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Something a bit different today! I’d like to introduce Morgan Keyes, author of new children’s novel Darkbeast. Morgan has also written for adults under the name Mindy Klasky, and I loved her urban witch romances, so I’m excited to see her turn her hands to children’s fantasy. Given ( Read more... )

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Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)

Ha, this one is surprisingly easy, and for once I don’t feel the need to give a million different answers to a simple question.

To my mind, one of the absolute worst literary deaths of all time was ( Read more... )

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Day 24 - Best quote from a novel

It’s the only thing,” said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

(Wind in the Willows, of course!)
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Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)

I planned to talk here about Arthur Ransome or Enid Blyton or even my slightly insane addiction to vintage Grange Hill novels, but then I had another thought.

Eva Ibbotson now writes the most beautiful ( Read more... )

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Dear Diana

I discovered you by accident. A snippet of a kids tv show that fascinated me from the start - and turned out to be Archer’s Goon. Then, quite by chance, I found that book and snapped it up, figuring I could at least find out the parts that I’d missed on TV.

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One of the things I wanted to get done this March was a big clean & organise of the house - particularly swapping my study with the old master bedroom so Jem can have her own room and all our bedrooms will be at the same end of the house. Today, I planned to spend some serious time ( Read more... )