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Jane

lostspook wrote 1 month ago: Jane hated her name. She didn’t just not like it. She knew that most people didn’t like their names. … more →

Tags: Female Names, Name Quotes A-Z, J, Jane

Adellicia

lostspook wrote 1 month ago: Now that was a name worth having. A beautiful name, a name to be proud of, a name which commanded re … more →

Tags: a, Female Names, Name Quotes A-Z, Adellicia

Theresa Breslin Q&A

Mrs Macfadyen wrote 1 month ago: What book are you reading just now? (Amy) I’m reading Spider by Linda Strachan – very exciting! How … more →

Tags: Authors, Catalyst Awards 2009, Finalists 2009, qa

Book Review: Divided City by Theresa Breslin

bububooks wrote 2 months ago: If you haven’t guessed already, we at bububooks are fans of Theresa Breslin. Now we know her b … more →

Tags: The Bookstore, Book Reviews, bububooks, cultural identity

Catalyst

Jen wrote 2 months ago: The Catalyst Awards are on, but one’s Husband is providing expert interviewing skills with moc … more →

Tags: librarians, Books

Book Review: Prisoner in Alcatraz by Theresa Breslin

bububooks wrote 3 months ago: Theresa Breslin wrote this book based on real experiences from when a group of prisoners attempted t … more →

Tags: The Bookstore, bububooks, books for the summer, Summer books, English Language Learners, Book Review, Barrington Stoke, Dyslexia

Some more photos for you...4 comments

bookwitch wrote 4 months ago: if you haven’t already had enough. In fact, here are more photos even if you have. And that … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, Jacqueline Wilson, Adele Geras, Philip Ardagh, michael morpurgo, Travel, Elizabeth Laird, Julia Jarman

‘Writing novels is basically lying’3 comments

bookwitch wrote 4 months ago: It really was Day 7 despite it being the eighth day, because the exhausted witch and her photographe … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, Reading, writing, Philip Ardagh, Elizabeth Laird, Patrick Ness, louise rennison

'This boy will never amount to anything'15 comments

bookwitch wrote 4 months ago: Well, he did. Last week he received the Medal of Freedom from President Obama, accompanied by his da … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, blogs, Interview, Education, Awards, Reading, Jacqueline Wilson

'what should have happened'4 comments

bookwitch wrote 4 months ago: Day 3 was short, but sweet. Being in the same room as Joan Lingard is quite a bonus. And the press p … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, writing, michael morpurgo, History, War, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Joan Lingard

'What kind of dog do you want?'5 comments

bookwitch wrote 4 months ago: He flicked his hair this way and that. He waved his arms when asked to. In short, he behaved like a … more →

Tags: Books, Bookshops, Authors, Reading, Crime, writing, Travel, picture book, Julia Jarman

Remembrance (Theresa Breslin)

Lillienne wrote 5 months ago: 1915. World War I. Charlotte Armstrong-Barnes takes a nursing certificate in her efforts to contribu … more →

Tags: Books, Novels, Poetry, children & young adult, Remembrance, WWI, siegfried sassoon

Campaign for the Book (2)8 comments

bookwitch wrote 6 months ago: Thank heavens for people like Alan Gibbons. Someone who not only thinks that things are wrong, but w … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, blogs, Education, Linda Newbery, Fiona Dunbar, Gillian Cross, Bernard Ashley, Celia Rees

Campaign for the Book (1)3 comments

bookwitch wrote 6 months ago: As I usually seem to do, I ran into Fiona Dunbar in the Ladies at the start of the proceedings of th … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, Education, Reading, audio books, Linda Newbery, writing, Poetry, Travel

Free?

bookwitch wrote 7 months ago: The older of us grew up with the idea of the United Nations as something good and natural. The Unive … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, Education, languages, Jacqueline Wilson, Crime, michael morpurgo, Poetry, History

The Nostradamus Prophecy

bookwitch wrote 7 months ago: ‘What’s that book like?’, said the Resident IT Consultant, sounding suspicious. … more →

Tags: Books, Authors, languages, History, War, Review

Reactions to Catalyst

Mrs Macfadyen wrote 9 months ago: Garry Kilworth – The Hundred-Towered City Garry Kilworth says - I´m very excited and more than … more →

Tags: Authors, Shortlist 2009, garry kilworth, helena pielichaty, Simon Morden, shortlist09

Saskia's Journey-Theresa Breslin

bookatoo wrote 1 year ago: A delicately written novel set in the heart of the Scottish coast. A fabulous book for boys and girl … more →

Tags: Bookatoo, book, Book Review, Review, Saskia's Journey, Scottish

Possible nominations

Mrs Macfadyen wrote 1 year ago: Any of these books could be shortlisted for the Catalyst Book Awards 2009. What’s your opinion … more →

Tags: Authors, Longlist 2009, garry kilworth, helena pielichaty, mark barrett, Stephen Baxter, N M Browne, Mike Carey, sonya hartnett


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