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Race to the Frozen North by Catherine Johnson

October 31, 2018

When I first saw this book, it’s eye-catching cover made me instantly think that it was going to be similar to ‘Eye of The North’ or ‘The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club’ (both excellent adventure stories, by the way), but I was spectacularly proved wrong.  You would think by now that I would know not to…

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Fiction, Illustrated/Junior, Mental Health

The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig

October 24, 2018

‘Don’t forget who you are.  You are a fighter. As the dark in the sky makes the stars shine brighter, you will find the bad stuff has good bits too. The bad days are the days that make you you.’ This book caught my eye as the author, the phenomenal Matt Haig, described it on…

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What Lexie Did by Emma Shevah

October 12, 2018

‘For the record, seeing your mum miserable is one of the worst things in the world.  Being separated from your almost-twin is another.  Knowing it was your fault is a third…  All of them together is a pancake stack of bad things.’ Apologies – due to some technical difficulties, we have been off-line for what…

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