Mission: Microraptor by Philip Kavvadias, reviewed by Oliver (12)

When two school friends go on a school trip to the Alps, little did they realise that they were about to find a prehistoric dinosaur egg buried in the ice.  Once the newly hatched dinosaur is put onto TikTok (hoping to make them social media stars), Finn and George find out it isn’t quite as easy as that. They are thrown into a story of adventure, espionage and survival trying to avoid the baddies who want to take Arty (the microraptor) away.

This, first in the series, book is jam packed with a crazy adventure plot as well as fast and funny jokes – perfect for 11-year-olds (who enjoy reading about adventures – think a humorous Alex Rider – and dinosaurs).