Natalie Platten
Natalie Platten is from Readings Doncaster
Review — 24 Sep 2017
Accidental Heroes by Lian Tanner
Fans of Lian Tanner’s bestselling fantasy adventure series, The Keepers, will delight in her new trilogy, The Rogues, set in the same richly imagined world. It introduces a…
Review — 26 Jun 2017
Evie's Ghost by Helen Peters
Like any self respecting 13-year-old with an ardent sense of entitlement, Evie Tregarron feels swindled when sent away so her mother can go on honeymoon with her new husband. Evie…
Review — 24 Jul 2017
Pip and Houdini by J.C. Jones
Pip and Houdini follows the success of Run Pip Run, J.C. Jones’s shortlisted book for the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2016 and winner of the…
Review — 20 Aug 2017
Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian
Claire Christian’s Beautiful Mess won the 2016 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, an unpublished manuscript award that regularly discovers new talent. This is an engrossing read that…
Review — 29 May 2017
My Life as a Hashtag by Gabrielle Williams
My Life as a Hashtag brings the reader into the company of an eclectic group of friends, siblings and their wider social network. At its core this social group forms…
Review — 26 Apr 2017
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Enthusiasts of Lauren Wolk’s Newbery prize-winning Wolf Hollow will relish her latest offering, Beyond the Bright Sea, a work of comparable sensitivity, with an uplifting sense of humanity. In…
Review — 27 Mar 2017
Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart
Reuben Pedley is a recluse, has no friends and lives with his mum, a single parent, in a rundown flat in a gloomy town. The town where he lives is…
Review — 25 Apr 2016
The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith
Among my favourite reads are works that source inspiration for subject material from the art world. Works such as Alex Miller’s Prochownik’s Dream or Paul Morgan’s Turner’s Paintbox draw on…
Review — 29 Jan 2017
Diamond Jack by Mark Greenwood
History ‘hunter and gatherer’ Mark Greenwood launches his History Mysteries series with a wartime story about a real bloke called Jack Palmer (aka Diamond Jack) and his glittering plunder. This…
Review — 29 Jan 2017
The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
The Secret of Nightingale Wood is a beautiful, immersive read with a spirited and courageous young heroine who drives its narrative. Following a tragic death in her family, 12-year-old Henrietta…
