Dance of the Deadly Dinosaurs Jackie French (HarperCollins)
Oh this book is FUN!
Boojum Bark is a werewolf puppy, and a student at the School for Heroes. His mother has also been kidnapped so with his friends (that include a zombie, a warrior mouse and other ‘beings’ who are all trainee heroes) he sets out to find her. but to do this he has to go into the Ghastly Otherwhen ... and strange things start to happen here. There are dinosaurs, and bogeys, and a strange hypnotic spell that causes chaos. Following on from the previous School for Heroes book comes this new title which will have readers giggling all the way through at the craziness and silliness and the 'weirdness' within these pages.
This series is designed for reluctant readers ... but with lots of pages to develop their reading confidence. And this series should do that!
EJ12 #1: Hot and Cold Susannah McFarlane (Scholastic)
This new series stars Emma Jack but Emma Jack the school girl is also known as EJ12 Special Agent. She is a member of SHINE, a secret agency that protects the world from evil-doers. EJ12 cracks codes and foils plans all over the world while at the same time coping with all the issues of going to school like mean girls, and best friends. This is a fun book for the younger readers - especially girls who want a girl superhero.In EJ12 #1 someone is melting the polar cap. There is a furious scientist who is creating chaos and wants to sell her invention to the highest bidder. there are secret agent tools for EJ to use to get the job done and when she does, she still has to go back to school and cope with the not so nice girls and the Ice Queen of Mean!
See: ej12girlhero.com and drop in here to see a message from the author. 
And especially for beginning readers comes the new series Pen Pals Forever ...Pen Pals Forever 1: Summer Days Lenny Pelling (Random House)
In this first title, Polly and Jez are the closest of friends but wile Polly begins an adventure around Australia during the school holidays Jez is stuck at home so to keep in touch Polly sends postcards form all the places she visits. As Polly reads each postcard her imagination is let loose and her summer days aren't quite so lonely without Polly there. With large print, simple storylines and generous illustrations this is a series for the beginning readers that should be enjoyed. This title also includes Pen pal tips at the back.
