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The Wasp Factory
Re-reading the '80s sensation
Jan 20
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The Editors
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December 2023
X Libris: Cassandra Darke by Posy Simmonds
Christmas in the everyday
Dec 9, 2023
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Rowan Davies
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September 2023
The Bear Went Over The Mountain
How '90s whimsical satire predicted the twenty-first century
Sep 23, 2023
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Tobias Sturt
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July 2023
The Return of Mister X
An obscure '80s comic that had a lasting influence
Jul 29, 2023
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Tobias Sturt
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May 2023
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3⁄4
Should Adrian's innermost thoughts remain a secret?
May 13, 2023
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Tobias Sturt
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March 2023
A Stranger at Green Knowe
The magical house of Green Knowe greets all strangers, human or otherwise
Mar 4, 2023
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Tobias Sturt
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December 2022
The Box of Delights
How Box of Delights might be the perfect Christmas story
Dec 10, 2022
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Tobias Sturt
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November 2022
Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery
Learning the ropes by reading the jokes: how parody introduces kids to classics
Nov 12, 2022
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Tobias Sturt
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October 2022
Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain
Warping young minds, the Reader's Digest way
Oct 29, 2022
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Tobias Sturt
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July 2022
The Crack-a-Joke Book
I say I say I say, how do you get a child to understand joke structure?
Jul 23, 2022
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The Editors
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June 2022
Ballet Shoes
X Libris: what we make of the books that made us
Jun 11, 2022
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Rowan Davies
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April 2022
A Wizard of Earthsea
X Libris: what we make of the books that made us
Apr 30, 2022
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Tobias Sturt
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