Adrift on the sea of imagination

Captain Toby by Satoshi Kitamura takes us on a trip to someone else’s world of dreams

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A thrilling trip to Greeneland

The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene is a spy thriller that is perfectly pitched tor his wartime audience 

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What would you check out?

Llama Library by Holly Ryan, illustrated by Ella Bailey extends the idea of lending books to lending out other desirable things

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Speaking truth to power

State of Ridicule: A history of satire in English literature by Dan Sperrin is a huge book in every sense of term: huge in ambition, huge in scholarship, huge in interest, huge in readability and even huge in size.

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The inspiring story of a young hero

Becoming Grace by Hilary McKay, illustrated by Keith Robinson, tells the story of Grace Darling, who encapsulates the notion of selfless heroics in the face of unrelenting and ferocious natural danger. 

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Pay a visit to Dotheboys Hall

Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes on Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens but runs out of steam despite finding it an impressive achievement

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