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Tag: Morris Gleitzman

Posted on May 20, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Sixty Two

When the bank his parents own crashes, Oliver’s life starts to spin out of control. Precipitated into responsibility for a grumpy girl, her unpredictable mother,…

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Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

10th December

Trudy Takes Charge is the first of ten books about the eponymous heroine. They were published over the course of twenty-one years, from the late…

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Posted on December 6, 2012

2012’s Bookshelf

The other day I was clearing out all the books I’ve received from publishers this year. Don’t worry; they all went to good homes. I…

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Posted on April 28, 2010

Now by Morris Gleitzman

Last night I read Now by Morris Gleitzman.  It's the third part of the trilogy whose earlier books are Once and Then.  It brings the…

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Posted on October 4, 2008

Morris Gleitzman

A few weeks ago, I was at the Youth Libraries Group conference in Lancaster.  It was a great conference, probably the best YLG conference I've…

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