by Susan Barnes | 23 Sep 2022 | Book Reviews
This post is further to my book review, Rita’s Revenge, which you can read here, Please note this post contains spoilers. Rita lives in a town called, Little Dismal. She has disgraced herself at the recent Talent Show because she recited one of her poems. Poetry...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Sep 2022 | Book Reviews
Rita’s Revenge by Lian Tanner is a sequel to A Clue for Clara and written with the same humourous context of farmyard animals solving crimes. While Clara is a chicken who can write notes, Rita is a duck who can also write but struggles with spelling. Nevertheless,...
by Susan Barnes | 6 Jan 2022 | Book Reviews
In Quantum of Tweed, the author Conn Iggulden uses convenience and coincidence as effective tools to create an amusing story of Albert Rossi’s brief career as an assassin. This wasn’t a planned career move, though Albert was quite bored with his job as a gentlemen’s...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Nov 2020 | Book Reviews
Gus Makes A Fuss by Ella Shine is the first book in a new series called, The Pet Sitters: Ready for anything! It’s a fun book about two best friends Cassie and Lina who would desperately like a pet of their own but neither of their families will allow it. However,...
by Susan Barnes | 13 Aug 2020 | Book Reviews
A Clue for Clara is a fun book about a clever chook who wants to become a famous detective. However being unable to talk in a way humans can understand, she has taken to writing notes. It’s unclear how Clara learnt to read and write but she is very proficient. She has...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Mar 2020 | Book Reviews
Paddy T. is a 12-year-old Australian boy, with a brother, two sisters, and a best friend called Marty. Paddy T. and the Time Travelling Trampoline is seven stories which are out-of-this-world adventures. The book is named after the first adventure. Others involve a...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Feb 2018 | Book Reviews
After an altercation with the school bully, Ben Braver is chosen to go to a special boarding school for children with super powers. The trouble is that Ben doesn’t know what his super power is, plus the school bully has also been chosen to attend. Still, he has until...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Sep 2017 | Book Reviews
Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables by Tim Harris is a fun read. Mr Bambuckle is everyone’s dream teacher. He is entertaining, engaging and makes learning fun too. He is also paranormal and performs many stunts which are pure fantasy. The best way to describe him is to...
