Inspiring Young Readers
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Devil by the Sea posted on 09 Dec 2022
I have to start this review by saying it’s one of the most difficult I’ve sat down to do.
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My Dog, Hen posted on 01 Dec 2022
I risk outraging readers of this review by confessing that I’m not a dog lover ...
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Midwinter Burning posted on 24 Nov 2022
A new novel from Tanya Landman is always a welcome arrival here at Letterpress.
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A Candle in the Night posted on 17 Nov 2022
Robert Swindell’s 1974 novel for younger readers pulls no punches.
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Carnival of the Clocks posted on 14 Nov 2022
This prolific award-winning author/ illustrator is guaranteed to cheer up any reader with his bold, colourful illustrative style.
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The Children Who Stayed Behind posted on 10 Nov 2022
Originally entitled ‘The Kidnapping of Kensington’ and published in 1958, it was issued in 1964 by Puffin Books and retitled The Children Who Stayed Behind
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Journey Outside posted on 03 Nov 2022
U.S. born author, Mary Q. Steele (1922 - 1992) was primarily a children’s author but also wrote for adults around issues of nature and the natural world.
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Scared? posted on 31 Oct 2022
I very much enjoyed an earlier publication by Neal Zetter and so I looked forward to settling down (or being unsettled given the subject) with this one
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Small Shadows Creep posted on 27 Oct 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn dips into a collection of ghost stories edited by science fiction legend, Andre Norton
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Children of the Stone City posted on 09 Oct 2022
I admit to feeling a thrill when I received a review copy of a long-awaited new novel by this accomplished award-winning author.