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Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
A century after her death, Puffin has re-issued its edition of Jean Webster’s best-selling, and most famous, novel Daddy-Long-Legs. It is the story of Judy Abbott, an orphan sent to college by an anonymous benefactor. The novel is told in … Continue reading
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Set during the American Civil War, Little Women is the most famous of Louisa May Alcott’s novels. At the centre are four sisters: lovelorn Meg, clever and complex Jo, shy Beth and vain Amy. They are much like any siblings … Continue reading
Snowfall by KM Peyton
Charlotte Campion is bored with her circumscribed life. At sixteen she has travelled no further than a few miles from her grandfather’s country vicarage. And then suddenly, amazingly, she finds herself in Zermatt climbing the slopes of the Matterhorn. Released … Continue reading
The More the Merrier by Anne Fine
Family Christmas anyone? Frankly Ralph would rather not bother. His house is crammed full of relatives, none of whom is talking to all the others, and it’s becoming clearer by the minute that his brother Harry is their mother’s favourite, … Continue reading
Rilla of Ingleside by LM Montgomery
A few months ago I was part of a conversation about First World War novels. We were discussing what we liked about them and if there was a particular book that had started off our enjoyment of them. As I … Continue reading
The Glass Swallow by Julia Golding
I thoroughly enjoyed The Glass Swallow. It’s a fantasy and a companion piece to Dragonfly. Fantasy is something I don’t usually choose to read but I am so glad that I didn’t miss this. It’s beautifully written and cleverly plotted. … Continue reading
My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons
If you had spent most of your eleven years on earth devouring comics and knew all there was to know about superheroes, their powers and archenemies, wouldn’t you be annoyed if your Maths-nerd of an older brother was chosen to … Continue reading
To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield
To Serve Them All My Days is the story of David Powlett-Jones, son of a Welsh miner, veteran of the trenches and school teacher. It is also the story of England between the wars. It opens in March 1918 as … Continue reading
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Sister, Sister by Jess Bright
Sister, Sister packs a powerful emotional punch. Out of the blue Willow discovers a father and half-siblings she has never heard of, let alone met; her mother has been keeping huge secrets; oh, and her half-sister needs a bone marrow … Continue reading
Bomber by Paul Dowswell
One of Paul Dowswell’s greatest strengths is his ability to tell a story from an unexpected perspective. In Bomber his hero is seventeen year-old Harry Friedman, an American gunner stationed in England during the Second World War. Harry is by … Continue reading
From the Mountains to the Sea 