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• My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson
  |summary=Bookbag could cheerfully read Jacqueline Wilson's kind, sharply observed kitchen sink dramas all day ever ...d there are immediately recognisable vignettes of contemporary family life on page after page. Deep feelings are never far from the surface. Wilson's her
  4 KB (678 words) - 12:13, 4 March 2018
• The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
  |title=The Clothes on Their Backs |sort=Clothes on Their Backs
  6 KB (1,117 words) - 12:25, 24 February 2018
• Guess What I Found in the Playground! by Victoria Thompson
  |summary=A lovely, quirky book about imagination. It's a real pleasure to read and there are no tedious lessons being taught to the child. It's about ''j ...dashing out of the classroom, pigtails flapping behind her and a big grin on her face. Dad's come to collect her and her brother and he ''has'' to try
  4 KB (616 words) - 10:14, 31 December 2020
• The Christmas Unicorn by Anna Currey
  ...ill delight any little girl in the run up to Christmas. Recommended by the Bookbag. ...litely offering him breakfast and doing no more than suggest a napkin when most of the food disappears from the table.
  4 KB (712 words) - 09:18, 23 September 2019
• March 2010 Newsletter
  ...Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone else. In fact... we won't even tell each other. == March's News from Bookbag Towers ==
  6 KB (1,125 words) - 16:30, 10 August 2020
• Just Another Girl on the Road by S Kensington
  |title=Just Another Girl on the Road ...e'd worked on her father's merchant ship and Katrinka had once had a crush on Nye. When he offered her a job with his unit, she accepted.
  4 KB (646 words) - 16:32, 30 July 2019
• Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill
  |summary= A memoir of the writer and former book reviewer, reflecting on approaching death as well as random thoughts, episodes, likes and dislikes ...nders if it will be as easy for her as it was for them. Most of the women on both sides of her family, she notes, lived into their nineties without the
  4 KB (631 words) - 12:23, 5 March 2018
• The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan
  ...ists. Here at The Bookbag, however, we're a discerning bunch and previous reviews of her work have criticised her weak character development. Having had my ...nd a way of using magic to heal people. Before she can really concentrate on this, though, the magician she first used her powers against invades Kyrali
  6 KB (986 words) - 11:36, 14 March 2018
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
  ...''The Hunting Party'': Foley is definitely an author to add to your 'must-read' list. Highly recommended. ...was to marry Jules Keegan, online magazine publisher, in the ruined chapel on the island. The bride's sister, Olivia, would be her only bridesmaid and t
  4 KB (736 words) - 12:28, 3 March 2022
• The Lying Room by Nicci French
  ...rd and Sean French deliver a stunning psychological thriller. Five of our Bookbag stars and highly recommended. ...enson, her boss and lover, dead on the floor. The hammer that's been used on his brain is at his side.
  4 KB (757 words) - 11:26, 16 March 2024
• All About Mia by Lisa Williamson
  |summary=A powerful teen read that's not to be missed. ...inks she's being ironic when she has the phrase 'All About Mia' emblazoned on her T-shirt. Ironic because it's NEVER about her. How can it be? She's just
  4 KB (597 words) - 11:49, 18 September 2020
• October 2015 Newsletter
  ...Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone else. In fact... we won't even tell each other. == October's News from Bookbag Towers ==
  7 KB (1,200 words) - 15:19, 22 August 2020
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
  ...Conroy as told by her younger brother Danny and it's a totally compelling read. Highly recommended. ...nt and the closest Danny seems to come to him is when he goes out with him on a Saturday collecting rents from properties the family owns. Elna Conroy i
  4 KB (651 words) - 15:52, 29 August 2020
• Rules for Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
  ...crime fiction. Beware though of spoilers for books you might not yet have read. Malcolm Kershaw was the co-owner and manager of the Old Devils Bookstore on Beacon Hill in Boston. The store specialises in crime novels, but Mal has
  4 KB (613 words) - 08:53, 7 October 2020
• Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
  ...y way of desribing ''Eight Detectives''. An excellent, highly recommended read. ...name?) wants to republish the stories. Hart has gone to visit McAllister on the Mediterranean island where he's lived in seclusion for decades. She wa
  4 KB (652 words) - 08:31, 15 August 2020
• Shed No Tears by Caz Frear
  ...hree in the series and they're getting better all the time. A recommended read. ...n denied it. He played with the police, but there was sufficient evidence on the first three killings to put him away for a long time and the CPS were n
  4 KB (691 words) - 16:15, 7 September 2020
• January 2015 Newsletter
  ...Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone else. In fact... we won't even tell each other. == January's News from Bookbag Towers ==
  7 KB (1,245 words) - 16:15, 10 August 2020
• Six Wicked Reasons by Jo Spain
  ...e Downs cannot believe that it was an accident. Which of the eight people on board killed him? ...years: Frazer refuses to release her trust fund, which she was entitled to on her twenty-first birthday. Kate is married to wealthy businessman and hote
  3 KB (573 words) - 14:33, 19 November 2021
• You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino: Poems for the Present by Don Behrend
  |title=You're the Froth On My Soy Cappuccino: Poems for the Present ...se collection with humorous and joyful takes on modern life. A pleasure to read but, more importantly, a pleasure to say out loud.
  4 KB (652 words) - 16:37, 30 July 2019
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  ...it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ...it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying
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