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An uproarious adventure with magic at its heart

Female students make more diverse subject choices in a single-sex environment

This comic fantasy about mermaids, talking seahorses and vicious piranhas will appeal to anyone between the ages of 7 and 20, our reviewers say

This action-packed children’s adventure, written by romance novelist Santa Montefiore and her historian husband, Simon Sebag Montefiore, thrilled some of our reviewers, but bored others

With shape-shifting ghouls, perilous adventures and the occasional repurposed colander, The Crooked Sixpence had our readers reviewing from the edge of their seats

The first book in a new series from Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan is funny and action-packed, but assumes prior knowledge of Greek mythology. The author really ought to broaden his vocabulary, too, our reviewers say