down-again foot race. Although not designed especially for children with dyslexia like Winning the race and the famous Barrington Stoke range, this does have several features to make this book large purse would also give him more appropriate to children with dyslexia than the average children's book. With status in the exception eyes of those kids that bully him, and it might even give him a few small picture captions, this voice – for he is printed in black ink with a large standard fontalmost mute. The print is double spacedWe quickly learn he never talks back to anyone, whatever the motivation, with short paragraphs and chapters giving the reader plenty of breaks. The paper is thick enough that print can only speak aloud to himself – and pictures , so it turns out, to a dog he rescues from a bad road accident he finds on his way up the other side will not show through. This combined with hill to the easy to read text will help to build a child's confidence. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007488904</amazonuk>start line…

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Dawson_Grave|title=Sam's Spitfire SummerGrave Matter|author=Ian MacDonald Juno Dawson and Charlie Clough Alex T Smith

|summary='Since Eliza died, since the night of the car crash that took her life, Sam's Spitfire Summer' is billed as a thrilling WW2 adventurebroken soul. In my opinion it He is not. This is not lost without the girl he loves, feeling as though a high octane adventurepart of him died that night too. Instead it But he is the story of a rather ordinary boy, homesick, terribly frightened desperate and unsure of himself after being evacuated from Londonhe cannot live without Eliza. This book describes the life of a child during WW2 with such realism that I honestly wonder He remembers his estranged Aunt Marie and her peculiar healing powers and wonders if it she might have some basis in factbe able to help him. It describes Sam's loneliness, and fearHowever, being separated from finding his parents as his father goes away Aunt Marie leads him to fight discover the GermansMilk Man, and which causes Sam in his Mother remains in London, grieving state to make a pact with the risk of bombingforces he doesn't understand. This book really gives a good glimpse at how Things soon turn complicated as supernatural powers start to change Sam feels being evacuated. He misses his home desperately and is frightened by the large animals 's life in the country - such as cowsmore ways than he bargained for. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905637438</amazonuk>

{{newreview|title=The Smallest Horse in the World|author=Jeremy Strong and Scoular Anderson|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Bella despises the new girl at school, Swan. Swan is always bragging about her rich father, her fancy house, their Ferrari etc... And to make matters worse, she is rude, bossy and much bigger than Bella. Bella has problems at home too. Her parents have split up and she misses her father; her mother is always working and she doesn't seem to have any close friends. Things look pretty dismal after an argument with Bella, but every thing changes when Bella's favourite picture breaks and out steps a real live horse. A very tiny horse, but a horse all the same, and a talking one at that. Bella would love to keep the little horse, Astra, but the horse is desperate to be reunited with her true master, Rufus.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842999958</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Ghost Stadium|author=Tom Palmer |rating=5|genre=Teens|summary=I usually buy Barrington Stoke books for my son to read Move on his own. He loves the short but exciting stories, and the easy-to-read text. With this book though, the temptation to turn out the lights and read this out loud by torch light was simply too much to resist. It begins as a boy's own adventure. Three boys, Lucas, Irfan and Jack have come up with the perfect plan to start their summer holidays on a high note. Their local football club has been closed for years, but the boys have a scheme to get into the stadium one last time and spend a night camping on the pitch. My son immediately realised the football pitch would be the perfect place to camp out. It is difficult to get into, but once there, it would be like being in a wilderness. The high walls would block out everything, leaving the boys completely alone in the dark. There is only one problem. Places that are very difficult to get into can also be very difficult to get out of...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178112227X</amazonuk>}}[[Newest Dystopian Fiction Reviews]]