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Jo Bowers
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Children’s Book Reviews Editor for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social Book Reviewer, Children’s Literature, Reading for Pleasure, Reading, Books.
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · Nov 19
If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @justimaginecentre.bsky.social have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre & age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians & literacy specialists:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 22h
Here are our latest round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 6d
This week’s round up of book reviews did you. Thank you to all our fantastic reviewers this week:
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 7d
@elnorrywriter.bsky.social 😊👆
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 7d
Drumroll 🥁 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Just Imagine’s 3000th book review!
Thank you Lucy Timmons for your fantastic review of Fablehouse: Heart of Fire: ‘a tale of hidden magic, shapeshifting talents, friendship and belonging...’ Read full review here:
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National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · 12d
Our friends @englishassociation.bsky.social are collecting stories of how teachers are planning to support the National Year of Reading. Let them know here: bit.ly/4-11YearOfRe... #nationalyearofreading
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 12d
Here are this week’s round-up of book reviews. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 17d
Does your class love graphic novels? We are thrilled that Mai K. Nguyen is joining us for a Children's Authors Live event on Friday, 26th September at 1:15
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · 21d
Here are all our latest book reviews this week. Thank you to all our reviewers:
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 21d
All the details for Michael Rosen Day
November 13
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 23d
Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers!

This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres and themes.

Click here to see the full Longlists: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 24d
Start with a Teapot by Enric Lax is such an original, imaginative and funny book to encourage us to be creative, have a go, make mistakes and draw! Love it! @geckopress.bsky.social
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 25d
Shoes! A Footwear Fashion Frolic by Anna Davies and Daisy Wynter from Cicada Books is a visual treat from cover to end, filled with fascinating facts about shoes, shoe designers through the 20th century. I love it!
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 26d
An exciting fast-paced adventure by Katya Balen filled with quirky characters, mudlarking, magic and history. Another new @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
Reading Gladiators book club choice for Year 2. My review for Just Imagine here:
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · 28d
The River Thief is a highly engrossing multi-layered story combining early seventeenth history, folklore, adventure and nature. And a new @justimagine_books Reading Gladiator Book Club choice for Year 5. @templarbooks.bsky.social
Review for Just Imagine here:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Sep 7
Our first September book reviews. Thank you to all our wonderful reviewers:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 30
Join Justin Somper for this fun-filled event to kick start the new school year..
Justin Somper - Talk Like a Pirate Day
A virtual school event for schools with Ben Sanders the creator of the Agent Harrier series
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Sep 5
Registration for the Reading Gladiators and Power-Up Book clubs is now open.

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To find out more about this award-winning book club, visit readinggladiators.org.uk
Reading Gladiators - all set for the new term.
Get the Reading Gladiators buzz. We are all set and ready to go!
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Sep 6
August book review round-up. Thank you to all our reviewers this month:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-book…
Many of them are on our new recommended booklists:
justimagine.co.uk/book-lists/
And they are all available to purchase at Best Books for Schools:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 22
Part 2 of this week’s book reviews. We hope you find some inspiration for bank holiday reading. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 22
Part 1 of this week’s book reviews. Many of our books reviewed this week are on our recommended book lists for the new school term:
justimagine.co.uk/book-lists/
Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · Aug 19
Totally agree with you @stephenjdilley.bsky.social An incredibly powerful YA story with very real characters. Full of tension that keeps you reading and very relevant themes of today. @nmgarrard.bsky.social @oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · Jun 22
110. On the Edge by @nmgarrard.bsky.social
A nuanced and compelling YA-adult crossover novel about masculinity and adolescence set on the South Devon Coast. Utterly captivating.
Coming out in August - read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 16
Our reviewers have been busy this week! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed for us this week. Happy weekend reading everyone:
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 9
Here are all our latest reviews for you. Thank you to all our reviewers this week!
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Just Imagine @justimaginecentre.bsky.social · Aug 5
Here are the latest book reviews for this week, many of which are on our updated recommended book lists. Thank you to all our reviewers this week:
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Jo Bowers @jobowers.bsky.social · Aug 2
Happy birthday Helen. 😊 What a lovely present 😊
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