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A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
3w ago
Hello, and welcome to my stop on The House at the End of the Sea blog tour. Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Tours and Andersen Press for having me!
Title: The House at the End of the Sea
Author: Victoria M. Adams
Published: 2nd May 2024
Publisher: Andersen Press
Genre: Middle grade, magical
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Saffi doesn’t want her new life, living with her dad, little brother and old-fashioned grandparents in their B&B by the sea. She is grieving for her mum and longs for things to go back to normal.
But this new home is anything but normal: the walls change colour, a face appears in th ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
1M ago
Title: Black Hole Cinema Club
Author: Christopher Edge
Published: 14th March 2023
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Genre: Middle grade, Thriller, Science Fiction,
Rating: 3/5 stars
Another edge-of-your-seat adventure from the award-winning author of Escape Room, Christopher Edge. A trip to the cinema will never be the same…
When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema – nicknamed ‘The Black Hole’ – they’re excited about the movie marathon ahead. Non-stop action, blockbuster special effects and all the snacks they can eat. But as the lights go down, Lucas, Ash, Maya, Caitlin and Finn watch in ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
3M ago
Title: The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts
Author: Alex Bell
Published: 1st February 2024
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Genre: Middle grade, adventure, fantasy
Rating: 4/5 stars
An out of this world magical adventure with talking animals, risk-taking and friendship aplenty! A new standalone magical story from the best-selling author of the Explorers’ Club series.
Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment.
This annual race is always hel ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello, welcome to another post on my blog! Today I am very excited to be a part of the blog tour for How to Be True by Daisy May Johnson and hosted by Pushkin Press. Let’s jump right in!
Title: How to be True
Author: Daisy May Johnson
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 7th July 2022
Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Adventure
Rating: 5/5 stars
Edie was born to a family of troublemakers. When her activist parents leave Paris to protest around the globe, her grandmother decides it’s time she became a proper young lady and so sends her to the School of the Good Sisters. But to Edie’s surpr ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Scareground blog tour, published by Neem Tree Press and organised by The Write Reads. This is a middle grade horror novel, read on to hear my thoughts!
Title: Scareground
Author: Angela Kecojevic
Published: 7th September 2023
Publisher: Neem Tree Press
Genre: Middle grade, Historical, Horror
Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm by Karen Foxlee. Huge thanks to Pushkin Press for inviting me to take part in the tour and sending me a copy of the book to read and review.
Title: The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm
Author: Karen Foxlee
Illustrator: Freda Chiu
Published: 3rd August 2023
Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books
Genre: Children’s, Fantasy,
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
There are those that hunt monsters to harm them and there are those that hunt monsters to help them. Which one are you? Dressed in sparkly red shoes and carrying her strawber ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Title: The Thief of Farrowfell
Author: Ravena Guron
Published: 4th May 2023
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure
Rating: 3/5 stars
Welcome to a fantasy world where edible magic is the hottest commodity, traded between those who can pay or – in the case of Jude Ripon, the youngest thief in Farrowfell – those who can steal it!
An epic debut series from a FAB Prize winner. Twelve-year-old Jude Ripon has never been taken seriously by her family of magic-stealing masterminds. To them, she’s just the youngest, only good for keeping watch while they carry out da ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello everyone! I am so excited to be a part of the Dread Wood blog tour organised by The Write Reads today! I loved Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick when I read it last year, so I jumped at the chance to read this one!
Killick writes brilliant spooky middle grade horror novels! Crater Lake was pretty scary so I was ready to be scared again!
Title: Dread Wood
Author: Jennifer Killick
Published: 31st March 2022
Publisher: Farshore
Genre: Middle Grade, Children’s, Horror
Rating: 4/5 stars
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ f ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello, welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Whistlers in the Dark, hosted by The Write Reads.
Title: The Whistlers in the Dark
Author: Victoria Williamson
Published: 21st September 2023
Publisher: Scotland Street Press
Genre: Middle grade, Historical
Scotland, 158 AD, is a divided country. On one side of the Antonine Wall, thirteen-year-old Felix is trying to become a good Roman soldier like his father. On the other, twelve-year old Jinny is vowing revenge on the ‘metal men’ who have invaded her Damnonii tribe’s homeland. At the Damnonii’s sacred circle of standing stones, her plan ..read more
A Cascade of Books » Middle Grade
7M ago
Hello and welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Peril on the Atlantic! Thank you to Kaleidoscopic Book Tours and Usborne for having me!
Title: Peril on the Atlantic
Author: A.M. Howell
Published: 3rd August 2023
Publisher: Usborne
Series: Mysteries at Sea #1
Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical
Rating: 3/5
A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell.
July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic, Alice can’t wait for the summer of adventure that lies ahead. She’s excited to explore the huge ship, with its shops, animals and even celebrit ..read more