Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker – review
PetrovaFossil: 'This book has all the qualities that you could want: adventure, tragic, excitement and suspense'
Number The Stars by Lois Lowry – review
dip2000: 'This book is about bravery; how you know that there is danger, but you still do what you think is right'
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie – review
Butterfly Rainbow: 'This is a fabulous adventure book'
Group review selection
It's a mixed bag in the Book Muncher's first review selection: there's mystery, adventure, emotion - and a book that will put you to sleep!
Which books could lure a 13-year-old boy from his Xbox?
Book doctor: A boy who likes Harry Potter and Xbox clearly enjoys losing himself in 'whole world' fiction. Christopher Paolini or Patrick Ness's fantasy series might draw him in
Not for parents: How to be a World Explorer by Lonely Planet – review
Booktrain125: 'You can learn how to survive on an island, wrestle a croc and lots more!'
Ice Dreams by Jo Cotterill – review
Awesome-Charlie: 'I thought it was interesting but not page-turningly interesting!'
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Volume 1 by Stan Lee – review
QuantumFireDragons: 'This collection makes me think differently about the Fantastic 4 that we already know from the films and current comics'
Six Days by Philip Webb – review
HighKick: 'I read the back and it seemed like a thunderous mystery'
X-Men And Power Pack: The Power Of X Digest (X-Men Power Pack) – review
QuantumFireDragons: 'Exciting and funny, this book is definitely suitable for anyone who likes superheroes and villains'
Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke – review
Tony Bradman on a page-turner set in a British boarding school
The Sultan’s Tigers by Josh Lacey – review
Horselover3000: 'It made you think about how criminals have reasons for what they do, and the people you think are bad can be good'
The Thornthwaite Inheritance by Gareth P Jones – review
Holly: 'I loved that book because it was so exciting and fun to read'
Bake a Snail and the Whale cake
Inspired by Julia Donaldson's The Snail and Whale classic book, Bethan made this amazing cake for six-year-old Lottie's birthday. She's shared the recipe, and Lottie's shared her thoughts