Inspiring Young Readers
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The Pomegranate Tree posted on 10 Mar 2016
Vanessa Altin is a tabloid journalist and she intended this to be a shocking book which should be read by teenagers
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Raining Fire posted on 09 Mar 2016
Another belting story from Alan Gibbons – full of action, tension and power but intelligent and thought-provoking at the same time
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Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads posted on 28 Feb 2016
David Almond is one of my favourite authors whose beautiful but economical prose always hits the spot.
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea posted on 27 Feb 2016
It is quite difficult to write a review of what is undisputedly a classic picture book which is also now a recognisable brand
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When The Siren Wailed posted on 25 Feb 2016
When the Siren Wailed by Noel Streatfeild I have always been interested in stories about Second World War evacuees, partly because my father was one.
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Web of Darkness posted on 20 Feb 2016
This is, first and foremost, a high-octane thriller that moves at a hell of a pace and doesn’t hold-out on tension, thrills and fear.
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Through my Window posted on 15 Feb 2016
I have such fond memories of discovering this book when I was a nursery teacher in inner city Birmingham...
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The Book Thief posted on 07 Feb 2016
When the book was published in the UK in 2007 it was on the back of quite a lot of hype ...
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The Imaginary posted on 01 Feb 2016
This is a pretty scary book for adults with nervous dispositions like me,
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Blood Family posted on 26 Jan 2016
In all honesty, this is not an easy book to read. What I mean by this is not that the book is badly written or turgid – quite the opposite -...