Sharing life stories

The Last House in the Row by Lesley Parr, illustrated by Richard Johnson is a story that focusses on positive friendship between different generations

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Charles Dickens by George Orwell

Guest writer, Alun Severn muses on the the thoughts of George Orwell as he reads Dickens

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Walk like an Egyptian

What it was like to be an ANCIENT EGYPTIAN by David Long, illustrated by Stefano Tambellini would make a really excellent addition to school libraries – and it will get plenty of use when the inevitable Ancient Egypt project rolls along.

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A Garden of Sand

 Earl Thompson's first, largely autobiographical novel, is a densely told tale of poverty in Kansas during the twenties and thirties. 

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One for the pony lovers

Meg and Merlin: having fun by Tanya Landman, illustrated by Sonia Albert is the fourth story in this engaging series  about the special and sensitive relationship between a young girl, Meg and her pony, Merlin.

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A passion for books

Lucy Mangan’s new confessional, Bookish: how reading shapes our lives will entertain any book-lover even if you find yourself at odds with some of her personal predelictions. 

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