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The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery by Allison Rushby Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 24 July 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction ★★½ Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it’s Flossie’s […]
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The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert In a sprawling estate, willfully secluded, lives Morgan Fletcher, the disfigured heir to a fortune of mysterious origins. Morgan spends his days in quiet study, avoiding his reflection in mirrors and the lake at the […]
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Hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl I’m sticking with the original topic for today (TTT throwback). Previous TTT with this topic include #1 Childhood Favourites and #77 Childhood Faves. This turned out to be a bit trickier than […]
![Claire King Writes an Effective 5 Year Old Narrator in The Night Rainbow [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/night-rainbow-200x300.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
The Night Rainbow by Claire King Format/Source: ebook/library Published: April 2013 Publisher: Bloomsbury Length: 224 pages Genre: Contemporary fiction ★★★★ Under the sweltering heat of the summer sun, five-year-old Pea – and her vivid imagination – run wild in the meadows […]
In this post, I’m sharing some brief thoughts on the Cybils 2017 middle grade speculative fiction finalists that I haven’t yet reviewed. I have already reviewed: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh A Properly Unhaunted […]