A brand new episode of The Fun Kids Book ClubΒ is out now!
In it, we hear from two of the biggest female authors right now, Robin Stevens and the legend Dame Jaqueline Wilson.
We also hear a special reading from Max Brooksβ new book βMinecraft: The Islandβ and Bexβs top five back-to-school books!
Dragonβs Green by Scarlett Thomas
Beat the back to school blues by finding out what one very special group of friends are getting up to inΒ Dragonβs Green!
Thatβs the first in the Worldquake sequence, a trilogy of books all about magic and adventure!
Effie and her friends seem to be normal school children but when they discover their hidden Otherworld strengths, they are catapulted into the adventure of a lifetime!
After the Worldquake, magic is seeping into the Realworld.
Effie knows about magic β time in her grandfatherβs library has made sure of that, but thereβs still much more that she has to learn.
She must travel to the mysterious Otherworld, unlock the hidden meaning of an old book called Dragonβs Green, and battle to save the entire universe!
The Murdererβs Ape byΒ Jakob Wegelius
This book is perfect if you love mystery! The main character is Sally Jones. Sheβs not only a loyal friend but an extraordinary individualβ¦
Sally is a gorilla whoΒ moves among humans but understandsΒ everything.
She and the Chief are devoted friends who operate a big boat carrying loads of important stuff.
A job they are offered pays big money but the deal ends badly and the Chief is sent to jail for something he didnβt do!
For Sally the gorilla, this is the start of a big quest to clear the Chiefβs name!
Billy and the Minpins byΒ Roald Dahl
Little Billyβs mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyondβ¦
So, one day, thatβs exactly what he does!
Billy and the Minpins is the story of heroic Billy who saves the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks, from the fearsome Gruncher!
A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan
Thereβs something very wrong in a town called Perfect, but the adults are too blind to see it!
Everyone is neat, tidy, polite, and perfectly behaved all the time. Whatβs more, everyone has to wear massive glassesβ¦
Violet never wanted to move to Perfect, she was quite happy in her hometown but her Dad got a job as an optician that he just couldnβt turn down.
But as her own eye sight begins to deteriorate and as Mum starts acting as strangely, Violet knows something weird is upβ¦
She vows to discover the secret at the heart of Perfect.
Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
Something strange is happening at Lizzieβs schoolβ¦ Suddenly, everyoneβs really good at everything!
Her classmate Ethan is now incredible at football; her brother is suddenly an expert in robotics; and Lizzie has become really good at being bad.
But when she tries to remember what awful thing sheβs just done, all she has is a blank space in her mindβ¦
Where have these amazing skills come from? And why canβt anyone talk about them?!
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In the latest edition of The Fun Kids Book Club we hear from two of the biggest female authors right now, Robin Stevens and the legend Dame Jaqueline Wilson.
We also hear a special reading from Max Brooksβ new book βMinecraft: The Islandβ!
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