Aru Shah and The End of Time - Roshani Chokshi

This book is worthy of Rick Riordan, in fact, he presented this book! Roshani Chokshi has mastered weaving with complex strings of Indian mythology and modern life. The story line, characters, and events are perfection. Read this book, but beware, you will fall in love.

Reviewed by: Mary-Jean

How to Bee - Bren MacDibble

Imagine living a life where it was your job to climb fruit trees and pollinate each flower by hand because there are no longer any bees to pollinate our fruit tress. With climate change this could be our possible future reality. This is the reality for the main character of this book Peony.

Peony lives on a farm with her sister and grandfather she lives in a time where all bee are extinct, her job along with many other children is to climb trees and pollinate each flower by hand.  

Will Peony be able to use her bravery and courage to get her through some troubling times?  

This book has been selected as a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards 2018. 

Hetty Feather - Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson will surprise and delight old fans and new with this utterly original take on a historical novel. Set in Victorian times and featuring a brand new feisty heroine, Hetty Feather, this is a Tracy Beaker-esque tale that will thrill young readers. Warm, moving, funny and totally fascinating.

(review from Goodreads)

An orphan in a Foundling hospital she is 6 years old and is in love with her foster brother Jem. They also pretend to get married. Hetty then goes back to Foundling hospital with evil people looking after her. 

Review written by: Ciara

Crown of Three - J D Rinehart

Family secrets combine with fantasy in this epic tale of battle, magic, strange creatures, power, and fate. - a Game of Thrones for a younger audience. 
(Review from Goodreads) 

There are two other books in this epic series, The lost Realm and A Kingdom Rises. 

The Dreadful Tale Of Prosper Redding - Alaxander Bracken

The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding.

This book is a perfect combination of funny and terrifying. Demon, destruction, betrayal and most of all magic. You want laughs? You got it! You want crying and screaming? You got it! 

This is a great book.