Hill of the Angels by Sue Mayfield
Religious intolerance, radicalisation, violence and flight: a story of our times you might think. But Hill of the Angels by Sue Mayfield is set centuries…
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Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
It's no great secret that I hold Elizabeth Laird's books in very high esteem. She's a talented writer, a superb storyteller and also a humanitarian. …
Elizabeth Laird
Elizabeth Laird often writes about subjects in which I am not at all interested. But that never discourages me from reading her books. They are…
More Desert Island Books
A while back I promised that I’d write more about the newer children’s books I love. As my bookshelves prove, there are many of them…
Exposure by Mal Peet
The lovely people at Walker Books have just sent me a copy of Mal Peet's new book, Exposure. I'm a huge fan of his books…
How it all began
I've been reading and collecting children's books ever since I could read. My parents started me off before I can remember and I've just kept…
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