BOOK OF THE WEEK
25 June 2026
Hello Bookworms!
We have more books for you to read this week!
Do take a look at our Lion Print magazine, under our Further Resources tab. Here are some of the stories our younger pupils have written at the beginning of the magazine and give you inspiration for your own writing. There is also some incredible art work from our pupils.
If you’d like some more ideas of great books to read, do check out our Reading List.
The Devil and his Boy by Anthony Horowitz
Tom Falconer is in trouble. Pursued by the notorious criminal Ratsey, Tom soon finds himself alone and hungry on the streets of London. Luckily enough, the mysterious Dr Mobius soon recruits Tom to play an important role in a play to be performed in front of Queen Elizabeth. Tom knows there’s something not right about Mobius, but he’s willing to take a risk in order to keep his neck out of Ratsey’s murderous hands. Little does Tom realise that Mobius’s dark secret will trap him in the middle of an international conspiracy, holding the fate of the English empire in his hands.
Captain catastrophe’s Great Catastrophe by Vaibhav Neela
Dive into the action-packed pirate world and experience the thrilling adventures of Captain Catastrophe!
When people speak of the ‘Great Pirate’ Captain Catastrophe winning great battles against inconceivable odds, the truth is that it is nearly always an accident. Suddenly, when the fate of the world rests on his shoulders, it is up to Captain Catastrophe to prove to the world that he is a real hero…
Vaibhav Neela is the author of ‘Captain Catastrophe’s Great Catastrophe!’. With experience in writing creative writing stories and conducting creative writing workshops in schools, Vaibhav has a unique ability to take readers to another world of imagination.
Vaibhav also received a Silver Arts Award for ‘Captain Catastrophe’s Great Catastrophe!’ in 2021 and has encouraged many children to write stories.
