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Mark
Halloween Approaches... pt. 2 junior to young adult
...And so continues our Halloween roundup, with more seriously scary books for junior to teen and young adult readers. For picturebooks...
Mark
Foulsham
With which do you identify most: a cup, a leaky tap, or a ball of string? Clod Iremonger was born into Heap House, an ancient abode...
Margaret
Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity
Emily Sparkes has dealt with the Friendship Fiasco and is feeling pleased with herself (although her new BF does have a distressing...
Tony, Margaret, Mark
Summer Reading '15: Junior 8-12
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine: A remarkable jewelled automata is stolen from a glamourous new store in...
Mark
Goth Girl series by Chris Riddell
The first thing that struck me about Goth Girl was how much the protagonist resembled my delightfully gothic little sister (I'm sure I'm...
Mark
Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Collosal
A culinary hero is born! Rutabaga the adventure chef falls in with a bunch of dragon slayers, intent on finding fame and treasure. But...
Tony
The Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford
Two life stories have here been conflated to great effect; it is 1826 and the young Ada Byron and Mary Shelley (in reality eighteen years...
Mark
Explorer series by Kazu Kabuishi (ed)
The Explorer books are wildly imaginative, thought-provoking comics anthologies that will appeal to any young creative mind. The series...
Margaret
Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco by Ruth Fitzgerald
Emily Sparkes is finding life tough. Her parents have failed in their duty to name her baby sister properly, forcing Emily to call the...
Mark
Why Do We Fight? by Niki Walker
War... Huh! What is it good for? So pondered Edwin Starr in his 1969 anti-Vietnam War song. But how did the situation in Vietnam arise in...