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Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier

Kristy’s Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier My rating: 5 of 5 stars I recently found the first five of the graphic novel Baby-Sitters Club books in a local charity shop and reader, I screamed and grabbed them all and cackled my way home. I find these books intensely charming and rather brilliant things and so,Continue reading "Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier"

The Sea Egg by Lucy M. Boston

The Sea Egg by Lucy M. Boston My rating: 5 of 5 stars I hadn’t ever heard of The Sea Egg until a few days ago; I knew of Lucy M. Boston, of course, and although I rather loved the strange and gauzy light of her books (and the sad, wonderful heart of A StrangerContinue reading "The Sea Egg by Lucy M. Boston"

A few updates

Hello! I have one of those ‘news in brief’ posts to share with you today so let’s get down to it. 😊 How To Be True is the Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week and I still cannot quite process it. Thank you to Nicolette Jones for being so lovely and thank YOU ifContinue reading "A few updates"

Carbonel by Barbara Sleigh

Carbonel: The King of the Cats by Barbara Sleigh My rating: 4 of 5 stars When it is a hot day, we turn to the shadows and we read the books. I had prepared for this day with a visit to the library, picking things that I thought might be in my wheelhouse and thingsContinue reading "Carbonel by Barbara Sleigh"

Happy Birthday How To Be True

My new book is out! How To Be True is the story of Edie Berger and how she became the brilliant little revolutionary that she is today. You’ll discover all about her family and her history and also there will be chocolate spread sandwiches and cobbled Paris streets and revolutionary first years and adventures galore.Continue reading "Happy Birthday How To Be True"

Writes Of Passage : words to read before you turn 13 by Nicolette Jones

Writes of Passage: Words to read before you turn 13 by Nicolette Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was pleasantly surprised by this collection because, if I’m honest, I expected something that might have read a little bit worthy. There’s always the risk of that with books like this because it can beContinue reading "Writes Of Passage : words to read before you turn 13 by Nicolette Jones"

The Chalet School and the Lintons

The Chalet School and the Lintons by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The first thing to say about The Chalet School and the Lintons is that it’s a much better hardback than it is paperback. In a way it marks the first of the Armada edits that, to me, make veryContinue reading "The Chalet School and the Lintons"

The Chalet School and Rosalie and The Mystery at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

The Chalet School and Rosalie & The Mystery at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars Two books in one which can be basically summed up as “girls: mean” and “girls: complicated!!!” We begin with a Mystery at the Chalet School which gives us a new girl with aContinue reading "The Chalet School and Rosalie and The Mystery at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer"

The New House at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

The New House at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Today was a day for New House. The weather was thick and hot and dense; that still, heavy air that is just hot and nothing else, and what else should one do on such days but read aContinue reading "The New House at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer"

The Girls by Emma Cline

The Girls by Emma Cline My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had tried to read The Girls before and it hadn’t quite worked out. I had been put off by the first few chapters because they were tight and dense things, unwilling to let me in and, I suspect, not really caring to beContinue reading "The Girls by Emma Cline"