Inspiring Young Readers
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An Interview With Lee Thomas posted on 23 Aug 2020
An Interview with Lee Thomas
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Wuthering Heights, a retelling posted on 20 Aug 2020
Earlier this year we reviewed Landman’s excellent retelling of Jane Eyre and now she follows that up with Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights ...
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Why should we value factual books for children? posted on 17 Aug 2020
Friend of the Letterpress Project, Andy Seed has kindly sent us a copy of one of his recent blog posts ...
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The Balcony posted on 13 Aug 2020
Sometimes I pick up a book and my jaw literally drops – this is one of them.
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Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky posted on 10 Aug 2020
Guest reviewer, Kay Reid reads Ibram X. Kendi's guide to challenging racism designed especially for young people.
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Manu and The Flood and Akbar and Birbal posted on 07 Aug 2020
Published in Mumbai in 2015, these two retellings of traditional Indian tales are, on the face of it, very simple little stories told in very few words.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ posted on 04 Aug 2020
Back in 1985 when this was first published, it was a sensation shifting the best part of two million copies in no time.
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Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds posted on 31 Jul 2020
Guest reviewer, Mia Bano enjoys the exploits of Zaiba, a 'tenacious, crime-solving British Pakistani girl'
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After the War: from Auschwitz to Ambleside posted on 28 Jul 2020
Author Tom Palmer has made something of a specialism of uncovering untold stories from the Second World War..
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The Knight Who Might posted on 26 Jul 2020
Everybody likes an uplifting tale about perseverance, as long as there is some kind of positive outcome.