Blogs about: Melvin Burgess
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Eating Things on Sticks
Clare at Random snuck this Anne Fine book in with some others I had asked for. She thought it was worth a try. It was. It took a while, but I always intended to read Eating Things on Sticks. It travel… more →
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Eating Things on Sticks
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wrote 1 month ago: Clare at Random snuck this Anne Fine book in with some others I had asked for. She thought it was wo … more →
BBC Interactive: The Well
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve not had the chance to actually have a go and watch the episodes and play the game yet, bu … more →
Some more photos for you...
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wrote 4 months ago: if you haven’t already had enough. In fact, here are more photos even if you have. And that … more →
Fine?
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wrote 4 months ago: So what did Anne Fine say, really? I’m of the opinion that she spoke exactly those words that … more →
Tea with Flora MacLachlan
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wrote 4 months ago: Sunburn. That is not the first word you’d associate with the Edinburgh Festival season. Almost … more →
'This boy will never amount to anything'
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wrote 4 months ago: Well, he did. Last week he received the Medal of Freedom from President Obama, accompanied by his da … more →
Sex in Teen Lit Month
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wrote 4 months ago: I’m late. And I’m badly informed. I’m glad someone thought to do a special blog on … more →
Privacy law gone crazy?
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wrote 6 months ago: Melvin Burgess is a very well-known author, writing for teenagers in particular. A number of his boo … more →
A modern Dickens
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wrote 6 months ago: Child abuse in children’s homes feels like a subject made for Melvin Burgess, and it’s g … more →
Well judged
wrote 7 months ago: I’m all for symmetry, but this was getting ridiculous. Within two weeks of starting Y7, Daught … more →
What Melvin did before
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wrote 11 months ago: I was getting impatient for news of Melvin Burgess’ memoirs, which we talked about this time l … more →
Book Chain Reader Review: Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess
wrote 11 months ago: Billy Elliot is the hypnotising tale of how even a rough diamond can shine. Set in Thatcherite Brit … more →
SMACK
wrote 1 year ago: Recently I picked up Melvin Burgess’ 1996 Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award winning novel Sm … more →
Bloodtide
wrote 1 year ago: Title: Bloodtide Author: Melvin Burgess Genre: Science Fiction Bloodtide is a dystopian update on th … more →
Review: Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories by Various Authors
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wrote 1 year ago: This wonderful little anthology includes stories by Lois Lowry, Meg Cabot, Sue Limb, Anne Fine, Celi … more →
The Melvin Burgess interview
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wrote 1 year ago: Well, it took a while, but it’s done now. Go to Interviews for some startling revelations, or … more →
Face transplants
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wrote 1 year ago: This subject matter is rather yucky. Very, very yucky, really, if you think about it. Before I read … more →
Sara's Face by Melvin Burgess
wrote 1 year ago: Fame, beauty, and face transplants. Seventeen-year-old Sara wants so much to be famous that when a l … more →
Vlogs
wrote 1 year ago: Check out Spinebreakers again. With the paperback of Sara’s Face by Melvin Burgess coming out … more →
