Sunday Times Children's Book Of The Week
Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine
Rich in sympathetic, unconventional characters and precise observation, the book has a lightness of touch that belies its skill. For a tale about grief, depression and divorce it is most enjoyable: a life-affirming, witty, romantic read, about freedom, responsibility and love. NICOLETTE JONES
Amanda Craig reviews
Tumtum And Nutmeg by Emily Bearn and Nick Price
and
Barnaby Grimes: Return Of The Emerald Skull by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
If A Tree Falls At Lunchbreak by Gennifer Choldenko
This lightly written but moving novel is a cut above the usual shallow school dramas. NICOLETTE JONES
Joanna Carey continues her series on children's illustration (always highly recommended) with a look at the work of Brian Selznick, including his latest book The Invention of Hugo Cabret
better fun than this will be hard to come by. Airman will waft you over the shallows of this National Year of Reading and out into the wine-dark seas of true adventure. Enjoy it while it lasts. AMANDA CRAIG
Guardian...
This is an original and intelligent horror novel.
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2235384,00.html
By keeping a firm rein on his narrative, Colfer animates it with a raconteur's instinct for both grand historical sweep and the tiny quirks that make us care about characters. Whether or not Airman enjoys the commercial success of Artemis Fowl, it may yet outlast his most famous creation.
