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Thursday, 19 October 2017

Maudlin Towers: Curse of the Werewolf Boy by Chris Priestley

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Good recommendation, thanks To be honest, children's comic fiction is not really my thing. I have nothing against it. In fact I know it ...
Tuesday, 17 October 2017

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge

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Deeply interesting   This book is every bit as darkly, lusciously, intriguingly alluring as its cover. Despite its historical setting, it is...
Sunday, 15 October 2017

Illegal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin, Illus. Giovanni Rigano

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An imperative  I hope that as many booksellers as possible will copy the lead of the one shown below and do all they can to promote this boo...
Monday, 9 October 2017

Lockwood & Co: The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

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Here is a title I have been eagerly waiting for, the final part of a story to which I feel already very committed. Like countless other fans...
Tuesday, 3 October 2017

The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

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A huge book This is not the kind of book I generally blog about. Although it is a children's book, it is not even fiction, let alone ...
Tuesday, 26 September 2017

The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell

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The (not very) old dragons Cressida Cowell is a phenomenon of current children's publishing. Deservedly so. Her How to Train Your Dragon...
Sunday, 17 September 2017

The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius

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A queue jumper  I must apologise to all the other (possibly wonderful) books that have been waiting patiently on my reading pile for...