Book Review – Braids Take a Day

Book Review – Braids Take a Day

Section. Weave. Repeat. Uncovering secrets is like undoing braids one at a time… Braids Take a Day is a beautifully developed novel about a late-adolescent girl with a strong desire to find out about her Nigerian background. We first meet Abidemi after final exams,...
Book Review – The Story of Irish Rugby

Book Review – The Story of Irish Rugby

The book describes how rugby was invented and how it spread to Ireland. It also has information on clubs, provinces and national teams.  It explains the rules of the game and takes us back to unforgettable matches and tournaments. It also takes a look at legendary...
Book Review – Ireland’s Call

Book Review – Ireland’s Call

The book I just finished reading was called ‘Ireland’s Call’ by the author Paul O’ Flynn. This book was about how Ireland came back from a low of losing instrumental players like Johnny Sexton and Keith Earls. It talked about how Ireland started to embrace...
Book Review – First Term at Fernside

Book Review – First Term at Fernside

First Time At Fernside by Sheena Wilkinson is a fictional adventure book about girls in a boarding school called Fernside. Robins’ younger cousin Linnet has just started school at Fernside and is already homesick, there are just too many strict rules, new faces and...
Book Review – Pony Camp Chaos

Book Review – Pony Camp Chaos

Grace and Aaron’s granda run a pony camp at Rowen Tree stables. Pony Camp is very competitive, with two teams competing to get the most points to win the trophy. The teams are Flying Leaps and The Gallopers, both teams play tricks on each other. Leah tries to make the...
Book Review – The Tower Ghost

Book Review – The Tower Ghost

In ‘The Tower Ghost,’ set in 1963 at Sycamore Hill Boarding School in Donegal, three schoolgirls, Clare, Rose, and Molly, dive into a mystery to find out who is the ghostly girl seen in the school’s old tower. My sister always told me “If a book has a map at the...