by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2022 | Books By Age, Good Reading for Kids, Primary Kids, Younger Readers |
When Dee and Holt meet randomly on the planet of Mars, can they survive all the hidden dangers as they make their way home?
This book is amazing. Like, over the moon amazing. Mars Awakens is beautifully written by H M Waugh, with thrilling plot twists and parts that made me shiver in my skin. Whether it’s from Chia 2, Dee’s secret garden, or Holt’s fear of the others, every single moment is described perfectly, painting a clear picture in your mind. I especially love Chayse, Holt’s wild and unpredictable best friend from the Newton colony.
Reviewed by Henry, Year 7, Central Coast Grammar School
Erina Heights NSW
Age Guide 10+
by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2022 | Books By Age, Good Reading for Kids, Primary Kids, Younger Readers |
Did you know there’s a type of fungus that glows in the dark? Or that a jumping spider can leap up to 40 times its own body length? In Return to FACTopia! I found 400 mind-boggling facts just like these. Kate Hale used to work as an editor for National Geographic Kids and has put all her passion for animals and science into this book which is devoted to all things facts.
Andy Smith has illustrated the book with wacky doodles and bright drawings. His illustrations are very crazily colourful and kept me entertained while flipping through Hale’s trail of facts.
If you are someone or know a person that is interested in animals, nature, food, anatomy or simply a random fun fact, then you should have this book on your shelf!
I am also now going to read the first book in the series which is called FACTopia.
Reviewed by Kayla, Year 10
Age Guide 8+
by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2022 | Books By Age, Good Reading for Kids, Primary Kids, Younger Readers |
As a hopeful boy made a wish for vibrant shades to come back to reality, Hope was born. Unlike all the other ordinary children, she was the only child born in colour. The cruel emperor and his evil Necromancer auntie had stolen all the beautiful colour from the world but people were given a miracle.
Everything Hope touched turned to colour. Hope’s parents sadly passed away but she was found by a powerful mage and now it is up to Hope, her adopted father and her friend Oliver (that is a talking dog!) to give people hope and bring colour back to the world.
This amazing book is full of hidden secrets, sudden adventures and heart-warming moments. This is a must read for all fantasy lovers.
Reviewed by Anjali, Year 5, Central Coast Grammar School
Erina Heights NSW
Age Guide 9+
by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2022 | Books By Age, Good Reading for Kids, Primary Kids, Younger Readers |
Robin Hood 4: Drones, Dams & Destruction is the fourth book in the ‘Robin Hood’ series. The main characters are best friends; Marion Maid, Robin Hood and Robin’s halfbrother John Kovacevic. In the story Robin and Marion try to flood the horrible sheriff of Nottingham, Sheriff Marjorie’s castle hotel because she is being mean to refugees of nearby towns. John Kovacevic (Sheriff Marjorie’s son) is trying to sabotage his mother’s plans while trying not to be caught by Robbin the sneaky, Iranian castle guard, Moshe Klein.
I found this book exciting and very funny even though I hadn’t read the previous books. I would recommend this to people to 11-year-olds or 12-year-olds as there are mild swear words. The plot in this story was very surprising and you couldn’t know what was going to happen next. Overall, I would give this book a four out of five stars because I hadn’t read previous books, so I didn’t understand the plot at first.
Reviewed by Tom, Year 6 Central Coast Grammar School
Erina Heights NSW
Age Guide 10+
by Akina Hansen | Sep 2, 2022 | Books By Age, Good Reading for Kids, Primary Kids, Younger Readers |
The Ghost Locket is a wonderful book to read. There are multiple plot twists in this story that just make you want to read more of the book. My favourite character was Olivia as she was willing to do a lot for people she barely knew.
The Ghost Locket is an amazing book and you can really visualise what’s going on in the book.
Every time I turned a page, I wondered what was going to happen next. My favourite part was when Olivia started opening up to Jada. The only thing that I didn’t really like was that I never knew what was inside the locket that Clara had been given!
But other than that, I would love to see a sequel to this book and find out what happens next.
Reviewed by Orla, Year 6, Central Coast Grammar School
Erina Heights NSW
Age Guide 9+
