October is the month of many things, Halloween, Winter... Rain. A.K.A perfect reading weather!

We wanted to take this opportunity to share with you our top 3 picks for your October reading.

3rd - In last but NO means least... AND JAKE MAKES THREE by SUE WHITAKER.
Available to purchase here.

And Jake Makes Three is an adventurous and exciting book. Sam, Jess and Jake and their first wild adventure of many. Will their efforts to uncover and solve a crime work? Or will it all come crashing down on them?

Book Description:
"London might be the big city but all the action is taking place up North! Join Sam 11, Jess 12 & Jake the dog in the first of seven books in the action packed crime busting children's book series of the same name. Be part of this great adventure, packed with danger, excitement & so much more. 
The author Sue Whitaker lives in Leeds in the North of England and reviewers have described her as  the 21st Century Enid Blyton!"


2nd- Runner up the month is... THE ROPER TWINS: BATH TIME BATTLES WITH NAN! by CAULINE THOMAS- BROWN.
Available to purchase here.

The Roper Twins: Bath Time Battles with Nan is a heartwarming and funny book. The daily struggles of parenting is written in a cute, hilarious 'battle'. This children's book is a fun read for young ages (and parents). Do they twins win in the end? Or does Nan defeat the odds and reign victorious?

Book Description:
"One-year- olds Courtney and Jade Roper are twins: like nearly all twins they are double the joy and double the trouble. Unlike some twins the Roper Twins love doing things together. They especially love Bath-Times where they have lots and lots of fun. However when one day Nan decides it’s time for a change Courtney and Jade, have other ideas. Join the Roper Twins as they go into battle with Nan in this delightful, engaging and funny look at parenting, everyday life and growing up."


1st - The TOP book for October is... REMEMBER REMEMBER by SUE WHITAKER.
Available to purchase here.

Remember Remember is an extremely important book for all ages, especially teens and young adults. At an impressional age the mis-use of fireworks is unfortunately, extremely common.
This well written and gut wrenching book is a must have for all collections. Schools, colleges and parents will benefit from having this book.

Book Description:
"It's the 5th of November and a firework in the wrong hands spells trouble for Carla and changes her life for ever. Read this inspirational story of one girl's fight to overcome the stigma of disfiguration and how a few kind words from an unexpected source, turned thoughts of revenge into a passion to help others, who's lives have also been rudely and dramatically changed. Revised with new content."

In the UK, November 5th is Bonfire Night. A night full of bright colours, sparklers and fireworks.

While fireworks are beautiful and full of colours and bright lights they are also dangerous and can cause a lot of damage to someone... Someone like Carla.

This October we want to spread the word of Firework Safety and the devastating effect they can have when in the wrong hands.
Read Carla's story of a careless person who set off a firework and strikes her, causing life changing disfigurements.

"It's the 5th of November and a firework in the wrong hands spells trouble for Carla and changes her life for ever. Read this inspirational story of one girl's fight to overcome the stigma of disfiguration and how a few kind words from an unexpected source, turned thoughts of revenge into a passion to help others, who's lives have also been rudely and dramatically changed. Revised with new content."

If you want to get involved with spreading the word of Firework Safety this November 5th then please share Remember Remember with friends and family by sending them this Blog post. 

You can purchase the book here as a Paperback or here as a Kindle-Ebook.

This review was written by Samin (@samin_kalantari).
You can purchase Remember Remember here.

Wearing beautiful, short dresses and putting her makeup on, painting her nails a different colour every day... if you're a girl reading this then you absolutely know what I am talking about. 

This book 'Remember Remember' written by Sue Whitaker has a lot of things for us to all learn and remember.

First of all, we should always remember who we are, the book taught me not to conform, I realised how important it is to be me and to be real!
Don't just try to be accepted by others, this is what Carla is worried about all the time. I learnt how every single action of mine can have an unexpected consequence.
I will always remember that everything can change in just one night.


We should be ready to accept all changes and try to go ahead with them, don't let anyone stop you.
It happens for everyone to fall down and fail, but the important thing is what you do next, stand up and make a new path, for the new you.

Make sure we all have the courage we need, somewhere deep in our souls, and just as Tim was, I won't forget to be a good friend, ever.

The following book review was written by Kirsty Hanson, you can find her Blog here .
Thank you Kirsty for your review of Remember Remember, if you are interested in in reading Remember Remember for yourself you can find it here.


​Remember Remember is a novella by Sue Whitaker that describes the horror of what one incident can do to someone’s life. It’s fast-paced and packed with emotion that will make you feel like you’re on a rollercoaster of a ride.
Sue Whitaker has created a story that is both beautiful, but also sends a message out to every single person on the planet – old and young – about the danger of bonfire night.

It’s the 5th of November and a firework in the wrong hands spells trouble for Carla and changes her life forever. Read this inspirational story of one girl’s fight to overcome the stigma of disfiguration and how a few kind words from an unexpected source, turned thoughts of revenge into a passion for helping others, who’s lives have also been rudely and dramatically changed. 
 
At first, I hated the character of Carla. Whitaker portrayed her as a snobby, thirteen-year-old who did nothing but make sure that she fit in with her group of friends and laughed at people who she thought were inferior to her. Obviously, Whitaker wants us to dislike Carla’s character so that we get to see her character development that happens after a firework gets thrown into her face on purpose.
 
 
 
“I tried to fight the panic and force it back down to where it had come from.”
– Sue Whitaker, Remember Remember
 
 
 
I read this novella whilst I was on the train and I had to stop myself from crying when Carla realised that she was disfigured from the criminal acts of a stupid boy who thought it would be funny to throw a firework around. (See, you can tell now that I’m just getting angry – that’s how much this story had an impact on me!)
 
This is a beautiful story about family, friendships and how the road to recovery can be the hardest but the best thing a person can ever do. This is a story about how a girl had to change her life around, had to struggle with her identity and about that one special person can be with you every step of the way.