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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
Most recent:
Spaces; edges; the parts in between
The books I do review
Sweet Pizza : GR Gemin
Nara and the Island : Dan Ungureanu
Anger in children’s / young adult literature : a reading list
Shelf Help : Reading Well and The Reading Agency
The Pirates of Pangaea : Daniel Hartwell & Neill Cameron
The books I don’t review
The School in the Forest : Angela Brazil
The drum
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone : JK Rowling
The CBBC Book Club
“Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive”
Dirty Dancing; sexuality and young adult literature
All aboard the Bobo Road : Stephen Davies & Christopher Corr
Links of interest
The Jinny series by Patricia Leitch
Unbecoming : Jenny Downham
‘For Love of A Horse’ : Or, quite possibly, one of the best pages ever in children’s literature
Wild Lily : KM Peyton
The New Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The Carnegie shortlist is out
On Turning Left
Asking for it : Louise O’Neill
It isn’t easy being funny (thank you Louise Rennison)
Silence is Goldfish : Annabel Pitcher
The Adventures of Beekle – The Unimaginary Friend : Dan Santat
The Carnegie longlist is out
Max’s Bear : Barbro Lindgren & Eva Eriksson
Mango and Bambang : Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy
8 ways to handle difficult books
‘The Lie Tree’ by Frances Hardinge has won the Costa Prize
Vegetarians / vegetarianism in children’s fiction
A Song for Ella Grey : David Almond
16 ways to help yourself and your child make the best of your public library, books and reading
The Lie Tree : Frances Hardinge
The thing about jellyfish : Ali Benjamin
A wild beginning
Wendy : Karen Wallace
Britain’s Favourite Children’s Books
Merry Christmas
54 places to begin with when thinking about children’s and young adult literature
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright : Christopher Edge
The Follyfoot Collection : Monica Dickens
First Pages: Cowgirl by G.R Gemin
The Crossover : Kwame Alexander
Cherry Cake And Ginger Beer : Jane Brocket
Mockingjay and the bruised, bruising love
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