Review: The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

Review: The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

The Land of Roar is a delightful flight of fantasy into the realm of a child’s imagination. As a young girl I would spend hours playing make believe, sometimes a warrior princess on a quest through dangerous forests, other times flying through space in my cardboard...
Review: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Review: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Deathless Girls is a beautifully written story of survival, love and loyalty in a brutal world, brought vividly to life by award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Twins Lil and Kizzy are savagely enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar and brought to work in his...
Free Handwashing Book for Island Schools

Free Handwashing Book for Island Schools

More than sixty schools and nurseries on the Island have taken up an offer by Medina Books to receive a free copy of our book ‘A Germ’s Journey’ about the importance of handwashing to get rid of germs. Public Health Initiative A Germ’s Journey was...
Review: Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown

Review: Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown

What better way to get too involved in a novel than choosing one that is set just outside your front door? This psychological thriller takes place on the Isle of Wight, seemingly a place of safety and tranquillity, but old family secrets emerge to disrupt the lives of...