BATH Hutchinson Library
Junior Book Reviews
The Girl With the Broken Wing
by Heather Dyer
Illustrated by Peter Bailey
The twins are in bed when it happens: they hear a sound like a wet cabbage hitting the wall. Then a clattering on the roof tiles, followed by a tapping at the window. It's a girl with a broken wing- and she's come to stay. Who is she? Where has she come from? More importantly, what does she want? The twins have no idea. She could be an angel, but would an angel have filthy feet and snore?
A Very Fishy Battle
by Jeremy Strong
Illustrated by Ian Cunliffe
The Woppagobs have kidnapped the Pirates School's food. Head teacher Clatterbottom is very cross. She's going to show the children how to fight Like pirates and recover their food. But things go wrong and the children Have to come to the rescue.
H.I.V.E.
by Mark Walden
Thirteen-year-old master criminal Otto Malpense has been chosen to attend H.I.V.E, the top-secret school of villainy. But there is one small catch - he cannot Leave until his training is complete. There's no way Otto is going to spend six years Studying something he has such a natural talent for. He is left with one option. Escape. He just needs to figure our how.
Sundae Girl
by Cathy Cassidy
Jude's family are pretty embarrassing. Her grandparents are sweet but crazy, he dad thinks he's Elvis and her mum is hiding a big secret that threatens to pull everything to pieces. When cute but clumsy Kevin Carter decides that Jude would make the perfect girlfriend, it should be cool- but Jude just can't let anyone get too close to her family. Funny, sweet and sad by turns, Sundae Girl is a story of magic, mayhem and ice-cream dreams.
Bad Man Mr Gum
by Andy Stanton
Illustarted by David Tazzyman
Mr Glum is a complete horror who hates children, animals and corn on the cob. This book is about him and an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there's heroes and sweets and adventures and everything!
Spy Dog
by Andrew Cope
Illustrated by Chris Mould
Lara is a black and white mongrel who works for the secret service. Her current mission to escape and evil drug baron, go undercover, await retrieval by the secret service and try not to get too fond on the family she has chosen to look after her.
The World According to Humphrey
by Betty G. BirneyYou can learn about life by observing other species - that's what Humphrey was told when he was bought as a classroom pet for room 26. In addition to his classroom escapades, he gets to sleep over with a different pupil each weekend, learning how to read, write and shoot rubber bands in the process. If only Mrs Brisbane wasn't out to get him!
Skulduggery Pleasant
by Derek LandyIlluminated letters by Tom Percival
Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.