Inspiring Young Readers
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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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A different generation of novels for Young Adults posted on 02 May 2016
The market for novels aimed at the YA or ‘young adult’ audience has been one of the fastest growing areas over recent years.
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An Interview With Jane Ray posted on 01 May 2016
An Interview With Jane Ray
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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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Big Bad Bun posted on 24 Apr 2016
What do you do if you get a school report that's going to go down like a lead balloon with your parents?
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Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Paula Rego posted on 23 Apr 2016
Paula Rego was born in 1938 as a Portuguese citizen but her Anglophile parents sent her to school in the UK during the 1950s
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Lost in Middle Earth posted on 20 Apr 2016
I'm not really much of a fan of fantasy writing. There are some exceptions - Alan Garner, Ursula Le Guin and some dystopian fringe science fiction
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Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith posted on 17 Apr 2016
The story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a desire to become a truly human little boy, feels like a story that is timeless
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David Roberts posted on 15 Apr 2016
I was lucky enough to be at a conference a few years ago where David Roberts was one of the star attractions.
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Jane Ray and Kevin Crossley-Holland @ Oxford Literary Festival posted on 10 Apr 2016
On Saturday 9th April we went along to see Jane Ray and Kevin Crossley-Holland talking about their latest collaboration, Heartsong