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Thursday, 20 August 2020

Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker

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‘ Cover: Jon Klassen ‘Here in the real world, bad things happen. ’ (p 106) Wow! This is me, at the end of reading this book. ‘His heart had...
Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Annie Lumsden: The Girl from The Sea by David Almond

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‘I looked into my mother’s eyes. What did I see there? The delight of memories or the delight of her imaginings?’ (p 36) What it isn’t  I d...
Monday, 17 August 2020

Some very special books by Patricia Reilly Giff

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A national treasure in The States  In the world of American children’s literature Patricia Reilly Giff, born in 1935, and, as far as I know...
Thursday, 13 August 2020

Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray

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Illustrations: Manuel Šumberac Time and tide I have been late to catch this particular tide, but am highly relieved not to have missed it a...
Saturday, 8 August 2020

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Cover illustration: Isabel Roxas  Too gold to miss In 2018,  Hello, Universe won the Newbury Medal in the USA, the close equivalent of our C...
Monday, 27 July 2020

The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson

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‘ It is not the blood that flows through our veins but the love in our hearts which brings us together. ’ (chap 28) A review in two lists  T...
Monday, 20 July 2020

The Promise Witch (The Wild Magic Trilogy Book 3) by Celine Kiernan

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Cover and interior illustrations: Jessica Courtney-Tickle No comparison  This children’s (MG) trilogy takes me right back to my original th...