Inspiring Young Readers
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The Fire-Eaters posted on 01 Jul 2016
This is a polished gem of a novel that rather took me by surprise.
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The Otterbury Incident posted on 21 Jun 2016
A swashbuckling children's adventure story isn't what you might expect a poet with left-wing credentials and a serious interest in geo-politics to produce
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The Square Root of Summer posted on 30 May 2016
This is an unusual YA novel because the seventeen year old heroine Margot ( aka Gottie) is very good at mathematics and physics
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen posted on 23 May 2016
Checking back on the publishing history of Alan Garner’s first novel...
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Wild Orchid posted on 13 May 2016
I sometimes worry about all the books I have never read and never will read because of limited time and opportunity.
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The Eagle of the Ninth posted on 11 May 2016
I’ve never been much of a fan of historical fiction. The few examples of it that I’ve tried to read leave me feeling ...
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Chasing the Stars posted on 03 May 2016
I am a huge admirer of Malorie Blackman and so I was looking forward to reading this one.
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Stonebird posted on 26 Apr 2016
This unusual and exciting story might have passed me by had I not heard the young author being interviewed the other week.
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Demolition Man posted on 09 Apr 2016
This was a bit of a risky read for me as I don't usually warm to what appear to be 'jokey' books.
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Thursday's Child posted on 05 Apr 2016
I was interested to read that this book was inspired by a real life encounter by the writer with a girl who...