Tag: Adventure
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The Cat Who Saved The Library by Sõsuke Natsukawa
Review by Polly Read The Cat Who Saved The Library is about thirteen-year-old Nanami Koskake who loves books and reading. Her favourite place is the local library where she is a frequent visitor. But when books start disappearing from the shelves without being borrowed or returned, Nanami gets suspicious about who could be taking them.…
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Review by Polly Read This book was recommended to me by a friend. She said that it was extremely good, and it is full of magic and unicorns. I did a bit of research about the story and found that it was described as the new Harry Potter. As I like this type of book,…
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Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton
Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are back for another adventure. Staying at a holiday cottage in the Scottish countryside, the children are excited to find a mysterious castle shares the hillside. However, when investigating the castle they undercover a sinister plot… If you’ve read any of the other books in this series, then you’ll know…
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Bored? Ah well, just jump in your car and take a drive through The Phantom Tollbooth. That’s not what Milo planned to do, but when he did —— an amazing world of fascination and wonder confronted him. The Phantom Tollbooth isn’t just another adventure story, it’s a voyage of discovery. A discovery of language, imagination…
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Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Famous Five and spent my childhood reading and rereading the books. I was curious to see if they still held appeal as an adult, so decided to listen to one on BorrowBox. I wasn’t disappointed, this title had a…
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Sabotage On The Solar Express by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman
This review was written by Zach, aged 10, he wrote: This book is part of an adventure series inspired by real train journeys. It sees the return of the Reza family from ‘Kidnap On The California Comet’. I like it because the mystery carries on for most of the book and is revealed right at…
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Arctic Star by Tom Palmer
Daisy sent us her review; she gave the book 5 stars! “I think this book is very interesting and gripping because there is a lot of suspense building up in the book. This book is about an arctic convoy sailing their ships to the Soviets. The characters in this story travel through dangerous seas making…
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Jess, aged 10, sent us this review: The book is about a boy called Harry Potter who is a wizard and goes to wizarding school called Hogwarts, he has 2 friends called Ron and Hermione. There is a dark arts wizard called Sirius Black and there were rumours that he killed Harry’s parents. But later…
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Silverfin by Charlie Higson
A good book for any reluctant teenager who wants to read a story that is not about magic and wizards! The author has created a series of stories about the young James Bond. Silverfin is the first of the series and introduces the young James Bond – it begins with James starting at Eton and…
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An Astronomer In Love by Antoine Laurain
This book has a wonderful cover which first attracted me to the story, and it has proved a lovely read. Translated from the French, this is the story of two men looking for the plant Venus in the sky but in fact ending up finding something entirely different. In 1760, Guillaume Le Gentil, a real-life…