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Can you help?
by Michelle Peters May 22, 2021

As we slowly come out of lockdown and things return to relative normality I find I need to make a recruitment appeal. To shout in desperation, I n...

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Children of the Quicksands review
by Michelle Peters May 22, 2021

Children of the Quicksands by Efua Treore was gifted to me as an advance reading copy, I was very glad to receive the book. The story is about Simi...

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Are you an English Language Teacher?
by haylea rudge May 14, 2021

Are you an English language teacher or prospective English teacher?

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Win a virtual school visit from Clare Helen Welsh
by Michelle Peters April 12, 2021

Clare Helen Welsh virtual school visit and school book prize.

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Big Book Giveaway week 2 - Picture Books
by Michelle Peters April 9, 2021

Welcome to week two of our birthday giveaway and this week we have an incredible bundle of picture books suitable for children aged 3+. I am not a ...

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Review of The Tigers In the Tower by Julia Golding
by haylea rudge April 6, 2021

The Tigers in the Tower by Julia Golding

I was so pleased to follow this story. Julia has an incredible writing style that introduces a small amount of relevant historical context and facts while keeping the fictional theme very much alive. This is a very fine line to tread but Julia does it with ease.

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Bear Hunt Books First Birthday celebrations 1st April 2021
by Michelle Peters April 1, 2021

1st April is Bear Hunt Books first Birthday and we have lots planned to celebrate. Firstly a great book giveaway, there will be four in total starting with middle grade books.

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Melt by Ele Fountain review
by Michelle Peters March 21, 2021

I loved this book too, it packs so much into the pages, amazing characters, global warming, bullying, survival and friendship. It is a page turner....

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Bigfoot Mountain review
by Michelle Peters March 21, 2021

It's been an amazing weekend so far I have read Bigfoot Mountain and then Melt, both incredible stories. Bigfoot Mountain takes place in a coastal ...

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Harklights review
by Michelle Peters March 13, 2021

Harklights is the name of a match factory where an evil woman called Old Ma Bogey forces orphans to work as slaves in terrible conditions. The mai...

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Show Us Who You Are review
by Michelle Peters March 13, 2021

Show Us Who You Are review, meet Cora an Autistic school girl as she makes a new friend and battles an enemy that threatens the freedoms we each have to be ourselves.

Posted in elle mcnicoll a kind of spark, show us who you are

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The Weather Weaver
by Michelle Peters February 28, 2021

The Weather Weaver by Tamsin Mori was my latest read and what an incredible story, it is set in Shetland and is about a girl called Stella who goes...

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