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| − | |summary=''The Battle of the Sun is a beautiful follow up to Tanglewreck that serves almost as well as a standalone novel. Fresh, original and moving, it's the language in this novel that truly delights. Despite its challenge, recommended for keen readers of ten and up. Older tweens coming up to the 'first love' stage will love [[Love and Kisses by Jean Ure]]. Younger confident readers of a thoughtful disposition will love [[A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce and Helen Craig]] - the final story from one of the twentieth century's finest children's writers. Boys are going to love [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney]], girls will love [[Fortune Cookie by Jean Ure|another Jean Ure book]] and both sexes will get a lot out of [[The Best of Times by Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark]] and [[What's For Dinner, Mr Gum? by Andy Stanton]]. | + | |summary=''The Battle of the Sun'' is a beautiful follow up to Tanglewreck that serves almost as well as a standalone novel. Fresh, original and moving, it's the language in this novel that truly delights. Despite its challenge, recommended for keen readers of ten and up. Older tweens coming up to the 'first love' stage will love [[Love and Kisses by Jean Ure]]. Younger confident readers of a thoughtful disposition will love [[A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce and Helen Craig]] - the final story from one of the twentieth century's finest children's writers. Boys are going to love [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney]], girls will love [[Fortune Cookie by Jean Ure|another Jean Ure book]] and both sexes will get a lot out of [[The Best of Times by Michael Morpurgo and Emma Chichester Clark]] and [[What's For Dinner, Mr Gum? by Andy Stanton]]. |
A classic makes a thoughtful Christmas gift so you might like to have a look at [[Top Ten Classics of Children's Literature]]. | A classic makes a thoughtful Christmas gift so you might like to have a look at [[Top Ten Classics of Children's Literature]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 19 November 2009
A carefully chosen book is always a welcome gift, but it's not always easy to know which books are good and which have had the benefit of clever marketing. We've picked out the best books which we've seen this year and we think that you should be able to find something for everyone on your gift list.
Fiction
Crime
Fantasy and Science Fiction
General Fiction
Literary Fiction
Women's Fiction
Non Fiction
Biography
Cookery
History
Home and Family and Lifestyle
Politics and Society
Popular Science
Children's Books
Teens
Confident Readers
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