Bear Grylls’s top 10 adventure stories
Adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls chooses his favourite tales of survival and bravery, from Daniel Defoe to Michael Morpurgo
Reader reviews roundup
YOUR REVIEWS: More top secret diaries this week, as we peer into the worlds of dorks, undead detectives, and one dollar horses
Kaspar Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo – review
Rider: 'This is a story of a brave young boy who risked his life for a cat, on the Titanic...'
More Bloody Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz – review
BMDH: 'WARNING: you will be scared, don't read this book before bed'
How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell – review
Rider: 'If you haven't discovered the crazy but awesome series of How to Train your Dragon you are missing out'
Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion by Alexander McCall Smith – review
Lady Abigail: 'I like this book because although it is a fiction book it actually tells you facts too'
The Story of Don Juan by Alessandro Baricco – review
Firebird: 'it is a gorgeous book, it's just a shame that the writing does not live up to the beauty of the book itself'
Asterix and the Picts by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad – review
HighKick and Pirate Bones: 'If you didn't already know this book wasn't written by the same writer then you wouldn't notice the difference'
My top five fictional villains
Every hero needs a villain, if only to give them a bit of a challenge! Site member pinkbookworm gives us her top five fictional fiends
Where are the funny books for teenagers?
Humour is just as important in teen fiction as for younger children - it's just not signalled so clearly. The Roald Dahl funny prize aims to put a stop to that
Dork Diaries: Holiday Heartbreak by Rachel Renée Russell – review
Kat Winter: 'I recommend this book to girls who like funny, crazy love stories'
Fire Storm by Laurent St John – review
HorseLover3000: 'Fire Storm is a brilliant finale to the One Dollar Horse trilogy'
Diamond Brothers: I Know What You Did Last Wednesday by Anthony Horowitz
BMDH: 'If you want to be the next Sherlock Holmes it's a must read'
Billionaire Boy by David Walliams – review
BMDH: 'It has a free billion pound note inside - get rich quick, buy the book!'
Ethan’s Voice by Rachel Carter – review
dewdrop: 'I found it genuinely original and different to many other books I have read'