Summer Reading Challenge

‘A stupendously silly intergalactic adventure thatâ€™s perfect for fans of Roald Dahl or David Walliams’ Madge Eekal reviews Turns Out I’m an Alien!

Zoe at Madge Eekal Reviews had some glowing (perhaps even neon like the book cover!) words for middle grade Summer Reading Challenge 2019 pick Turns out I’m an Alien by master storyteller Lou Treleaven: ‘The age of our main character, the format, and length of this book places it very firmly in the middle grade category. The clarity of the writing and the subject matter, however, make it equally suitable… Read More »‘A stupendously silly intergalactic adventure thatâ€™s perfect for fans of Roald Dahl or David Walliams’ Madge Eekal reviews Turns Out I’m an Alien!

‘Readers will be swept along by the unfolding drama’ Red Reading Hub review of Turns Out I’m an Alien

Jill at Red Reading Hub has just posted a lovely review of Lou Treleaven‘s latest middle grade fiction title publishing at the end of this month Turns Out I’m an Alien. The book is also part of this year’s Space Chase themedÂ Â Summer Reading Challenge! ‘Iâ€™ll say no more other than that Jasper discovers his alien origins, the children are cascaded into a madcap space adventure to save a planet from… Read More »‘Readers will be swept along by the unfolding drama’ Red Reading Hub review of Turns Out I’m an Alien

More laughs and adventures for Arlo and class 4X coming in March!

Come, come the children of 5P, Bring your little minds to me, The door is open; step right in, A new adventure will begin. Arlo, Daisy-May, Nathan and the rest of class 4X (now 5P) are back with a completely new teacher: Miss Pythia, with her strange prophetic visions and mysterious box. They are selected to perform A Play in a Day … and of course they choose Pandora’s Box!… Read More »More laughs and adventures for Arlo and class 4X coming in March!

New space adventures from Jon and Straxi coming in March: Teachers on Pluto!

First came Letter to Pluto, then the Summer Reading Challenge 2019 title Homework on Pluto and now we are excited to announce the publication of the third book in the Penpals on Pluto series by Lou Treleaven, Teachers on Pluto! ‘I canâ€™t wait to start at Flumpenslurp Blurble School as they do weird subjects like Packed Lunch Studies and Grow Your Own Friend. Straxi says they even have a class… Read More »New space adventures from Jon and Straxi coming in March: Teachers on Pluto!

Three Maverick titles selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!

We were thrilled to learn this week that three of our titles have been selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge! The theme is Space Chase and our selected titles are: The Space Race (Early Reader – Yellow band) by Jenny Jinks with illustrations by Serena Lombardo (order here) Letter to Pluto by Lou Treleaven (order here) Turns Out I’m an Alien by Lou Treleaven (publishing in May – you… Read More »Three Maverick titles selected for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!

‘I couldnâ€™t wait to find out what happened in the end’ Summer Reading Challenge reader reviews!

Young participants in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge (theme: Mischief Makers) have been busy reading nearly 900,000 books and we are delighted to see some wonderful reviews appearing for our picture book title Beware the Mighty Bitey by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Susan Batori: ‘I recommend this book.’ I thought it was really funny.’ ‘I couldnâ€™t wait to find out what happened in the end and I was really… Read More »‘I couldnâ€™t wait to find out what happened in the end’ Summer Reading Challenge reader reviews!

It’s competition time! Smarty Pants Magazine Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo giveaway and review!

Sandie at Smarty Pants Magazine for Kids recently reviewed Summer Reading Challenge title Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming with illustrations by Kathryn Durst: ‘Filled with fun, adventure, and kid-friendly drama.’ Smarty Pants is also running a fab give away! Comment on the review post here by the 22nd August and enter the draw for a copy of the book. Good luck!

‘A hilarious adventure with plenty of twists and turns’ Armadillo Magazine reviews Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo!

Armadillo Magazine has posted a great review for Summer Reading Challenge 2018 book Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur ZooÂ by Alice Hemming, illustrated by Kathryn Durst: ‘[The book] finds the completely unruly, disobedient and unteachable 4X in need of a teacher who can teach them, welcome Mrs Ogg and the adventure of a lifetime!Â A trip to the zoo can’t possibly be the answer can it?Â Well when it is… Read More »‘A hilarious adventure with plenty of twists and turns’ Armadillo Magazine reviews Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo!

‘Awesome’ Nayu’s Reading Corner rave review for Beware the Mighty Bitey!

Nayu’s Reading Corner recently gave a wonderful review for Beware the Mighty Bitey (part of the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge) by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Susan Batori: ‘I accepted this book for review without seeing the cover – the synopsis on it’s own had me smiling away and intrigued! I find piranhas cute just as I do crocodiles, they tend to be used in picture books with humour so… Read More »‘Awesome’ Nayu’s Reading Corner rave review for Beware the Mighty Bitey!

Maverick Books selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018!

We are delighted to see today The Reading Agency announced that two of our books are selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018. The theme next year is Mischief Makers! Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming with illustrations by Kathryn Durst is our second junior fiction title by Alice. It follows the story of Arlo and his best friends Daisy-May and Nathan as he tries to… Read More »Maverick Books selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018!