Kensy and Max: Breaking News – Franc.World review

Kensy and Max Breaking News by Jacqueline Harvey As the first book in the super fun spy series, Breaking News offers a fast-paced introduction to the world of super spy twins Kensington (Kensy) and Maxim (Max). Written by the incredible Jacqueline Harvey (who also writes the Alice-Miranda series), the book offers adventure on nearly every […]

The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak

As fellow book lovers, we’re sure you’ve heard about Reese Witherspoon’s book club. If you haven’t, every month the beloved actress chooses a title that features a woman at the centre of the story for her book club to read and discuss. This month, her book of choice was Elif Shafak’s incredible “The Island of […]

The School for Talking Pets – Franc.World review

The School for Talking Pets by Kelli Anne Hawkins Kelli Anne Hawkins is a new Australian author. She lists some of her favourite things are airports, velvet jackets, mangoes, the colour yellow, the satisfaction of crossing stuff off lists and staring at the ocean. Perfect author material if you ask us! Her first book is […]

Treasure in the Lake – Franc.World Review

Treasure In The Lake by Jason Pamment This book is fun! Not only is it a based on a grand adventure full of secrets and action, but it’s created in the form of a graphic novel, where the beautiful pictures tell much of the story. When Iris and her best friend Sam stumble upon an […]