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Stop the Train
Stop the Train, Geraldine McCaughrean (OUP 2001) An excellent story set in the American West in 1893. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2002. The story of Cissy Sissney and her family and f… more →
Historical fiction in the classroom
Stop the Train
davemartin46 wrote 1 month ago: Stop the Train, Geraldine McCaughrean (OUP 2001) An excellent story set in the American West in 1893 … more →
Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce –winner of the Carnegie Medal
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hollybookscoops wrote 3 months ago: 1958 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature. I thought originally that I had a hard time getting … more →
Action in the arena
davemartin46 wrote 3 months ago: Having created some characters and placed them in an historical setting the next thing the author ma … more →
Two fairs
davemartin46 wrote 3 months ago: Before you can write any story you have to think carefully about its setting. The setting provides t … more →
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean - Thoughts
courtneydiles wrote 5 months ago: I don’t feel like I can review this book. It is above me. This thing is definitely literary. A … more →
Sunday Salon - Book Coveting Women Writers
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Vasilly wrote 5 months ago: Good morning. Right now the sun is shining and there’s not a cloud in the sky. With very littl … more →
Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists announced
natashaworswick wrote 8 months ago: Some fantastic books and authors have been shortlisted for both medals. For Kate Greenaway go here a … more →
Elizabeth Laird
janesandell wrote 8 months ago: Elizabeth Laird often writes about subjects in which I am not at all interested. But that never dis … more →
More Desert Island Books
janesandell wrote 8 months ago: A while back I promised that I’d write more about the newer children’s books I love. As my bookshel … more →
SMACK
nycmagnet wrote 1 year ago: Recently I picked up Melvin Burgess’ 1996 Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award winning novel Sm … more →
Exposure by Mal Peet
janesandell wrote 1 year ago: The lovely people at Walker Books have just sent me a copy of Mal Peet’s new book, Exposure. … more →
POST CARDS FROM NO MAN'S LAND-Aidan Chambers-5*
bookatoo wrote 1 year ago: This superbly written book by the author of “Dance on my grave” won the Carnegie medal f … more →
How it all began
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janesandell wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading and collecting children’s books ever since I could read. My parents s … more →
Review of The Dream Master
gonnabe wrote 1 year ago: The Dream Master Theresa Breslin Published by Corgi Children’s Books Cy, who’s great str … more →
CILIP celebrates the best in children's books
Christine Rooney-Browne wrote 1 year ago: The shortlist for the 2008 Carnegie Medal for outstanding children’s writing and the Kate Gree … more →
Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty
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librarina wrote 3 years ago: Berlie Doherty really got it right with this one (a 1992 Carnegie Medal Winner). Not that I, persona … more →
