Primary Book Reviews

A team of teachers reviewing children’s books. We’d also love to feature children’s reviews. Send reviews, questions & queries to [email protected]

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@ElamJessica @_Reading_Rocks_ @SchoolReading @MrEFinch @pbooksblogger @BarefootBooks @ClubPicturebook The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, Sector 7, The Lost Thing. Are you linking to topics?

[MrsF @MrsFwasHoS]

@PrimaryBookRevs So looking forward to my class’s reaction when they discover they’ve had their reviews published. They’ll be thrilled 😁 It’ll spur more of their peers to get reviewing!

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THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY
by SIOBHAN DOWD
Reviewed by Mrs. D
STAR RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
RECOMMENDED YEAR GROUP: a mature Y6 or KS3
"It’s a real page turner with short, snappy chapters that often end with a cliff hanger." #readingrocks https://t.co/HvutMLoau0

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@LTeacher123 😂👏

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Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
A whopping 4 reviews here! 3 pupils, 1 teacher
High praise for this... "Engaging fiction sprinkled with historically accurate facts making this a great text for an Egyptian topic."
#readingrocks https://t.co/hRy5YsH1JW

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The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Reviewed by Miss G
⭐️⭐️⭐️ but the other two in the series are ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Recommended year group: 5/6
#readingrocks #primaryrocks https://t.co/3qk5nuh4EU

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Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe - reviewed by Keira, Year 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Recommended year group: 5/6
If you like secrets, lies and friendship (and reading!), you'll love this. #readingrocks #primaryrocks #childrensbooks https://t.co/UFpL8HbK9f

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@MrsPrice02 @_Reading_Rocks_ @HarryHeapeBooks @LizPichon @toppsta Thanks for those Jane. Will publish soon!

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Kid Normal by Greg James & Chris Smith - reviewed by Miss Walsh.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Recommended for Year 4
"likeable characters, good plot twist but way too long to read as a class novel... Great for an independent read for pleasure though." https://t.co/axhJvJu666

[Beth Ogden @MissOgden]

Spent my Sunday making a spaceship for the arrival of Beegu this week! 🛸😂

[Waterstones Swansea @swanseastones]

We're not ALL about doors and books, y'know. We have stairs, too.

Look at our lovely stairs.

Try them out. It's completely free to go up them AND down them.

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SNOWGLOBE
by Amy Wilson
Reviewed by Miss Daunt
STAR RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
RECOMMENDED YEAR GROUP: 5/6
Immersive, magical, unputdownable. https://t.co/cQmeUrBopR

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MY BROTHER IS A SUPERHERO
by DAVID SOLOMONS
Reviewed by Miss Walsh
⭐⭐⭐
Recommended for Y4/5
Geeky pre-teen boys reading comics and inadvertently having the fate of worlds thrust upon them... your typical after school activities! https://t.co/l3OyDE5r4u

[Andy Shepherd @andyjshepherd]

Lovely to see this fab review from a pupil and a teacher 😍🐉

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2 reviews - pupil and teacher! A book to be enjoyed by all ages... #readingrocks #primaryrocks #ukedchat #edchat https://t.co/ZTJl3nmNR3

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The Boy Who Grew Dragons https://t.co/33BXcCK8ju

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Fergus Crane, reviewed by Miss Walsh
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Recommended for Year 4
A plucky underdog doing his best to help his mum and friends and who ultimately saves the day (of course!).
#readingrocks #childrensbooks https://t.co/UHxATjSMxF

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@donsybee @lthompsonwrites @_Reading_Rocks_ @scholasticuk Wonderful 💛💛 can I share this on the website?

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@MrsO_yr5 @KatePowell1971 @wimpykid @_Reading_Rocks_ Wonderful! 👏 can I publish?