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=='''4 JULY'''==
 
{{Frontpage
 
{{Frontpage
|isbn=1635866243
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|author=Max Boucherat
|title=The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook
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|title=The Last Life of Lori Mills
|author=Kristina McGrath and Sarah Walworth
 
 
|rating=4.5
 
|rating=4.5
|genre=Crafts
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|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=''I quickly discovered that putting words and numbers on a page wasn't enoughCreating a pattern that was correct, clear, concise, and consistent required a great deal of trial and error, patience, and perseverance.'' (Introduction byFrancoise Danoy)
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|summary=We meet Lori on the first evening she's got the house to herself – no neighbour to pop in, babysitter poorly, mother at work, just an avidly rule-breaking eleven year old, on her lonesomeWhat could possibly go wrong?  Snuggled in a blanket fort, she has one main intention, and that is to log on to Voxminer, the world-building, critter-collecting game that is a hit in Lori's worldBut first Lori has a tiny inkling that this stormy night doesn't find herself entirely on her own, and then she finds something even more spookyFor the server she and her bestie and nobody else should be able to enter shows signs of tamperingWhen malevolent eyes spark up on her phone screen, and her safe place in the game has been doctored – well, where is a girl to turn?
 
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|isbn=0008666482
A friend recently showed me a knitting pattern for which she'd paid good moneyThe first line of the instructions began: ''Cast off 100 stitches...''  It was clear that no good could come of this - the instructions didn't get any better - and (finally) PayPal obliged with a refund when the seller refused as she couldn't afford the repaymentThe pattern looked pretty, but the creator didn't have the basic knowledge and skills to enable her to connect with her knittersShe should have read ''The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook''.
 
 
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=='''2 NOVEMBER'''==
 
 
{{Frontpage
 
{{Frontpage
|isbn=1035025299
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|author=Jenny Lecoat
|title=Went to London, Took the Dog
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|title=Beyond Summerland
|author=Nina Stibbe
 
 
|rating=4
 
|rating=4
|genre=Autobiography
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|genre=General Fiction
|summary=Nina Stibbe is returning to London for a sabbatical after being away for twenty years.  She's been at Victoria's smallholding in Leicestershire which isn't all that conducive to writing, as there's always something smallholding happening - as you might expect. The other side of the decision was sealed when a room became available (courtesy of Deborah Moggach) at a very reasonable rent.
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|summary=Jean lives on Jersey with her mother where they are celebrating the end of the occupation.  During the war, Jean's father was arrested for listening to a banned radio and soldiers took him away one night, leaving Jean and her mother waiting for years for news of himAs the British finally free the Channel islands from the Nazis, and the war is finally over, their hopes rise that they will finally learn what became of him.  But will the truth come as a relief, or will it raise further questions around what else happened during the war?  Who was the informer who told the Nazis about the radio? And what other secrets have been kept throughout the occupation?
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|isbn=1846976537
 
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 12 June 2024

4 JULY

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Review of

The Last Life of Lori Mills by Max Boucherat

4.5star.jpg Confident Readers

We meet Lori on the first evening she's got the house to herself – no neighbour to pop in, babysitter poorly, mother at work, just an avidly rule-breaking eleven year old, on her lonesome. What could possibly go wrong? Snuggled in a blanket fort, she has one main intention, and that is to log on to Voxminer, the world-building, critter-collecting game that is a hit in Lori's world. But first Lori has a tiny inkling that this stormy night doesn't find herself entirely on her own, and then she finds something even more spooky. For the server she and her bestie and nobody else should be able to enter shows signs of tampering. When malevolent eyes spark up on her phone screen, and her safe place in the game has been doctored – well, where is a girl to turn? Full Review

1846976537.jpg

Review of

Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat

4star.jpg General Fiction

Jean lives on Jersey with her mother where they are celebrating the end of the occupation. During the war, Jean's father was arrested for listening to a banned radio and soldiers took him away one night, leaving Jean and her mother waiting for years for news of him. As the British finally free the Channel islands from the Nazis, and the war is finally over, their hopes rise that they will finally learn what became of him. But will the truth come as a relief, or will it raise further questions around what else happened during the war? Who was the informer who told the Nazis about the radio? And what other secrets have been kept throughout the occupation? Full Review

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