Inspiring Young Readers
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Operation Banana posted on 05 Apr 2023
I belong to a generation of children who grew up in the 50s and 60s listening to stories of wartime deprivation from parents and grandparents.
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The Great Fox Heist posted on 02 Apr 2023
The thing about magic tricks is that they are all about sleight of hand and distracting the observer from what’s really going on.
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Stag Boy posted on 16 Mar 2023
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Stag Boy, a book that combines the real and the magical worlds while also weaving in a complex mix of issues
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The Swish posted on 13 Mar 2023
I was just a little bit nervous about reading and reviewing this debut YA novel because I am not renowned for my fashion sense...
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Meg and Merlin posted on 09 Mar 2023
We rate this author very highly at the Letterpress Project and have reviewed several of her books designed for young adult readers
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The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice posted on 02 Mar 2023
Felix Jones is feeling down in the dumps – his best friend has left town, his sister seems to have forgotten to collect him after football and…..it’s
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The Ghosts of Craig Glas Castle posted on 28 Feb 2023
The Ghosts of Craig Glas Castle is a new adventure for Sophie and Archie, who we first met in The House on March Lane.
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Sheep School posted on 26 Feb 2023
Sheep are renowned for their passivity and their acceptance of a restricted existence as they are herded to and fro....
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Bookworm: a memoir of childhood reading posted on 19 Feb 2023
In the good old days when I still used to wander up to the newsagents every morning to buy a paper copy of The Guardian...
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Murder at the Museum posted on 15 Feb 2023
Like this new author, I am an avid fan of the detective story genre...