The Test by Nathan Leaman ‘If all you know is cricket, then cricket will break you . . .’ It is the final Test match of The Ashes. A nation expects, and the rest of the cricketing world is watching. Fast-paced, humorous and candid, The Test follows the battles on and off the field as stand-in England…
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Book Review | Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig | Stephen Krensky
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig Abe Lincoln is on his way to give an important speech when he comes across a pig stuck in the mud. If he stops to help the pig, he’ll get his brand-new suit dirty. But young Abe can’t stand to see an animal in trouble. What should…
Book Review | Rodrik Rules | Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2 | Jeff Kinney
Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 2 by Jeff Kinney Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year,…
Book Review | Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 | Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg. He finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Greg is happy to have Rowley Jefferson, his sidekick, along…
Book Review | Nothing To Lose | Lee Child
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher 12) Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It’s not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel, Reacher—a man…
Book Review | About a Boy | Nick Hornby
About a Boy | Nick Hornby ‘How cool was Will Freeman?’ ‘How cool! At thirty-six, he’s as hip as a teenager. He’s single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He’s also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents’ groups full of available (and grateful)…
Book Review | After Eden | Helen Douglas
After Eden (After Eden #1) by Helen Douglas When mysterious new boy Ryan Westland shows up at her school Eden Anfield is intrigued. On the face of it, he’s a typical American teenager. So how come he doesn’t recognise pizza and hasn’t heard of Hitler? What puzzles Eden most, however, is the interest he’s…
Book Review | Merry and Bright | Debbie Macomber
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She’s taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss at the consulting firm where she temps. Her own social life is the last thing…
Book Review | Die Trying | Lee Child
Die Trying (Jack Reacher #2) In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his office parking lot by three men and ordered into the trunk of his Lexus. On a downtown sidewalk, Jack Reacher and an unknown woman are abducted in broad daylight by two men – practiced and confident – who stop…
Book Review | Life on the Refrigerator Door | Alice Kuipers
Life on the Refrigerator Door Mom, I went to the store. See inside the fridge. I watered the plants. I cleaned out Peter’s cage. I tidied the sitting room. And the kitchen. And I did the washing up. I’m going to bed. Your live-in servant, Claire Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively…