One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring middle grade novels, is the sixth in a series where I share those annotations by type (some of these titles I previously […]
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Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 5 March 2019 Publisher: Hamish HamiltonLength: 272 pages Genre: Literary fiction ★★★★ Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then […]
Books read and reviewed in February, as well forthcoming March releases to look forward to