Green Glass Beads by Jacqueline Wilson – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'I think it would be awesome in the 19th or 20th century but not the 21st!'

Sophia Bennett’s top 10 stylish reads

The author of Threads and The Look picks her favourite writing about the fashion world, from Dodie Smith and PG Wodehouse to the latest on-trend blogs

Kaspar Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo – review

BingBong8: 'I loved this book so much I couldn't put it down'

Your stories: Mercury by Magic gal – poem

Magic gal: 'I'm breathtakingly beautiful with my bulbous silvery orbs'

The Windvale Sprites by Mackenzie Crook – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'The Windvale Sprites is an excellent book! You start reading and you just can't stop!'

Things to do this summer: July

It's an Olympic summer of reading, and there's a whole host of children's events taking place up and down the country

Charlie Higson: ‘Let’s not revive this dead debate about reading ages on books’

Yesterday, bestselling children's author GP Taylor said that he believes that children's books have become too frightening and should be marked with an age certification system. Charlie Higson, author of Young Bond and zombie series The Enemy, explains why he thinks this is a bad idea. What do you think? Have teen books got too dark and scary and should they have age warnings on them?

Big Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'I thought this book was hard to get into at first, but I definitely would recommend to try and keep reading.'

Party Disaster by Sue Limb – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'I will definitely read this book again, and again, and again!'

Egyptian Chronicles: The Horned Viper by Gill Harvey – review

ChristopherW: 'This book is very exciting and wonderful, I would love to read the others.'

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge – review

Isaac260: 'This is perfect for anyone wanting a chilling read which is scary but not so much that it gives you nightmares.'

Marshmallow Skye by Cathy Cassidy – review

Allie: 'I enjoyed this book because it deals with the kind of real life problems many girls face.'

Witches in fiction – quiz

As Winnie the Witch celebrates 25 years of casting her spell over young readers, we are testing your knowledge of witches in fiction: do you know which witch is which?