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Courage

A list about The Liszts
9 Feb 2017

A list about The Liszts

by Zoe | posted in: Júlia Sardá, Kyo Maclear | 7

Reasons to read The Liszts, written by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Júlia Sardá 1. At the heart of this story is a gift of a tiny gem of wisdom that will make your day that much richer. 2. It’s a … Continued

Adventure, Cats, Courage, Different perspectives, Families, Friendship, Humour, Obsessions, Strangers, Writing
The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol
14 Jul 2016

The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol

by Zoe | posted in: James Nicol | 2

With a good-heartedness and open-eyed optimism free of cynicism, echoing classic books from an earlier generation, James Nicol‘s début novel, The Apprentice Witch combines immense comfort-reading with a bewitchingly perfect dose of mystery, suspense and magic. Despite failing to graduate … Continued

Courage, Friendship, Magic, Mystery, Witches and Wizards
The Crow’s Tale
23 Nov 2015

The Crow’s Tale

by Zoe | posted in: Naomi Howarth | 7

I can’t resist filling your screen (and mine) with this gorgeous front cover: The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth (@nhillustrator) is a visually spectacular retelling of a Lenni Lenape Native American legend about how the crow came to have black … Continued

Animals, Courage, Fire, Folk tales, Kindness, Winter

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