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Pirates! - Celia Rees
We drank and threw our cups into the water. She leaned on the rail, her face half in the light, half in the shadow, as perfect as a statue. The ruby earring flared as the sun struck through it, and he… more →
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Pirates! - Celia Rees
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Maia wrote 1 year ago: We drank and threw our cups into the water. She leaned on the rail, her face half in the light, half … more →
BRP 139: Girls in Tears, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 2 years ago: It’s good, of course. Dad’s always been great at painting, though he hasn’t worked … more →
BRP 140: Sleepovers, Jacqueline Wilson
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: Amy has bunk beds so Bella got to go on the top bunk above Amy. Amy’s mum had made up a mattre … more →
BRP 144: Stephen King, It
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “Kill you all!” The clown was laughing and screaming. “Try to stop me and I’ … more →
The Magician's Guild, Trudi Canavan
Maia wrote 2 years ago: Jonna had told her that the daughters of rich families were carefully watched until they married the … more →
BRP 148: Men at Arms, Terry Pratchett
Maia wrote 2 years ago: The opposing marchers watched in fascination. “We should do something!” said Angua, from … more →
BRP 150: Skeleton Key, Anthony Horowitz
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “I was told you weren’t to have any weapons…” Smithers sighed, then leant fo … more →
BRP 151: Soul Music, Terry Pratchett
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “She hasn’t even got a scythe,” said Tez. Susan concentrated. The scythe appeared … more →
BRP 152: Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: To call Wienrich and Boettcher “chocolate makers” was like calling Leonard of Quirm … more →
BRP 153: The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett
Maia wrote 2 years ago: It wasn’t that dwarfs weren’t interested in sex. They saw the vital need for fresh dwarf … more →
BRP 155: Secrets, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “I trailed back to bed and started reading Anne Frank’s diary all over again… The … more →
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson
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Maia wrote 2 years ago: It was spring, the ground still had traces of snow, and I was about to be married. My dress was pure … more →
Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman
Maia wrote 2 years ago: “I was trying so hard to understand how and why things were the way they were. The Crosses wer … more →
BRP 167: Girls Out Late, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 3 years ago: Don’t even think about him He’s not worth it, worth it, worth it Who needs a man to feel … more →
Girls Under Pressure, Jacqueline Wilson
Maia wrote 3 years ago: I really seem to have got the knack of dieting now. I’m still starving hungry all the time and … more →
Girls in Love, Jacqueline Wilson
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Maia wrote 3 years ago: He’s just this irritating little kid. I suppose he’s OK in small doses. But he’s n … more →
BRP 175: Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder
Maia wrote 3 years ago: And although I have seen nothing but black crows all my life, it doesn’t mean that there … more →
BRP 182: Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
Maia wrote 3 years ago: I’ll say at the outset that I am a bit of a Dickens fan. I’ve loved his books ever since … more →
BRP 193: The Truth, Terry Pratchett
Maia wrote 3 years ago: This is the second Pratchett novel I have blogged in the Big Read Project (the other was Witches Abr … more →
