Jane Burke
Please Write Soon
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This is a story based on the family history of the writer, told mainly in a series of letters and set in 1946. Solomon ...Read Review
The Fire Cats of London
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This is a tale of the Great Fire of London retold from the point of view of a captured wild cat, Asta. Although ...Read Review
When the Sky Falls
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This is a moving tale of a boy and an ape in war-time, based on a true story. Angry, disturbed Joseph, a boy ...Read Review
The Ship of Cloud and Stars
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This is a bright, visually attractive novel which blends information, adventure and fantasy, ably illustrated by George Ermos. Nico Cloud, undervalued at home ...Read Review
Darwin’s Dragons
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Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
This is an attractive, charmingly illustrated novel that succeeds in blending fact and information with fantasy. Everyone knows the story of Charles Darwin’...Read Review
Tell Me No Truths
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This is a complex and ambitious book for young adults, utilising multiple narrative strands and a wide cast of characters. Nico, a rebel ...Read Review
Across The Divide
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This is a brave and clever book which addresses important issues in a timely manner. Olivia is experiencing problems with school, with a ...Read Review
Digger
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This beautifully-produced picture book tells its story in single sentences and subtle watercolour illustrations. The brief texts are interspersed with one line of ...Read Review
The Siege and Fall of Troy
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A re-issue of Robert Graves’ retelling of the Homeric myths is always welcome, and the new introduction by Dan-El Padilla Peralta makes the ...Read Review
Into the White: Scott’s Antarctic Odyssey
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A first novel, and based on the true and well-known story of Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1911-12, this ...Read Review
