The Blue Peter Book Club introduces young readers to new writing and encourage a love of reading. In partnership with The Reading Agency an expert panel of librarians, booksellers and children in library sessions, chose a list of Blue Peter Book Club recommended reads from awesome authors and fantastic illustrators. Its next six titles are:
Greenwild: The World Behind The Door by Pari Thomson, Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli (book available)
Daisy Thistledown has recently escaped from boarding school and has a mystery to solve. Her search for her missing mother will lead her across London and through a hidden doorway to another world, bursting with magic: the Greenwild. But all is not well in this astonishing land. Before long Daisy finds herself confronting a dangerous presence that threatens green magic on both sides of the door. Daisy must band together with a botanical genius, a boy who can talk to animals and a cat with an attitude, to channel the power that can revive the Greenwild and find her missing mother – and save her own world too.
The Last Firefox by by Lee Newbery, Illustrated by Laura Catalán (book and ebook available)
Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he’s made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier. Because Cadno isn’t just any fox: he’s a firefox – the only one of his kind – and a sinister hunter from another world is on his trail. Swept up into an unexpected adventure to protect his flammable friend, Charlie’s going to need to find the bravery he never thought he had, if he’s going to save the last firefox.
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence by Marcus Rashford written with Alex Falase-Koya, Illustrated by Marta Kissi (book available)
When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he’s never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But the next morning, during Breakfast Club, Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, and he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure with his new mates to solve the mystery and get his football back!
You Are History: From the Alarm Clock to the Toilet, the Amazing History of the Things You Use Every Day by Greg Jenner Illustrated by Jenny Taylor (book and ebook available)
Thought history was only in museums? Think again! Join Greg Jenner as he takes you on a trip through the amazing history hidden in the things you use every day. Did you know that the first TV was made out of biscuit tins and knitting needles? Or that the humble paperclip helped lead an anti-war movement? Or that a few hundred years ago it was fashionable to style your hair with cat poo?! Find out the delightful, daft and downright deadly history of your everyday life that your teachers won’t tell you about.
Major and Mynah by Karen Owen, Illustrated by Louise Forshaw (book and ebook available)
Callie Major does not like wearing her new hearing aids at all. But when she meets abandoned Mynah bird Bo, she realises that her ‘slugs’ mean she can communicate with him! Together the unlikely duo set off to catch the thief who has been causing trouble all over town. This work includes high-speed chases, a very peckish bird and purple poo!
Bob vs The Selfie Zombies by Andy Jones, Illustrated by Robin Boyden (book and ebook available)
For Bob and his best friend Malcolm, winning the school talent competition with their band The Tentacles of Time is really important. And that’s before they realise the future of the world depends on it. Bob doesn’t know why he can time travel. He does know that it always happens at the worst possible moments. Like when he’s in the bath. Awkward! But when Bob comes face to face with his future self in the midst of a disastrous alternative reality, he’s got no choice but to try and do something! In this future, an evil genius has created a smile-operated selfie camera that turns people into zombies, and the world as Bob knows it has completely collapsed. There’s not even anywhere to get a takeaway pizza from! Now it’s up to Bob to change the course of the present to save future him, future Malcolm AND the whole world. Yikes!
A special episode of Blue Peter Book Club Live will be shown on CBBC and iPlayer, 5pm, Friday 24th May.
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