An exciting debut YA series about star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendships, and a brutal dystopian world in which those who shine are shunned and hunted…
Songlight: The Torch Trilogy
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Fantasy
The Book Tree Podcast – Episode 2
Dealing with Dyslexia: Reading Skills
How can you help dyslexic children with their reading skills? And how old should children be when they learn to read? We chatted to Annelize Clark OT and Teacher at Bellavista SHARE, a remedial school in Johannesburg for her insights.
Pinch Perkins and the Midsummer Curse
Meet Pinch Perkins – a 12 year old witch waiting for her magic to declare itself – and on a detective mission to find the cure to her mum’s enchanted sleep spell. Whirlwind adventure, magic spells and humour abound.
Impossible Creatures
Enter the magical world of impossible creatures and the humans (and semi-humans) who protect them. Mal is a small girl who can fly when the wind blows. Christopher is a young boy about to discover that his amazing ability to attract animals is a sign of his true potential. Together they must save the world from a deadly enemy draining the life energy out of their world.
Gifts
The first book of Ursula Le Guin’s Annals of the Western Shore trilogy. A beautifully crafted sci-fi story of using, and understanding, great power. Perfect for ages 12+.
Artemis Fowl Series
Artemis Fowl is a riveting and exciting adventure fantasy series for age 9 +. Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year-old child prodigy with a criminal mastermind, dedicating his life to leading the Fowl criminal empire, which has existed in his family for generations.
Witchfield
Witchfield is a magical adventure story for 8-12 year olds about two friends, Katie and Themba, who take on a strange mystery in a small South African town.
Dog Man Series
This series about a half man/half-dog superhero called Dog Man is another popular kids comic series by Dav Pilkey for children age 7+.
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
A popular easy-reading series for fans of the Minecraft books – kids love to follow 12-year old Zombie’s diary about his friends and the crazy zombie adventures they have.
Children of Blood and Bone series
The Children of Blood and Bone is a highly celebrated West African inspired fantasy for young adults that mixes dark magic with adventure and deadly danger.
Greta Zargo and the Death Robots from Outer Space
The story of a quirky 11-year-old aspirant journalist who sets out to solve the mystery of missing cakes so she’ll have a story to write and ends up saving the world from death robots.
Sophie Johnson: Unicorn Expert
Who doesn’t love a unicorn? Sophie Johnston: Unicorn Expert loves them so much she ‘owns’ 17 unicorns of her own. Or course there’s a lot of work involved in training them and looking after them but Sophie rises to the challenge with style. But who’s that hiding in plain sight on every page?
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