Inspiring Young Readers
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Mr Godley’s Phantom posted on 01 May 2022
There are few writers who better illustrate just how thin the divide is between ‘adult’ and ‘young adult’ fiction
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The Original Bambi: The story of a Life in the Forest posted on 28 Apr 2022
I would imagine that most people believe that Walt Disney’s tear-jerker, Bambi is a creation of the film company when it was released in 1942
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Needle posted on 27 Apr 2022
Fifteen year old Charlene introduces herself as an avid knitter in the first paragraph of this compelling story.
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The Cave posted on 04 Apr 2022
Richard Church (1893 – 1972) was a prolific British author who published The Cave, an adventure story for what would now be called the young adult reader
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The Dark Is Rising posted on 01 Apr 2022
This 1973 fantasy novel lends its name to what is a sequence of five books that has become something of a cult classic.
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole posted on 24 Mar 2022
This is the second instalment of the great diary of the quintessential British teenager, Adrian Mole...
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Fierce Bad Rabbits : The tales behind children’s picture books posted on 10 Mar 2022
I’ve written elsewhere on this site about just how underrated and unguarded children’s picture books tend to be
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An American Ghost posted on 07 Mar 2022
Chester Aaron (1923 – 2019) was a prolific American author who wrote fiction for adults and teenage readers ...
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Pages & Co. Tilly and the Bookwanderers posted on 03 Mar 2022
This is the first instalment of what has gone on to be a hugely popular series...
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A Handful of Thieves posted on 21 Feb 2022
First published in 1967 in hardback and then in 1970 by Puffin, Nina Bawden’s adventure romp has lost none of its pace