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|author=Rachel Renee Russell
|title=The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem
|rating=2.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Max is in the middle of a situation, and no mistake. [[The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero by Rachel Renee Russell|Last time]] he had to bust himself out of his own school locker, and found himself caught up in a right scrape suitable only for his own superhero aspirations, involving burglars at the school, retrieving valuable comics, and so much more. Joining right back into the action with a literal ''splat'' this time we face the thieves up front and personal, and at the same see Max trying to save what little friendship he has with the hot computer-loving girl at school, who can easily rank as his only friend there – and whose clothes he happens to be wearing. Oh woe is he…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147114464X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Rosemary Sutcliff
|summary= Set in 18th Century London, this historical thriller captures all the rawness of life in the grimy city. A young girl, Cat, who was orphaned at birth, is taken under the wing of a kind benefactor, Mr Sheridan, who found her abandoned on the steps of his theatre. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is an exciting place to grow up, and Cat becomes a well-loved member of the staff behind the scenes. While running errands in the theatre, she dreams of being a famous writer herself one day. Before her dream is realised though, Cat has an important role to play in solving a mystery - the mystery of a diamond hidden in the Theatre Royal itself.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405285303</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Ryder Windham
|title=Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Junior Novel (Star Wars Junior Novel 2)
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=I've never actually held by the theory that ''The Empire Strikes Back'' is the best film in the series. To me, as a youngster, I got the willies suitably with what happens to one character, and it was great to meet the Emperor at last, but beyond the assault on Hoth there was too much that didn't work for me. I certainly wasn't impressed by the kissy-kissy nonsense interrupting the great space-faring action. But I have always been eager enough to revisit it, as the film I've seen the least of the seven, and these YA variants of the films – adaptations of the canonical 2004 DVD editions, and first published at that time – are about the best way to do that.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405285435</amazonuk>
}}