Recommended Reads for January 2013

Check out the reviews section of our website for the latest recommended reads - from children's fiction to poetry and classic reads we're sure there is something for everyone. We also welcome your reviews too - email them to 'Reviews' at info@bookapoet.co.uk and we'll let you know when we use it!

Below are the titles we recommended during January 2013. (You can read our reviews and recommendations here.)

‘Ferryman’ by Claire McFall, published by Templar Publishing
‘Vortex’ by Julie Cross, published by Macmillan Children’s Books
‘Chicken’s Can’t See in the Dark’ by Kristyna Litten, published by Oxford University Press
'WOOL' by Hugh Howey, published in hardback by Century
‘Oh Dear, Geoffrey’ by Gemma O’Neill, published by Templar Publishing
‘The Phenomenals: A Tangle of Traitors’ by F E Higgins, published by Macmillan Children’s Books
‘Oxford Phonics Spelling Dictionary’ published by Oxford University Press
‘Naked Trevor’ by Rebecca Elliott, published by Templar Publishing
‘The Truth About Love’ by Philip Ardagh, published by Macmillan Books
‘What Happens When the Queen Burps?’ by John Foster, published by Oxford University Press
‘Colin Fischer’ by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, published by Puffin
‘Sam Silver Undercover Pirate: The Deadly Trap’ (Book 4) by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler, published by Orion Books
‘The Lemur's Tale’ by Ophelia Redpath, published by Templar Publishing
‘The Dragon Frontier’ by Dan Abnett, published by Puffin
‘Buzzing’ by Anneliese Emmans Dean, published by Bramblebybooks.co.uk
‘I Am Not a Copycat’ by Ann Bonwill and Simon Rickerty, published by Oxford University Press

February's recommended reads will start to appear on the website from next week. A selection of reviews will be published here too, as well as on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BookaPoet) and links from our Twitter account (@bookapoet).

Check out the reviews section of our website for the latest recommended reads - from children's fiction to poetry and classic reads we're sure there is something for everyone. We also welcome your reviews too - email them to 'Reviews' at info@bookapoet.co.uk and we'll let you know when we use it!

Below are the titles we recommended during June 2012:

‘The Bees’ by Carol Ann Duffy (Picador)
‘My Art Book – Animals’ (Dorling Kindersley Books)
‘My Tourist Guide to The Dinosaur World’ by Sam Priddy (Dorling Kindersley Books)
‘Human Body: A Children’s Encyclopedia’ (Dorling Kindersley Books)
‘Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs’ by Michael Gerard Bauer (Templar Publishing)
‘Little Grey Rabbit’s Noisy Night’ By Alice Corrie (Templar Publishing)
'Whisper' by Chrissie Keighery (Templar Publishing)
‘Sam Silver Undercover Pirate: Skeleton Island’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler (Orion Books)
‘Sam Silver Undercover Pirate: The Ghost Ship’ by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler (Orion   Books)
‘Adventure Island: The Mystery of the Invisible Spy’ by Helen Moss (Orion Books)
‘Katy’s Wild Foal’ / ‘Katy’s Champion Pony’ / ‘Katy’s Pony Surprise’ by Victoria Eveleigh (Orion Books)
‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Lost Souls’ - Book 5’ by Cassandra Clare (Walker Books).

We have also received reader reviews from Newborough Primary School for
'Hey Little Bug' by James Carter (Frances Lincoln)
'The Language of Cat' by Rachel Rooney (Frances Lincoln)
'Not Bad for a Bad Lad' by Michael Morpurgo (Templar Publishing)

July's recommended reads will start to appear on the website from next week. A selection of reviews will be published here too, as well as on our Facebook page and links from our Twitter account.