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Helen
Vote for Effie by Laura Wood
When a chocolate cake theft tragedy befalls new girl Effie Kostas, she doesn't realise that the conversation that follows with Aaron...
Tom
Guest review: The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo
This is a guest review by Tom (aka Well Read Boy), who came to our bookclub author event with Claire Barker last month and was inspired...
Tom
Guest review: Picklewitch and Jack by Claire Barker and illustrated by Teemu Juhani
This is a guest review by Tom (aka Well Read Boy), who came to our bookclub author event with Claire Barker last month and was inspired...
Helen
The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"It was a winter they would tell tales about... A winter that came and never left." It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Kiran...
Helen
My Mum Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jacqueline Wilson is a staple within children's fiction. With a plethora of books to her...
Margaret
Picklewitch and Jack by Claire Barker, illustrated by Teemu Juhani
Jack has won the Most Sensible Boy in the School prize three years running, but he's never managed to make a friend. Still, that's about...
Helen
Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
As a bookworm (and I presume that you, dear reader, are one too), it has long been a dream of mine to be able to meet some of my...
Mark
A Darkness of Dragons by S. A. Patrick
cover illustration by George Ermos This inventive fantasy adventure is set in the world of the Piper of Hamelyn, where music means magic...
Tony
Kat Wolfe Investigates by Lauren St John
When Kat and her mother leave London for a new life in scenic Dorset, she wastes no time setting up a pet-sitting agency. Everything is...
Mark
Elizabeth & Zenobia by Jessica Miller
This mysterious, imaginative debut from Australian author Jessica Miller wrapped round my mind like out-of-control ivy in a neglected...