Siobhan Dowd, Solace of the Road Mary Hoffman, Troubadour Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer Anna Perera, Guantanamo Boy Three and a bit isn’t bad for this year’s Costa shortlist. So I m… more →
Bookwitchbookwitch wrote 6 days ago: Siobhan Dowd, Solace of the Road Mary Hoffman, Troubadour Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer Anna … more →
northchicagopubliclibrary wrote 1 month ago: Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd Fergus lives in Ireland, near the border between Northern Ireland and the … more →
Bill Lord wrote 1 month ago: I am on holiday with my family and my parents in the beautiful Pembrokeshire village of Broad Haven. … more →
northchicagopubliclibrary wrote 1 month ago: The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Ted and Kat are hosting their cousin Salim and his mom, their … more →
bookwitch wrote 1 month ago: the Guardian Children’s fiction prize with Exposure. More witty blogging about this will follo … more →
bookwitch wrote 2 months ago: I thought we’d never get there, but the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize shortlist has … more →
Vasilly wrote 4 months ago: Good morning. Right now the sun is shining and there’s not a cloud in the sky. With very littl … more →
bookwitch wrote 5 months ago: I’m really, really pleased that Siobhan Dowd has won the Carnegie medal for her third novel, B … more →
dylanbabb wrote 5 months ago: the London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Ted and his sister watch as their cousin Salim enters a pod o … more →
bookwitch wrote 6 months ago: It’s that time of year again; time for the longlist for the Guardian Children’s Fiction … more →
jessmonster wrote 6 months ago: Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd My review rating: 5 of 5 stars It feels strange to tag a book set during t … more →
bookwitch wrote 7 months ago: Yippee! At last a shortlist where the lazy witch has read every single book! Very nice list, very ni … more →
nayiri wrote 9 months ago: Like Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time before it, Siobhan Dowd … more →
bookwitch wrote 10 months ago: I would never willingly choose to read books about children in care and social workers. Especially n … more →
thebooleyhouse wrote 11 months ago: Ted and his sister, Kat, wave to their cousin, Salim, as Salim gets on the London Eye. Half an hour … more →
bookwitch wrote 11 months ago: It’s Christmas, so I hope Fiona Dunbar won’t mind a little borrowing from her blog. Anyw … more →
ngtjennifer wrote 11 months ago: I’m sorry that I haven’t posted in so long…I’ve been going back and forth to … more →
bookwitch wrote 1 year ago: I will restrain myself this year. The Stockport Schools’ Book Award event was on last night at … more →
kaet wrote 1 year ago: Not entirely sure why this has taken me so long, but here we go. It’s been quite awhile since … more →