Sunday 30 June 2019

ANIME REVIEW: MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON ONE

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My Hero Academia Season One
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 490 mins
Release Date: 15/7/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

In most superhero series the people are normal and there are a few who have special powers who are considered to be either a boon or a threat. In this animes case, most of the people have special powers they can use to make themselves a career.

Saturday 22 June 2019

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE DISCONNECT BY KEREN DAVID

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The Disconnect 
Author: Keren David
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
ISBN: 978-1-78112-855-8
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

In a digital age, people often ask if we could survive a day without our mobile phones; an eccentric entrepreneur challenges a school's year group to do without their smartphones for six weeks in an experiment that could be worth £1,000.

Thursday 20 June 2019

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: MCTAVISH TAKES THE BISCUIT BY MEG ROSOFF

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McTavish Takes the Biscuit
Author: Meg Rosoff
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 104
ISBN:978-1-78112-864-0.
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

If you are on a diet this book will drive you crazy. Mc Tavish the rescue dog hopes Pa Peachy is doing the right thing when he decides to cook for the Peachy family after moaning about Betty buying a loaf of bread from a supermarket rather than baking it herself.

Monday 17 June 2019

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE GHOST TOWER BY GILLIAN CROSS

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The Ghost Tower
Author: Gillian Cross
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 65
ISBN: 978-1-78112-837-4
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes

This is an early Halloween novel with a nice twist. On Halloween night Ryan and Dot plan to go out dressed up like ghosts for trick or treat, but what their parents don't know is they want to know what's inside the ghost tower they have in their town.

Thursday 13 June 2019

CRAFT REVIEW: JOSEPHINE'S CARDMAKING

Josephine's Cardmaking Crafts.

Josephine Nairn has made many crafty cards over the years, displaying them on her YouTube channel (where she demonstrates for Trim Craft) or her Twitter feed for all to see. Her card designs have several folds with accessories that add a touch of class for that special occasion whatever time of year it is.