Review – You Can Do Anything, Tyrone! by Sir Lenny Henry
Sir Lenny Henry’s “You Can Do Anything, Tyrone!” inspires kids with fun, imagination, and Grandad’s wise advice on self-belief and determination.
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Review – The Hare-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty
“The Hare-Shaped Hole” beautifully illustrates life’s ups and downs through Hertle and Bertle’s friendship, showing how grief is love with nowhere to go.
Review – Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Punching the Air powerfully explores racial injustice and the resilience of the human spirit, as co-authored by the inspiring Yusef Salaam
Review – The Confession by Charlotte Bigland
“The Confession” intrigues with its premise but falters in execution, featuring an unreliable narrator, Ella, whose troubled past shapes her actions.
Review – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures has enabled me to learn a lot about octopi yet more about compassion and resilience.
Review – Bernard and the Cloth Monkey by Judith Bryan
Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a quietly harrowing look at a slice of West Indian culture in London’s 1990’s. The story of a fractured family is deftly revealed in present day conversations and as each daughter reminisce on their past
Review – Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway was far too short because the interesting elements weren’t detailed enough and the pacing wasn’t great. All of a sudden we’re in a mystery, two minutes later the teen detectives have solved the case and we’re happy ever after for the ones who aren’t dead.
Review – Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue by Paula Harrison
Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for an adventure. All is revealed in Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue.
Review – The Arrangements (Audiobook) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Arrangements is a day in the life of this relatively unknown woman married to the infamous boorish man who became President of the USA. It’s probably what you expected but still worth the read.
Review – A Million Aunties by Alecia McKenzie
Discover healing in “A Million Aunties” by Alecia McKenzie as art & Jamaican warmth help mend a heart from grief and loss. A tale where culture embraces recovery
