Al Chaudhury gets a letter from his father (who died when Al was 8) on his 12th birthday, that sets him off on adventure through time with Alan Shearer - the hamster, not the footballer - in a bath tub. Ross Welford skilfully guides us on Al's trips to 1984 and back again while he … Continue reading Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
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The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann
I first read this as a child, and fell in love with the Animals of Farthing Wood. I was reintroduced to it when in a bookshop with my son, who asked whether I could find any of my favourite books from when I was his age. As I glanced at the shelves, this was the … Continue reading The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann
Boy X by Dan Smith
Boy X is on the shortlist for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2017 in the Hooked on Books category, so was instantly added to my summer reads pile to get ahead of the game, ready for the release of the shortlist in October. I settled down on my sunbed and was thrown straight into the … Continue reading Boy X by Dan Smith
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