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The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones – review

BookTrain125: 'give this book a chance before putting it down because afterwards it is spellbinding!'

Rainbow Beauty, Blueberry Wishes by Kelly Mckain – review

googleyeyes: 'Wow. I mean, WOW!'

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We're heading out of this world in our roundup of your reviews this week...

My Friend The Enemy by Dan Smith – review

Cleopatra 'I enjoyed this book, it shows how people can be friends, despite on the surface, being enemies'

Flour Babies by Anne Fine – review

googleyeyes: 'I didn't find any of the characters easy to connect with and I thought the book was unique. But not the good sort of unique.'

Discover The Savage World by Miles Kelly – review

Velociraptor I especially like the section on nature, because I like to imagine creatures battling each other!'

Holes by Louis Sachar – review

Felixreads: 'I like this book because it is full of adventure (and lizards!)'

Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff – review

OrliTheBookworm: 'it's a little bit like a little white daisy in a field of others, but with the slightest crease in one of its delicate petals'

The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga – review

YOLO: 'Shola thinks of the world as her playground and plays when she likes, walks when she likes and eats when she likes'

Warrior Cats: Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter – review

YOLO: 'I found this book so descriptive, it was fantabulous!'

The Last Wild by Piers Torday – review

hotcocoa: 'The ending of this book doesn't seem very complete to me, but it is still a very good book'

Attack of the Cupids by John Dickinson – review

Japanmomiji: 'I found this book quite confusing'

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgern – review

Lady Abigail: 'I like the characters because some are quite odd and have horses and monkeys for pets'

Four Children and It by Jacqueline Wilson – review

AgentRedfort: 'A brilliant book, it must be read by Jacqueline Wilson fans'

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell – review

AgentRedfort: 'the writing side is absolutely fantastical'

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