Category: books for girls

Deception by Grace Cavendish (Lady Grace Mysteries)

Queen Elizabeth is furious at the delays to the production of her new coin – and so Lady Grace and her fellow Maids of Honour escape her bad temper and set off to skate on the frozen Thames. But, their outing turns sour when a body is discovered on the banks – a man blindfolded with coins on his eyes. Grace is sure something odd is going on.

This book is a really good and catchy children’s book. I think other kids would enjoy it really well. It is a really good book even for adults and teenagers. I would really recommend this book.

O.C. (S1) *****

Ice Lolly by Jean Ure

Laurel is only 12 when her mum dies and she is shipped off to stay with relatives she hardly knows. Her new family don’t seem to care about anything Laurel loves, including books and Mr Pooter, her old marmalade-coloured cat. So Laurel decides that she won’t feel anything: she’ll become Ice Lolly, the girl with the frozen heart.

I really liked this book as it has a sad start and a happy ending. I liked the part where she went to Stevie’s and picked up Mr Pooter and got another two cats at the same time, one called Carrie and the other called Lupin. I highly recommend it to people who love cats.  K.A. (S1) *****

The violet keystone by Garth Nix (Book 6 in The Seventh Tower series)

Tal and Milla are only one step away from death, while the evil that has controlled their world for so long is about to triumph. If the Veil is lifted, nothing can save the Dark World. Their one glimmer of hope is to confront the monster Sharrakor and regain the violet keystone.
A very good book, particularly the bit about the worm. K.A. (S3) ****

The Ely Plot by Joan Lennon

You’d think growing up in a medieval abbey, surrounded by nothing but monks and hundreds of miles of swamp, would be pretty boring. Pip thinks so too, until the day he meets Perfect, a small stone gargoyle with a life of her own. Before long, the two find themselves in the midst of an assassination attempt against the new king, escaping into the cold dark night, being chased across the fens by a man bent on killing them …Boring? Not so much.

An amazing heartwarming story and a true fantasy story. J.B. (S1) *****

Boys on the Brain by Jean Ure

Cresta’s diary starts: “My mum! She has boys on the brain!” She and Charlie are seriously embarrassed by their parents who insist on behaving like teenagers. The girls are serious about their schoolwork and their careers and they are not going to waste their time thinking about boys…
It was so good I just couldn’t put it down.
L.C.