Inspiring Young Readers
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The Chrysalids posted on 09 Apr 2017
I’m not sure how well the name of John Wyndham (1903 – 1969) is remembered these days ...
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Welcome to Nowhere posted on 02 Apr 2017
Elizabeth Laird is a powerful storyteller because she always manages to pack her eventful novels with adventure ...
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Bloodchild posted on 02 Apr 2017
This thriller for the young adult market puts its foot on the accelerator right at the very beginning and then never reduces the gas.
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How do you do Mr Gnu? posted on 30 Mar 2017
I’m not sure that I’ve ever come across a picture book with a gnu as the main protagonist.
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Tomas Loves ... posted on 21 Mar 2017
This is a story that adds to the still relatively small number of picture books depicting a child with autism as the main character.
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Fum posted on 17 Mar 2017
The boy, Fum is the youngest very small member of the Crumb family of giants.
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Being Billy posted on 05 Mar 2017
I first came across this author at a conference and got the impression that most of his children’s books fall into the ‘funny’ category...
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Mary Poppins posted on 26 Feb 2017
If, like me, your only knowledge of the story of Mary Poppins comes from the Disney movie starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke...
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Deep Secret posted on 15 Feb 2017
This is a book about the inevitability of change, the way we all tend to resist change happening in our lives...
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Maresi posted on 03 Feb 2017
This dark and thrilling little tale is the first book in the Red Abbey trilogy and is soon to be made into a major feature film ...