Inspiring Young Readers
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The Bravest Word posted on 29 Jun 2024
You haven’t even reached the teenage years yet but you’re already living a life that would make others envious
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Elf Dog and Owl Head posted on 27 Jun 2024
Cast your mind back to the spring and early summer of 2020. We were, you’ll recall, all trying to understand what dealing with a pandemic actually meant
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This is Happy posted on 24 Jun 2024
We all need a bit of positive affirmation in these troubled times
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Swift and Hawk: Supernova posted on 21 Jun 2024
This is the third instalment of the Swift and Hawk series following on from Undercover and Cyberspies.
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Beti and the Little Round House posted on 20 Jun 2024
This is an author who writes engagingly about a range of different environments, putting a spirited young girl as the central character.
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Grotti posted on 18 Jun 2024
Who or what, you might reasonably ask, is Grotti?
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Puppet posted on 17 Jun 2024
There’s something essentially magical about puppets. In a metaphorical and performance sense they can come to life in the hands of their owners
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On Poetry Street posted on 14 Jun 2024
Back in November 2023 we were lucky enough to be able to review two of Brian Moses’ stories for younger readers
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To the End of the World, Far, Far Away posted on 13 Jun 2024
Like many adults, I have a strong early childhood memory of packing a small bag with some toys and announcing that I was leaving home
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Looking for Lucie posted on 10 Jun 2024
Like Lucie in this novel, I can well remember that slightly nauseous but excited feeling on ‘A' level results day.