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Month: February 2015

Beowulf and the dragon
reading

Origin story

I could read and write before I went to school – my Mum taught me using comics, I seem to recall, and I remember writing my name in big bold capitals – JOHN – before my aunt, who was a teacher, told my mother off for not teaching me to write lower case letters first…. Read More

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Posted 8 years ago February 28, 2015
By John
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The Battle of the Braes
reviews

Review: The Battle of the Braes by Margaret MacPherson

Recently, I was thinking about some of the books that influenced me when I was younger. In particular, I was thinking about The Hill of the Red Fox, by Allan Campbell McLean, which I re-read a while back when I picked up a second-hand copy on my trip to Hay-on-Wye – it’s a book that has… Read More

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Posted 8 years ago February 12, 2015
By John
3
Nosy Crow
writing

Nosy Crow Children’s Fiction Masterclass

Registration for the Nosy Crow “How to Write Children’s Fiction” Masterclass was due to start at 9:30. To make sure I wasn’t late, I booked train tickets leaving Leicester at 7am. To make sure I didn’t miss the train, I booked a taxi for 6:20am. To make sure I didn’t miss the taxi, I set… Read More

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Posted 8 years ago February 8, 2015
By John
1
Five Children on the Western Front
reviews

Review: Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders

Five Children on the Western Front, by Kate Saunders, is a modern sequel to the Psammead books by E. Nesbit, which began with the classic Five Children and It. It moves time on a few years from the original books; it is now the beginning of the Great War, and the children, some of whom… Read More

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Posted 8 years ago February 3, 2015
By John
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