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The Blurb On The Back:

Rudy is no lone wolf - he knows the power of the pack and he wants you to join him on his next adventure!

HOW-HOW-HAARROOOOWW!

When Rudy and Edie go to Femi’s house for a sleepover, they discover that their friend has been keeping a secret: Femi sleepwalks! And when Rudy accidentally leaves the bedroom window open he learns that not only does Femi walk in his sleep, he also skateboards in his sleep. At great speed.

Can Rudy guide Femi back to safety before everything starts to feel like a very bad dream?

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The Verdict:

The third in Paul Westmoreland’s RUDY SERIES for readers aged 5+ is an okay read that sees Rudy go for his first sleepover only to be perturbed by how strange it all is. I enjoyed the dynamism of George Ermos’s illustrations (especially the depiction of Femi’s family) but I wasn’t particularly sympathetic to Rudy’s behaviour, which was quite rude while his questioning of his friendship with Femi was a touch overblown.

RUDY AND THE SECRET SLEEPSKATER was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd March 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.

The Blurb On The Back:

The story of a dolphin, a girl and a life-changing friendship

Ró finds school impossible. When she reads, the words seem to jump around on the page, and she just can’t make them stick.

But when she goes to the bay each afternoon to watch a dolphin leap through the water, she finds the strength to keep going. Then the dolphin disappears, and everything in her life starts falling apart. Can Ró overcome her fears to find him?

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The Verdict:

Serena Molloy’s novel for readers aged 9+ is a moving coming-of-age story about a girl struggling with dyslexia against the backdrop of the breakup of her parents’ marriage told in a lyrical style. The formatting of the text is unusual in how it distributes text across the page but works well with George Ermos’s dynamic illustrations (although I do wish there had been more in a manga style given that Ró is described as using it in her own art).

WIDER THAN THE SEA was released in the United Kingdom on 30th March 2023. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.