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Any questions? An Interview with Elle McNicoll
A few weeks ago, we were very lucky to interview award winning writer, Elle McNicoll! Author of A Kind of Spark and Show Us Who You Are,...

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Dec 16, 202110 min read


Our Favourite Poems for Cold Winters
It's nearly December and it's getting colder! These are some of our favourite poems about winter. No! by Thomas Hood No sun--no moon! No...

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Nov 12, 20212 min read


October 2021 Book of the Month : White Rabbit, Red Wolf
Peter Blankman suffers from severe panic attacks and loves maths. He uses logic to sort his life. His family and Ingrid - his only friend...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Autumn Poem Competition!
Autumn is here again and last year, we published some fantastic poems on this season. Now, with the inspiration of the falling leaves and...

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Oct 26, 20212 min read


September 2021 Book of the Month: Children of the Quicksands
12 year old Simi is sent from the big city of Lagos to her Grandmother in a rural village in the Nigerian countryside. Her mother never...

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Oct 25, 20211 min read
The Bear and the Nightingale - Book Review
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year. But Pyotr, Marina and their 4 children don’t mind, they spend the...

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Oct 10, 20211 min read
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 15
“Careful!” whisper-shouted Kate, “They might hear us!” “Sorry,” her little brother answered sheepishly, “But it all went fine right? I...

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Oct 9, 20216 min read


Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 14
With, finally, a lead to follow and a moral boost, the children set about trying to uncover clues with even more enthusiasm than before....

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Sep 30, 20218 min read
Our Favourite Murder Mysteries
We LOVE reading murder mysteries (we already have a whole reviews section on them!!) but here are a few more of our favourites The...

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Sep 10, 20213 min read


August 2021 Book of the Month: A Letter for the King
Tiuri, Son of the famous knight Sir Tiuri, has waited all his life to become a loyal knight of King Dagonaut. He has been a squire for a...

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Sep 2, 20211 min read


Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 13
The days were slipping through their fingers like the marbles they used to race down the stairs in their old house. Nothing was coming...

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Aug 30, 20216 min read


July 2021 Book of the Month: The War that Saved my Life
Ada and her little brother have suffered. Ada is a cripple and her mum hates her for it. Ashamed of her own illness, Ada learns to walk,...

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Aug 9, 20211 min read


Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 12
“What do you mean?” asked Michael, baffled but the rest of the group had already understood. “It might have been unlocked,” suggested...

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Aug 7, 20215 min read


Taking Care of Your Books
Books are amazing, a portal to new worlds. But did you know that 320 million books are thrown away each year? Are you looking after yours...

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Jul 7, 20211 min read


Lockdown in Dandelion Estate Chapter 11
Breakfast was laid out in the dining room with plates filled with Claudette’s exquisite pancakes. Uncle John smiled at them from over his...

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Jul 1, 20215 min read


June 2021 Book of the Month: Counting by 7s
Willow Chance didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to her parents. The old her would have loved to look forward to having gone into...

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Jul 1, 20211 min read


Our favourite bookish accessories!
We all love books, but what about some bookish accessories! Here are a few: Book Sleeve When you're going travelling, you always take a...

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Jun 11, 20211 min read


The Rooftoppers
A book review by the amazing @bookobsessedsash , if you're on instagram, make sure to give her a follow! Book Review: Rooftoppers by...

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Jun 9, 20211 min read


May 2021 Book of the Month: Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter
Isabel Feeney is not a normal 10 year old. She is obsessed with journalism and cannot believe herself when she stumbles unexpectedly on...

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Jun 1, 20211 min read


Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 10
Kate ushered her siblings back to her room in silence trying to not be seen by their parents who believed them to be outside. As soon as...

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Jun 1, 20215 min read
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