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Hello! You’ll find book reviews here of everyone from Angela Brazil to Tyra Banks, alongside deep dives on the girls’ boarding school story and the world of literature and libraries. I hope you enjoy what you find!
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An introduction to Children's Literature by Peter Hunt
The Chalet School and Rosalie and The Mystery at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Modelland : Tyra Banks
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Who are you if you are afraid? : On mediating complex content in children’s literature
The Chalet School and the Island : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
“a gradual descent into the city’s underbelly”
How many you’s are you a you to?
Are we there yet? : Dan Santat
Fifty Shades of Feminism : eds Lisa Appignanesi, Rachel Holmes & Susie Orbach
Binny Keeps a Secret : Hilary McKay
Tennis Shoes : Noel Streatfeild
A brief note on My Name Is Mina by David Almond
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo : Catherine Johnson
1000 points in England related to children’s books
Three go to the Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Don’t be afraid of academic children’s literature
Hilda and the Stone Forest : Luke Pearson
Through The Mirror Door : Sarah Baker
First Pages: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
The Brownstone Mythical Collection: Arthur and the Golden Rope : Joe Todd-Stanton
Happy birthday Enid Blyton!
The Power of Dark : Robin Jarvis
An Island of Our Own : Sally Nicholls
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child : JK Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
On glass ceilings and echo chambers
A Leader in the Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The Feud In The Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
A spectrum of choice : Girlhood and Enid Blyton
My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord : David Solomons
Chloe Takes Control : Phyllis Matthewman
Articles and programmes and things of interest (oh my!)
The Otherlife : Julia Gray
The urge for the classic : on children’s books and those eternal surveys
Last Term at Malory Towers : Enid Blyton
The Riddlemaster : Kevin Crossley-Holland & Stéphane Jorisch
Maid of the Abbey : Elsie J. Oxenham
Killing the Dead : Marcus Sedgwick
Oxford, The Story Museum and Alice’s Day
Europe, Brexit and children’s literature
Little Bits of Sky : SE Durrant
The New House Mistress : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
It’s Carnegie Day
First Term at Malory Towers : Enid Blyton
A brief departure from the norm
Enid Blyton, St Clare’s and ferocious readability
The O’Sullivan Twins : Enid Blyton
Frozen Charlotte : Alex Bell
Good books, bad books : discussing value in children’s literature
Jolly Foul Play : Robin Stevens
My Brother Is A Superhero : David Solomons
Geo-locating the pony story (or, mapping Victoria Eveleigh, Lauren St John and Patricia Leitch)
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