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Review *Slug in Love*
By Rachel Bright Illustrated by Nadia Shireen Published by Simon & Schuster UK We LOVED this book even before anyone started reading. The...

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Feb 25, 20211 min read


Review *School for Nobodies*
by Susie Bower Publisher: Pushkin Press Pushkin Children's Books A Sarah Odedina Book Cover Design & Illustration by Thy Bui Imagine not...

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Feb 21, 20212 min read


Review *Symona's Still Single*
by Lisa Bent Published by Jacaranda Books Art & Music UK Cover Art by Uzo Njoku Part of the #Twentyin2020 collaboration - the first time...

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Feb 12, 20212 min read


Review: *Swordswoman*
by Devika Rangachari Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli Published by Pushkin Press Pushkin Children's Books SO MANY stories seem to have just...

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Feb 11, 20212 min read


Review *Mort the Meek & the Ravens' Revenge*
by Rachel Delahaye Illustrated by George Ermos Published by STRIPES PUBLISHING LIMITED An imprint of Little Tiger Group Well, when a...

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Jan 31, 20212 min read


Review *Last One to Die*
by Cynthia Murphy Published in the UK by Scholastic Children's Books Mudlarking & street carts with caramelised nuts are totally new &...

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Jan 17, 20212 min read


Review: *Bearmouth*
by Liz Hyder UK Cover Design by Yeti Lambregts Sticker Design by Barnaby Edwards Published by Pushkin Press A Sarah Odedina Book...

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Jan 11, 20212 min read


Review: *The Last Bear* by Hannah Gold
USA Edition Cover Art by Kate Slater Published by Harper, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishing Wow! A story as unique as a snowflake....

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Jan 10, 20212 min read


Review: *MELT*
by Ele Fountain Published by Pushkin Press Pushkin Children's Books A Sarah Odedina Book Cover illustration & design: Thy Bui Can you...

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Jan 5, 20213 min read


Time - what are we doing with it?
How's this pandemic going for you? Weird question? Well, it's a weird time all over the world, right now. How has the pandemic changed...

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Oct 8, 20201 min read


Another blog? Do people still read these?
Reading is one of those things we do often. It's part of life & lets us navigate through a task, a minute, an hour, a day, a week, our...

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Apr 19, 20201 min read


Never too early OR too late!
As long as books and reading are interesting & fun, everyone can find something to grab their attention & keep them interested. Children...

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Apr 19, 20201 min read


“Lost” by Ele Fountain
Published by Pushkin Press, this is such a gripping story for children & adults alike. Pushkin Children's Books brings carefully...

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Apr 19, 20201 min read


The art of writing
What's your all-time favourite book? Why? What sets it apart from all the others & kept it in your memories? Is your favourite film your...

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Apr 19, 20201 min read


Duncan Versus the Googleys by Kate Milner
This is a prime example of a book that perhaps I wouldn't have chosen based on someone's description, the title or reading the blurb on...

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Apr 19, 20202 min read


Reading - fun or a chore?
Some people seem to read a book a week or have two on the go all the time. My Dad always had a book at home & a book at work. I've never...

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Apr 19, 20201 min read
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