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REVIEW: The Marlows and the Traitor – Antonia Forest
(Girls Gone By Publishers 2003, originally published Faber & Faber, 1953) Antonia Forest published her first book, Autumn Term, in 1948, and her last, Run Away Home, in 1982, but she was not a prolific writer, and, during and after … Continue reading
The Best of Jennings – Anthony Buckeridge
(Sevenoaks 2010) Jennings Goes To School (1950) / Jennings Follows A Clue (1951) / Jennings’ Little Hut (1951) / Jennings and Darbishire (1952) The Jennings stories originally came to life in 1948 as a series of radio plays on Children’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fiction, Humour, Re-read, Reviews
Tagged 1950s fiction, Anthony Buckeridge, boarding schools, children's fiction, cricket, detection, disguise, farce, imagination, school
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Percy Jackson books – Rick Riordan
(Puffin e-books 2005-2009) Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief / Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters / Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse / Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth / Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction, Filmed adaptations, Read on my Kindle, Reviews
Tagged battles, children's fiction, friendship, goddesses, gods, Greek myths, humour, Percy Jackson, retelling of myths, Rick Riordan, series, vengeance
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