Inspiring Young Readers
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Library Lady posted on 25 Nov 2017
Published in 1970 this tale of the power of libraries seems remarkably relevant today when so many of them are under the dark threat of closure.
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The Wall posted on 24 Nov 2017
Trying to explain difficult stuff to children is something that many of us will have struggled with from time to time.
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A Skinful of Shadows posted on 21 Nov 2017
Hardinge is a compelling story- teller who always takes an unusual approach to her subjects.
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Defenders: Pitch Invasion posted on 20 Nov 2017
Tom Palmer’s Defenders trilogy comes to a conclusion with Pitch Invasion ...
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Ada Lovelace Poet of Science posted on 17 Nov 2017
When we staggered home from Chicago in the summer with a suitcase full of great children’s non-fiction titles...
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The Bookshop Holiday posted on 13 Nov 2017
Published in 1969 The Bookshop Holiday must have felt like a bit of an anachronism even then...
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Carnival of Monsters posted on 10 Nov 2017
If you like a rollicking monster story set in the past with a dash of Lemony Snicket, Doctor Who, Scooby Doo and Ghostbusters thrown in, ....
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Alan Garner’s The Owl Service – at Fifty posted on 10 Nov 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads Alan Garner's classic on the 50th anniversary of its publication
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The Last Days of Archie Maxwell posted on 07 Nov 2017
rAward-winning young adult novelist Annabel Pitcher has never shied away from what some people might characterise as ‘difficult’ subjects.
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Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans posted on 29 Oct 2017
This bold and colourful book for younger children tells the tale, in rhyming couplets, of the fashion-conscious Rooster and his new pair of skinny jeans.