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BLOG TOUR: Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Puffin Books

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a day ago
4 min

BLOG TOUR: Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Puffin Books

Listen, Layla is a book I enjoyed on so many levels. It’s a story about the search for identity and the struggle for autonomy that so...

The most magical fun you could wish for!

Paperback Snob

Jun 30
2 min

The most magical fun you could wish for!

Genie and Teeny: Make a Wish by Steven Lenton, HarperCollins Genie and Teeny is the first in a brand new series by one of our favourite...

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Jun 10
2 min

How far would you go to get a laugh?

Something I Said by Ben Bailey Smith, Bloomsbury Carmichael Taylor, “Car” to his friends, is a quick-witted and clever thirteen-year-old...

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Jun 1
3 min

This electric debut will mesmerise you

The Lightning Catcher by Clare Weze, Bloomsbury The Lightning Catcher is one of the most exciting books I’ve read, and it kept me...

Trouble at the theatre - can a cat and a dog save the day?

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Apr 29
2 min

Trouble at the theatre - can a cat and a dog save the day?

Jasper and Scruff: Take a Bow by Nicola Colton, Little Tiger This is the third book in Nicola Colton's charming collection about adorable...

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Mar 26
3 min

Why rules are made to be broken

Do Not Disturb the Dragons by Michelle Robinson and Sharon Davey Find out why it’s important to let sleeping trolls drool, how to tame a...

A delightful Regency-era adventure brimming with magic

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Mar 20
2 min

A delightful Regency-era adventure brimming with magic

A Most Improper Magick, the first book in the Kat, Incorrigible series by Stephanie Burgis, Piccadilly Press Thanks to the wonders of...

A classic that's charmed readers for over 40 years

Paperback Snob

Mar 15
5 min

A classic that's charmed readers for over 40 years

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones, HarperCollins "As a rule, gingerbread men were fun. They leapt up off the plate and ran when you tried...

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Mar 10
3 min

Fascinating chats with fantastic beasts

Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts Too by Andy Seed and Nick East, Welbeck Publishing What's it about? Author Andy Seed has...

A first reader that kids will actually want to read

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Mar 1
3 min

A first reader that kids will actually want to read

Cat Has a Plan by Laura Gehl and Fred Blunt, Simon & Schuster What's it about? Cat is sad because Dog has a dinosaur toy that Cat really...

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Feb 8
3 min

Sherlock Holmes meets Star Wars

Space Detectives by Mark Powers, illustrated by Dapo Adeola, Bloomsbury "It was another perfect day on Starville – the most astonishing...

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Jan 28
3 min

Pizazz by Sophy Henn

"With a ridiculous name like Pizazz, I should probably be a magician, or a pop star, or a really smelly perfume, but I am not any of...

On the edge of my seat with The House at the Edge of Magic

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Jan 19
3 min

On the edge of my seat with The House at the Edge of Magic

The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes is one of those wonderful books that you miss...

BOOK REVIEWS

BLOG TOUR: Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Puffin Books

The most magical fun you could wish for!

How far would you go to get a laugh?

This electric debut will mesmerise you

Trouble at the theatre - can a cat and a dog save the day?

Why rules are made to be broken

A delightful Regency-era adventure brimming with magic

A classic that's charmed readers for over 40 years

Fascinating chats with fantastic beasts

A first reader that kids will actually want to read

Sherlock Holmes meets Star Wars

Pizazz by Sophy Henn

On the edge of my seat with The House at the Edge of Magic

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