Toppsta - Childrens Books – Reviews

Celia Rees

Author Links

Celia Rees

  • 4 stars across 26 books
    Celia Rees is one of Britain's foremost writers for teenagers and her titles for Bloomsbury have enjoyed huge success. Witch Child has been adopted by educational boards up and down the country and is required reading in secondary schools in the UK, with life sales of over 180,000, and has been translated into 25 languages. Celia has a degree in history, a strong interest in which is evident in her brilliantly researched books. Sorceress, Pirates! and Sovay have all met similar critical acclaim and are loved for their strong characters and skilfully plotted adventures. Celia Rees lives in Leamington Spa, with her husband.
    6th July 2009

    Witch Child

    When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an u... More

    (8 reviews)
    Review
    6th October 2003

    Pirates!

    When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in eighteenth century West Indies, they are unified in their... More

    (1 review)
    Review
    1st August 2019

    Glass Town Wars

    When Tom is in a coma, his friend Milo decides that he can be a guinea pig for a new gaming device - a device that will ... More

    (1 review)
    Review
    7th April 2016

    Sorceress

    The triumphant conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's dazzling Spellcaster series. To save the ... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    1st June 2017

    Truth or Dare

    A powerful and touching novel about bravery from the Guardian's "writer to watch" Non Pratt, perfect for fans of... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    1st May 2000

    The Vanished

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    1st September 2003

    The Soul Taker

    Lewis James is unhappy. Overweight and unpopular, his dad despises him, the girl he likes won't look at him - he has no ... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    19th January 2007

    Ghost Chamber

    The Goodman children are spending their first proper holiday with their estranged archaeologist father since their paren... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    21st September 2015

    Twelfth Night: Band 17/Diamond

    Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Enjoy the hilarity and mischief am... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    23rd June 2014

    The Tear Jar: Band 18/Pearl

    Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat is a guided readin... More

    (0 reviews)
    Review
    Image to show page is loading Show More Books

    New Book

    Most Popular Book

    Recent Reviews

    • Pirates!

      Pirates!

      I loved Pirates it was amazing. It is most certainly one of my favourite books ever. I loved how  Celia Rees wrote everything how she describe the set...

    • Witch Child

      Witch Child

      Written in the form of a journal, ‘Witch Child’ is based on the life of fictional 17th century emigrant Mary Newbury. Suspicion that Mary is a witch f...

    • Glass Town Wars

      Glass Town Wars

      I picked this up thinking it would be a really cool and unique YA sci-fi fantasy. It's about this boy, Tom, who is in a coma but in his dreams he is t...