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Magyk by Angie Sage

Reviewed on February 5, 2013

Magyk tells the story of the Heap family who’s baby, Septimus, is taken away and labelled Dead. Silas Heap, the father, finds a baby in the snow and is told by the new Extraordinary wizard, Marcia Overstrand, to tell everyone that the baby is his and Sarah’s. Later on they find out the Queen has been killed [...]

Coming soon: Switched group reviews

Reviewed on January 6, 2012

We’re very excited to tell you about something new coming soon on Bookbitz. We’re working with the kids and teachers at Worthing High School in Sussex – reading groups at the school are going to be doing mass reviews of new childrens’ and young adult titles and sharing their thoughts with Bookbitz readers. One of [...]

The Bookswarm Treasure Hunt

Reviewed on June 11, 2011

Sixty great prizes on offer, including an Amazon Kindle worth £111 and masses of great books, in the new Bookswarm Treasure Hunt!

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Win a signed copy of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman [closed]

Reviewed on May 18, 2011

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of [...]

Take part in the great Bookswarm Treasure Hunt! [closed]

Reviewed on November 19, 2010

An Amazon Kindle worth £109, a limited edition Faber hardback worth £100, a set of ten Introducing books worth £70 and many other wonderful books besides. There’s something for everyone in this great festive haul, courtesy of Bookswarm and a number of very generous publishers. To win, you will need to answer a series of [...]