Image shows book cover for review; an observatory is silhouetted at the bottom in a green field, with an orange glow above and behind it. Above is a dark blue sky, with lighter lines whirling across it. In the middle at the top, a bright orb shoots across. Between this and the observatory is the title 'The Others'.
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The Others | Book Review

Written by Sarah Merrett, illustrated by Ewa Beniak-Haremska (pub. Everything With Words, 2024)

‘There!’ Grandma’s face lit up. ‘Tell me you heard that!’ She ran to the machine and flung herself in the chair.

Reuben’s limbs locked tight. He stared, his mind running wild. The machine had never made a sound like it. He knew it wasn’t from this world.

He listened, waiting, holding his breath.

The machine remained silent, but he knew those few strange sounds had changed everything.

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Our Top 5 Books of 2024

We read some absolutely fantastic books over the past year, and we’ve enjoyed sharing them all with you! Some books didn’t make it into our recommended lists however (there were some crackers released at the end of the year!), and they were some of the best – so here we’re sharing with you our top 5 books from 2024.

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Out Now: Attack Of the Alien Dung! (Pet Defenders 1)

By author Gareth P Jones and illustrator Steve May (Stripes Publishing)

Have you ever thought about what stands between Planet Earth and an alien invasion?

When a “dung circle” (yes, you read that right!) mysteriously appears in a field overnight, Mavis – an avid dung-spotter – suspects everything is not as it should be.

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