Tahha recommends The Beano annual! Over 75 years old! Wow! Roger Dodger and Denice the Menace are out!

JJ recommends the Third Chronicle of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. All about the son of a fisherman who goes on a fantastic adventure. We learn the back story of some of the characters from the Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Keilan recommends a non-fiction book all about electric cars. It explores how both types of vehicle can be harmful to the environment.

Izzy recommends ‘The 1000 Year Old Boy’ by Ross Weltford. It’s about this boy who was born around the Viking age. There are these things called ‘life pearls’ which can make you live forever. He takes a pearl at aged 8. Later in the story, his mum passes away but it’s an eventful book with a series of stories about his life.

Emilia recommends ‘Over the Line’ by Tom Palmer. It’s about someone called Jack who is a professional footballer. The story is set at the start of the war and he has to go to war. Members of his football team die but football is forbidden. He wants to fight for his country but is surrounded by death and description.

Max recommends Shrapnel Boys. It is also set in WW2. It is about a group of boys, every night after the bombing for a game, they go and collect pieces of the bomb and see who can collect the most. The main character finds that his sister is doing secret work in the war.. Max also mentioned his Ross Montgomery book which he has finished and recommends again.