Lily by Holly Webb – review

HorseLover3000: 'It has a bit of everything: fantasy, magic, adventure, and chilling fear in moments'

Unleashed by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie – review

HorseLover3000: 'This book is great - it has a haunting essence about it that will make you not want to read it after dark'

The Last Wild by Piers Torday – review

TheBookThief: 'It's just not special, it's not a page turner-there's no unique writing in this book which would send shivers down my spine'

The Vet by Luke Gamble – review

SeaMonster97: 'There's a brilliant mixture of veterinary knowledge, romantic comedy, comedy in general, and tragedy'

The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch – review

MissKatniss: 'I cannot tell you much about this story as it is top secret and you would be in danger if I did'

Moon Bear by Gill Lewis – review

LottieLongshanks: 'It is so gripping that I could hardly put it down. It will make you angry, sad and sometimes happy'

Double Dork Diaries: Popstar and Skating Sensation by Rachel Renee Russell – review

BookWorm 'It was one of the funniest books I have ever read!'

Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis – review

dragonesejonny: 'As well as being about friendship and loyalty, this book is slightly tragic, a bit sad, and rather moving'

Blubbers and Sicksters by Jamie Rix – review

Amazed Earthling: 'If you are a fan of dark humour you will enjoy reading this book.'

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket – review

Awesome-Charlie: 'It is a fantastic first book in a series of 13 and I beg you to read it!'

Queenie by Jaqueline Wilson – review

Hetty99: 'Will they ever make it to Queen Elizabeth's coronation? It seems like being with her cat Queenie is the closest she is going to get...'

Roddy Doyle in the Carnegie running with Greyhound of a Girl

Booker-prize winner Doyle up for the UK's most prestigious children's books prize

George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl – review

'Thanks to George's madcap and mischievous idea, his marvellous medicine does the trick. But not in the way he expected…'

What are the good stories about wild animals by lesser-known authors?

Book doctor: Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter proves an ideal companion to the Jack London stories, plus a new breed of animal adventures looks to raise awareness about conservation in the wild

Taken by Storm by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – review

HorseLover3000 'I picked up Taken By Storm and thought it was just another boring werewolf story. I was wrong'