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[[Category:New Reviews|Dyslexia Friendly]]__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove --> <!-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->{{adsense2Frontpage|isbn=1800901232|title=Stitched Up|author=Steve Cole|rating=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=Twelve-year-old Hanh wanted to be a fashion designer. Life in the rural village where she lived with her family was happy, if not prosperous, so when the smartly-dressed man and woman came to the village to offer Hahn a job in Hanoi it was an opportunity not to be missed. Some money changed hands and Hanh was on the mini-bus to Hanoi. Only, Hanh and the other girls were not going to work in a shop, they were to work in virtual slavery in an illegal garment factory. You know those jeans you really wanted: the ones with intricate embroidery and beading on the legs? The ones with the artfully-placed rips and distressed seams that felt so soft when you touched them? It's quite possible that Hanh and her co-workers made them.}}__NOTOC__{{Frontpage|author=Marcus Sedgwick|title=Wrath|rating=4.5|genre=Teens|summary=Meet Fitz, a young Scottish lad full of frustration at himself. Lockdown is only just over, and he should be free to do what he wants, to go where he wants and with whom he wants, but he cannot stop himself from putting his foot in it when he talks to his best friend, Cassie. They were half of a desultory school band, but Cassie was also one hundred per cent the enigmatic – saying she could hear a subhuman hum coming from the earth. Is this connected with one of her eco-warrior parents saying the end of the world is already a done deal? Is it some spooky new kind of music she's dreaming of? Is she just bonkers? And can Fitz find out the truth? Well, not when Cassie has gone missing he can't...|isbn=1800900899}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lucy Strange and Pam Smy|title=CheesemaresThe Mermaid in the Millpond|rating=4.5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=There is no mermaid in the millpond. That at least is what Bess is telling herself. Neither will there be a friend for her in amongst all the other kids, who have had their entire childhoods sold to the mill-owners by the London workhouse they used to call home. Bess knows there is no time for friendship in a hand-to-mouth, every man for himself kind of existence. But despite herself Bess does find a bit of a kindred spirit in the slight little Dot, and despite everything that life has taught her about betrayal and how befriending people only leads to harm, there might be a glimmer of companionship in the tired-out mill workers. But surely that doesn't mean there is any truth in the existence of the mermaid?|isbn=180090049X}}{{Frontpage|author=Ross CollinsKeith Gray|title=The Climbers

|summary=Every time Hal eats cheese he has terrible nightmares. HalIt's mother suggests drastic measures - no more cheese before bed. Hal loves his cheese though so he sets off on a quest for clues to solve fifty years since the Case of Apollo 13 mission was launched from the Cheesemares. He is accompanied by his canine sidekickKennedy Space Centre in Florida, Rufus. He stumbles upon his first clue very quickly. All but the story of the cheese that has been giving him bad dreams has come from Contessa Von Udderstein's (not at all evil) House journey remains one of Cheese in Bovina. Hal follows the trail to a spooky castle ruled by the evil Contessa Von Udderstein, a very mad cow who looks quite a bit like a bovine version greatest survival stories of Cruella De Villeall time. ''Survival in Space: The irate cow wants revenge on humans for stealing their milk for years (itApollo 13 Mission''s is a good thing no one mentioned hamburgers or roast beef) Hal and Rufus must escape from the clutches brilliant retelling of the mad cattle and make cheese safe to eat again. It's a good thing cows don't have hands to clutch withwhat happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121915</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781129312|title=Cherry Green Story QueenSequin and Stitch|author=Annie Dalton Laura Dockrill and Charlie AdlerSara Ogilvie (illustrator)

|summary=At first glance, I expected this Sequin loved her mum to be a fairly typical girl's story for tweens. I certainly was not expecting a story of such beauty or depth. This is a very enjoyable readbits, but is it much more than light fictionsometimes she got very cross with her. I enjoyed It wasn't that mum wouldn't go outside their flat - Sequin coped with that - it so much, I wanted was because she never pushed to share the book with my sons, but I had to be very careful to hide the coverget credit for what she did. Being typical boys, they are not going to want to hear Mum is a story seamstress and she makes the sort of clothes that looks so much like a girlyou see on red carpets or at important weddings. She's story. This book has something in common with not the designer - they'The Arabian Nights, Tales of 1,001 Nights'. In fact it shares re the people who make a direct link with the ancient book. But this story will only give us three nights lot of magic. Still three nights might just be enough to change money from the lives of six children in foster careclothes. This also shares Mum is the basic message of person who actually ''makes''The Allegory of the Long Spoonsgarments and she' a well known parable by s really talented, but when people talk about the dress or the Rabbi Haim which has passed into suit, they talk about the folk lore of many culturesdesigner. The basic message is that the difference between heaven and hell is not so much a difference in physical circumstances, but rather seamstress is the result of how we treat one anothernever mentioned.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122008</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Mr Birdsnest and the House Next DoorTanya Landman|authortitle=Julia Donaldson and Hannah Shaw Jane Eyre: a Retelling

|summary=I love Julia Donaldson's books for younger children. Everyone loves [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]] A young woman, fresh from living with horrid relatives who could care less about her, and years in a dreary school, moves into Thornfield Hall with only one intent – to have something like the life she wants – and [[Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson|Tyrannosaurus Drip]] is still with only one of our favouritesjob, but as the children have grownto tutor a young half-French girl, these books have been read less frequentlywhose father is almost always absent. I have When he does turn up he seems to admitbe dark, I've missed them. ''Mr Birdsnest brooding and the House Next Doortroubled – but that'' gives us a chance s nothing compared to enjoy this brilliant author for just a little while longer. This is fun storythe darker, told more broody and even more troubling secret in the first personhouse. Yes, so we never if you know Jane Eyre then you know the name of the main character. We do know she rest – but if you don't, for whatever reason, this is lively active young girl, perhaps with an active imagination. I would guess her a wonderful book to turn to be about 10 years old with an equally active and inquisitive younger brother named Elmo.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781120056</amazonuk>1781129126

{{Frontpage|isbn=1781128952|title=The Starlight Watchmaker|author=Lauren James|rating=4|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=This is a dyslexia-friendly, science fiction novella for young adults. It tells the tale of Hugo, an unwanted and rather lonely android, who makes a living for himself mending time-travel watches. When one of his clients demands that his broken watch be mended, Hugo realises there is a mystery to be solved and is only too ready to help. An exciting journey of discovery unfolds, which takes Hugo out of his drab attic workroom and into a scary adventure with some amazing new friends, exploring regions of the planet never before known to exist.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1781128693|title=Special Delivery|author=Jonathan Meres|rating=4|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=How do you explain to children about dementia? Injuries or illnesses are obvious, but when the problem is the brain which isn't functioning quite as it used to it isn't as easy to grasp. Frank was a normal nine-year-old and like many nine-year-olds what he wanted was a new bike. He'd had his for about seventy-eight years and he didn't want to raise the seat any more. Mum pointed out that it wasn't his birthday or Christmas any time soon and bikes cost a lot of money, which didn't grow on trees. His sister Lottie had a solution: Frank could help her with her paper round. Frank agreed despite thinking that it would take him a thousand years to save up the money for a bike AND he had to get up at six o'clock in the morning.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128707|title=ThemThe Spectacular Revenge of Suzi Sims|author=L A WeatherlyVivian French

|summary=Kylie Suzi Simms loved running and it was her family had a prosperous upper middle class life - until ambition to win the 100 metres race on sports day Kylieat the end of term - and that was next week. We's stepfather nearly beat her re going to death. Forced to flee, they ended up read about what happened in a shelterher diary, and are now trying to start life over with a very different set of circumstances. Kyliealthough there's Mom is working and exhausted, they live in a run down flatwarning that we really shouldn't be reading it, and the money barely stretches to covering groceries - and particularly as Kylieit's little sister about Barbie Meek. keeps reminding her - this To say that the two girls don't get on at all well is all her faulta bit of an understatement. Pressures build up with strange phone calls. Could Kylie Suzi wouldn's stepfather have found them? And of course there are the usual difficulties of starting t actually do anything about it, but Barbie is a new school troublemaker and trying she wants to make friendswin the 100 metres race too - by fair means or foul.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122091</amazonuk>

This is the fourth and last story about Nicky and Kenny. Try not to cry before you've even read the first page. Things have got tense at home - again - for Nicky and his learning-disabled brother Kenny. Their mum is coming to visit - the mum who abandoned them a long time ago. They haven't seen her for years and the impending visit is stirring up a lot of uncomfortable feelings. And Nicky's girlfriend has ended things. To take their minds off it all, Nicky and Kenny plan a day out, trekking across the moors. But it doesn't go to plan and an accident puts both boys - and their dog, Tina, in terrible danger.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1786697173|title=Jon For ShortMr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon|author=Malorie Blackman and Vladimir StankovicSally Gardner

|summary=The book begins with Betsy K Glory lives a rather wonderful life on a peaceful island where nothing horrible dream of dark footsteps and the flash of knife blade plunging down again and againever happens. Waking up brings no respite to the terror or pain for JonHer father, Alonso, because his waking world is even more frightening than makes the nightmare. He wakes up most wonderful ice cream in a darkened hospital roomevery flavour you could imagine. There are now windows to the outsideHer mother, Myrtle, only is a small frosted glass window mermaid and comes to visit regularly, although she still lives in the hall which lets in a tiny bit sea. Betsy dreams of light. The nurses seem cruel and angry. They insist on calling him Joetwo things: firstly, No matter how often he tells them his name is Jonathan - Jon for short. The nightmare comes again about the circus owned by a tiger and again. It starts out exactly the same, but each time whether it goes on just a little longer would ever come to her island and Jon sees secondly, about a bit more. The dream is not magical ice cream made from the only cause berries of his terrorthe Gongalong bush. Each time when he wakes up, another part One scoop of this ice cream can make wishes come true. And then Mr Tiger and his body has been removedcircus arrive. Piece by piece he And a journey is being dismemberedplanned.. Soon there will be nothing left of him - and no one will tell him why.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121958</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1781128286|title=Read On - Unsolved MysteriesRun Wild|author=Keith WestGill Lewis

|summary=''Collins Read On'' books are not specifically listed as Meet Izzy and Asha. Bullied away from the local attempt at a dyslexia friendly line of books. Insteadskatepark, these are what is known as hi-lo books. Book developed to motivate and engage older readers, while still being accessible to readers who are reading far below grade level. I would estimate they find a huge waste ground in the reading level shadow of this book a derelict gasometer to be roughly age eightpractise on, but the subject matter is apt to appeal to children much olderwhich they duly do, or even adults. Although not designed especially for children with dyslexia like the famous Barrington Stoke range, this does though they have several features to make this book more appropriate to children with dyslexia than the average childrendrag Izzy's book. With the exception of a few small picture captions, this is printed in black ink younger brother with a large standard fontthem. The print is double spacedfollowing day they all want to return, as does the brother's schoolfriend, with short paragraphs despite – and chapters giving the reader plenty of breaks. The paper course because of – there is thick enough that print and pictures from a huge wolf living in the other side will not show throughsite. This combined with Can the children survive living in the easy to read text will help to build a child's confidence. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007488904</amazonuk>urban wilderness, alongside such obvious dangers?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Jennings Different|title=Sam's Spitfire SummerA Different Dog|author=Ian MacDonald Paul Jennings and Charlie Clough Geoff Kelly

|summary='Sam's Spitfire Summer' Our hero is billed as a thrilling WW2 adventureboy, whose name we never learn. In my opinion it is not. This is not a high octane adventure. Instead it is We know what he wants in life – with his mother exceedingly poor, and even his bed burnt to keep the story two of them warm, he wants the prize offered by a rather ordinary boy, homesick, terribly frightened down-a-mountain-and-back-up-and unsure of himself after being evacuated from London-down-again foot race. This book describes Winning the race and the large purse would also give him more status in the life eyes of a child during WW2 with such realism those kids that I honestly wonder if bully him, and it might have some basis in facteven give him a voice – for he is almost mute. It describes Sam's lonelinessWe quickly learn he never talks back to anyone, whatever the motivation, and fear, being separated from his parents as his father goes away can only speak aloud to fight the Germanshimself – and, and his Mother remains in Londonso it turns out, with the risk of bombing. This book really gives to a dog he rescues from a good glimpse at how Sam feels being evacuated. He misses bad road accident he finds on his home desperately and is frightened by way up the large animals in hill to the country - such as cows. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905637438</amazonuk>start line…

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Dawson_Grave|title=The Smallest Horse in the WorldGrave Matter|author=Jeremy Strong Juno Dawson and Scoular AndersonAlex T Smith|rating=4.5|genre=Confident ReadersDyslexia Friendly|summary=Bella despises Since Eliza died, since the new girl at schoolnight of the car crash that took her life, SwanSam is a broken soul. Swan He is always bragging about her rich fatherlost without the girl he loves, her fancy house, their Ferrari etcfeeling as though a part of him died that night too... And to make matters worse, she But he is rude, bossy desperate and much bigger than Bellahe cannot live without Eliza. Bella has problems at home too. Her parents have split up He remembers his estranged Aunt Marie and she misses her father; her mother is always working peculiar healing powers and wonders if she doesn't seem might be able to have any close friendshelp him. Things look pretty dismal after an argument with BellaHowever, but every thing changes when Bella's favourite picture breaks and out steps a real live horse. A very tiny horse, but a horse all finding his Aunt Marie leads him to discover the sameMilk Man, and which causes Sam in his grieving state to make a talking one at thatpact with forces he doesn't understand. Bella would love Things soon turn complicated as supernatural powers start to keep the little horse, Astra, but the horse is desperate to be reunited with her true master, Rufuschange Sam's life in more ways than he bargained for.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842999958</amazonuk>

{{newreview|title=Ghost Stadium|author=Tom Palmer |rating=5|genre=Teens|summary=I usually buy Barrington Stoke books for my son to read on his own. He loves the short but exciting stories, and the easy-to-read text. With this book though, the temptation to turn out the lights and read this out loud by torch light was simply too much to resist. It begins as a boy's own adventure. Three boys, Lucas, Irfan and Jack have come up with the perfect plan to start their summer holidays Move on a high note. Their local football club has been closed for years, but the boys have a scheme to get into the stadium one last time and spend a night camping on the pitch. My son immediately realised the football pitch would be the perfect place to camp out. It is difficult to get into, but once there, it would be like being in a wilderness. The high walls would block out everything, leaving the boys completely alone in the dark. There is only one problem. Places that are very difficult to get into can also be very difficult to get out of...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178112227X</amazonuk>}}[[Newest Dystopian Fiction Reviews]]