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- == May's News from Bookbag Towers == ...for the second year in a row? Screen fatigue is getting the blame and this may be right. We think it's more likely that ebooks and ereaders are finding th9 KB (1,467 words) - 16:34, 10 August 2020
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- {{amazonurl|isbn=0553819690|title=Bryant and May On the Loose}} (2009) [[Bryant and May and the Invisible Code by Christopher Fowler|The Invisible Code]] (2012)1 KB (155 words) - 13:10, 16 August 2020
- {{amazonurl|isbn=1786891360|title=Bloody January}} 2017 {{amazonurl|isbn=183885679X|title=May God Forgive}} 2022442 bytes (57 words) - 10:56, 14 May 2023
- ...l being entertaining and fun to share, is perfect for highlighting that it may not always be a good idea to be given absolutely everything that you want. |date=May 20172 KB (397 words) - 08:36, 10 October 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...rfect size for a tea-break, although readers may get so absorbed that they may wish to brew another cup in order to read the next story.3 KB (528 words) - 15:24, 27 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...vers being just some of the dogs joining in the preparations some children may like to identify similarities with the original lyrics. The rhyming text en2 KB (397 words) - 16:45, 16 February 2018
- |summary= It's 2017, and now even babies are doing yoga. If you can shake the cynicism of it al |date=September 20173 KB (548 words) - 16:59, 12 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 And what Dominic does, as you may well have surmised, is a lot. He can meet this, and that, and do this, and3 KB (553 words) - 13:49, 23 September 2020
- |summary=A very first reader book that may be simple, but has a sense of fun that makes it a joy to read. |date=May 20173 KB (607 words) - 09:15, 9 August 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad. But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dea4 KB (565 words) - 15:21, 7 September 2020
- |date=November 2017 Living in 2017 has me longing to live in some sort of futuristic Utopia, in a world of fre4 KB (742 words) - 13:46, 9 September 2023
- |date=February 2017 ...What better way is there to get a kid to look under something than say it may contain the missing object? In this case, a Chick has lost their ball and3 KB (461 words) - 07:36, 19 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 '''Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award 2017'''4 KB (635 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...ntirely passed me by since first publication in 2003 until here and now in 2017. This is very different from [[Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls by Paul S4 KB (689 words) - 08:55, 17 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...th the novels. This new presentation of the YA trilogy, while bearing the 2017 Copyright mark, is the 2004 children's novelisations, as far as I can make4 KB (679 words) - 08:48, 10 October 2020
- |author=Gareth P Jones and Steve May |date=August 20173 KB (524 words) - 08:57, 4 October 2020
- ...that answers some of the big questions about technology that curious kids may ask. |date=January 20172 KB (374 words) - 16:33, 24 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...all, was my thinking. If I'd had this book as a youngster, who knows – I may have come out of it differently, having been shown the diversity of the bir4 KB (597 words) - 09:29, 5 March 2023
- |date=April 2017 This book featured in our [[May 2017 Newsletter]]3 KB (476 words) - 16:33, 10 August 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...nds. There's Evelyn, an upper-class girl expected to marry at a young age, May, a middle-class girl with an opinionated Mother, and Nell, a working-class5 KB (778 words) - 09:34, 25 April 2018
- '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal''' ...However, a book with striking visuals that strikes a chord with a parent may not always chime with a child. Is a children's book always meant to be jus3 KB (541 words) - 14:51, 30 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ture. It is, after all, vital we know not only where we are, but where we may be going…3 KB (556 words) - 10:48, 27 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...years old, but an 'interest' set for anyone from seven to twelve. Now you may think a book that took me twenty minutes to read will struggle to totally a3 KB (529 words) - 08:50, 8 May 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...a bank, but in doing so interweaves his life with a group of hostages that may be more on his side than you would think.4 KB (648 words) - 14:22, 10 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...insisting her superhero husband took a day off. The illustrations by Steve May are great and complement the text perfectly.3 KB (487 words) - 12:17, 17 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 The news of the death of Sir Roger Moore in May 2017 came as a great shock: he was one of those people you knew would go on for3 KB (548 words) - 15:49, 29 August 2020
- |author=Michael Morpurgo and Briony May Smith |date=July 20173 KB (544 words) - 08:32, 25 April 2018
- |date= November 2017 Cleverly written, the chapters alternate between 2017 and 1991, with the friends' teenage years brilliantly setting the scene for3 KB (579 words) - 14:52, 4 August 2021
- |date=January 2017 ...wanted to write and then lost his way and meandered to a conclusion which may have some screaming ''is that it?''. The key questions raised in this book4 KB (667 words) - 14:52, 6 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone|(here)]], I took to the brand-new-for-2017 volume with my pen, mapping paper, and most importantly, dice. For the fir7 KB (1,226 words) - 16:11, 16 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ther random journey spying on animals and their children. A double spread may have two of three different creatures and tell us some facts about them –3 KB (564 words) - 13:24, 25 August 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...provement. Readers looking for quick answers, bullet points or sound bites may be disappointed as Duhigg's approach is to focus on case studies, told with3 KB (548 words) - 19:39, 3 August 2020
- |date=October 2017 You may think me lazy, but there is an inherent satisfaction for book reviewers in3 KB (571 words) - 17:57, 17 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...r seller, Bella, Dan's love interest, to have had a more active role. It's 2017 and girls aren't objects that boys ''win'' through feats of valour. But tha4 KB (701 words) - 09:50, 19 September 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...breathtaking journey. The book conveys his emotions perfectly and readers may need a pack of tissues on hand as it reaches its conclusion.3 KB (534 words) - 10:51, 26 February 2018
- |date=November 2017 ...n’t think. So much of this novel is about ignorance; though the characters may not be immediately appealing, we do understand them. This way of thinking,5 KB (780 words) - 13:41, 1 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...n – finding some of them will require a very sharp eye, and older siblings may have to be drafted in to help. And that's not all! There is even a very loo3 KB (434 words) - 14:05, 28 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...out in your thirties and know who you are and what you want to do. Things may have happened a little quicker if you had read more books as a child all ab4 KB (721 words) - 15:45, 10 April 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...If a picture of a Ball bores you, a bunch of bubbles, barbers and babies may be more exciting. Seuss' patented illustrations and colour scheme also hel3 KB (605 words) - 14:34, 16 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 If you enjoyed this you may wish to try another charming picture book that portrays us as one united wo3 KB (492 words) - 09:38, 19 July 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...he North Pole - he gets everywhere. From jungles to deserts to tundra, you may come across Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take the gift he offe4 KB (650 words) - 14:13, 19 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...and asides are funny enough to have adults laughing (or groaning) too. You may well find yourself having another sneaky look at the book once the sprogs a3 KB (482 words) - 13:01, 3 March 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...hand on the back of your neck or the spine-tingling creep of fear that you may not be totally alone upon waking in the night. The often impish tone of the3 KB (491 words) - 18:04, 24 February 2018
- |summary=Two apes take part in a game of dare that ends in something that may be a little too shocking to small children, but at least it is well illustr |date=July 20173 KB (534 words) - 11:20, 30 March 2018
- |title=The May Queen |sort= May Queen7 KB (1,140 words) - 10:09, 18 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...ged lady who wears a pigeon on her head as a hat but is not as daft as you may first think. As you would expect from this author there is loads of humour4 KB (639 words) - 12:00, 6 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...me discovered, Molly and her new friends face new threats and dangers that may threaten their new-found freedom.3 KB (460 words) - 15:48, 20 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...surprising twists with a firm, forceful hand: this is a page turner which may well need reading twice in order to get a completely full picture of the va3 KB (553 words) - 14:06, 21 October 2021
- |date=May 2017 ...read. I worried that it might have been rushed out in advance of the June 2017 General Election and that whilst it might be of interest at that point, it4 KB (588 words) - 10:48, 2 October 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...g that they do have going for them is the slapstick humour and although we may not enjoy clowns themselves, we do enjoy watching someone get smacked in th3 KB (560 words) - 09:10, 22 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...his book is designed to applaud his ninth decade's arrival due in November 2017 (his birthday is 9/11 – that's the British 9/11, not the other one), and4 KB (602 words) - 09:33, 16 February 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...ture bride, a circle of courtiers and a mistress. History suggests that he may have sought to strengthen his none too secure position by killing his mothe4 KB (713 words) - 13:12, 8 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...othpaste on the mirror, or a flannel on the floor? It would appear that I may not actually be to blame and that when I'm at work all the bathroom items c3 KB (557 words) - 15:50, 28 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...friendly type face. This is designed to help more people love reading but may put confident readers off. However, this is most definitely a story for all3 KB (608 words) - 12:48, 15 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...o think about what they are doing. With this in our backpacks, some of us may have been inspired to go into the industry.4 KB (627 words) - 11:30, 25 March 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...this franchise. The third work may be the best here, even if that verdict may depend on how happy you are to guess the twist a page or two before the boo3 KB (560 words) - 11:54, 23 April 2018
- '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal''' ...o he hatches a plan to learn from the best, however scary a beast the best may be. I don't want to give away the ending, but this book is brilliant and ha3 KB (476 words) - 09:28, 4 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 There is so much to look at in the illustrations I think a child may enjoy curling up alone and discovering more about a typical school day by t3 KB (558 words) - 08:32, 18 August 2020
- ...is inventively silly for so long, results in a wonderful book that perhaps may persuade new audiences for poetry. |date=October 20174 KB (689 words) - 12:22, 19 September 2020
- |date=May 2016 '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal'''3 KB (584 words) - 19:48, 25 February 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...interesting enough to capture the imagination. For an older reader 'VIA' may seem at first to be a little too in your face. It is certainly a fun book3 KB (534 words) - 09:30, 16 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...on which the reader can see distinctly, from his intriguing past and devil may care attitude to his love for his adopted daughter and the responsibility h3 KB (527 words) - 11:20, 21 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 However, as exciting and mysterious as this early incident may sound, the plot was, unfortunately, as slow as the giant Xeelee vessel that4 KB (629 words) - 11:10, 20 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 As with all Despentes' work, Vernon Subutex may be challenging for some readers. Never one to shy away from the seedy under4 KB (633 words) - 13:53, 25 August 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...around the pairs themselves, as some are quite similar to others, and you may think you've found a match only to see later that your shades of green were3 KB (511 words) - 11:42, 18 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...ce or on the high seas? Sometimes you do not need to seek adventure as it may just find you. It makes perfect sense to me that if the teacher leaves the3 KB (577 words) - 16:33, 16 February 2018
- What a fantastic story. Many may think that A Pig Called Truffle would be aimed at girls. However, the stor ...is another Jasmine Green adventure: A Duckling Called Buttons and in June 2017 the third book in the series: A Sheepdog Called Sky. I can easily see a fur4 KB (602 words) - 13:03, 25 August 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...y inch of the page with his watercolour style illustrations. A given city may be New Delhi and rather than telling you all there is about this city, he p3 KB (592 words) - 09:11, 7 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...forward once more, but actually ends in a nice surprise as Little Monster may just get what he wants.3 KB (606 words) - 09:57, 14 September 2020
- |date=March 2017 ...'s a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, colours or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, but to a toddler learning about the world t3 KB (577 words) - 22:00, 15 February 2018
- Looking back over this month, April 2017, the news has been full of terrorist attacks perpetrated by lone individual ...arsenal that can be used to inflict harm in a number of ways. Nowadays, we may need to be more concerned about the lone hacker about to launch a cyber att4 KB (588 words) - 11:51, 14 April 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ied political commentary, aimed at preteens, than the adventure story some may expect. Yet, this definitely doesn't make this book boring- it just means r3 KB (544 words) - 16:54, 17 April 2018
- ...pters make it feel like a quick and easy read, even though the plot itself may take a while to wrap your mind around. This is one story that will keep you |date=May 20174 KB (660 words) - 14:30, 6 March 2018
- ...pages as a whole, but as for instantly likeable verse for the young, that may be a different matter. |date=July 20174 KB (704 words) - 09:35, 16 February 2018
- |date=May 20172 KB (351 words) - 15:02, 16 March 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...ect woman', with the house, the husband, the children and the dog. Careers may be a little unnecessary in this scenario (the husband is successful, but he3 KB (534 words) - 15:01, 31 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...ef bio of each artist. Perfect for an interested kid, helpful for one who may nothing about art, and easily ignored for those who just want to draw and d3 KB (558 words) - 15:39, 9 April 2018
- ...ritish literary canon. By academics and largely for academics, lay readers may find some of the essays a little dense. ...collection stops in 2010, just short of the Brexit referendum. Reading in 2017, this seems apposite and I certainly feel as though my country is in a peri3 KB (538 words) - 10:37, 6 October 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...s-friendly adaptation, designed to appeal and cater to the young, and they may want for more clarity as to what they're seeing. It makes the volume, even4 KB (626 words) - 22:15, 15 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 '''Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017'''5 KB (865 words) - 13:07, 12 August 2020
- |summary=For once, perhaps, a slightly Hollywood look at Buddhism's founding may be justified, as this simple and decent history has both appealing visuals |date=July 20174 KB (635 words) - 08:11, 4 September 2020
- |date=June 2017 Who is Aimee Leduc? I have to be honest and say that though this novel may be seventeenth in series from the best-selling Cara Black, it is in fact my4 KB (634 words) - 11:00, 10 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...rations when Consultants say ''I know there's no evidence for this, but we may as well try it''…the list goes on. As time passes, the pain remains but i4 KB (641 words) - 08:19, 7 April 2018
- |date=May 2016 '''Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2017'''6 KB (1,044 words) - 10:33, 24 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...d with the glamour and enviable jet setting that many of us on the outside may connect with the profession. Via Kate Nuala shows us the dark, disturbing4 KB (707 words) - 10:53, 28 July 2021
- |date=December 2017 ...ed but not specifically named – and whilst many can guess at where Verheul may have taken his inspiration from, that vagueness allows the reader to allow3 KB (534 words) - 09:25, 29 October 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...d whilst Kleeman does build relationships well, it's something that I feel may alienate some readers. The characters inhabit an exaggerated world, similar4 KB (713 words) - 09:04, 7 August 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...y men, danger and mystery. I know, the lad is totally irresponsible. You may well know it from panto, or from Disney – and it's the latter that this b3 KB (547 words) - 11:37, 18 April 2018
- |date=November 2017 ...o have seen Fry back in his days of presenting QI may think that this book may be filled with unpronounceable words and slightly baffling concepts at all,4 KB (634 words) - 17:12, 16 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 '''Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2017'''4 KB (697 words) - 15:44, 21 February 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...y and the Pursuit of Sausages]], [[May Contain Traces of Magic by Tom Holt|May Contain Traces of Magic]] and [[The Good, the Bad and the Smug by Tom Holt|3 KB (556 words) - 14:42, 3 October 2020
- ...Go to Sleep]] is about a woman's search for her dead sister's killer. It may start low key (comparatively) but builds to something exceeding the sum of ...hat with our own greater paranoia as we begin to see what's coming and who may be involved. The thing is that, even if we feel we might, we in no way com4 KB (671 words) - 09:26, 11 March 2018
- ...mpressively gross recipes that cheeky children will love, but other people may find a little unappetising. |date=September 20173 KB (600 words) - 21:56, 15 February 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...about them. There are countless other tales out there to learn about that may be more obscure, but are just as exciting. I don't know much about New Yor3 KB (599 words) - 08:25, 7 May 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...n, for they met much later on, at work for the FBI. But if they had, they may well have camped out in the back yard. They made have read scary stories t3 KB (561 words) - 16:21, 28 August 2020
- |date=November 2017 ...interest. Hamdy may never tell us precisely where this one went awry – he may not know himself. But ''Freefall'' is a failure. Another year, another 1003 KB (517 words) - 12:49, 9 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 .... Things designed to save us may kill us and things we think would kill us may save us. Welcome to the modern study of Microbes.4 KB (674 words) - 08:15, 28 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...or will have had, a father. Of course the modern world and current morals may mean that father is not present, or not even known, but somewhere along the3 KB (573 words) - 10:03, 25 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...full of weird characters, weird situations and even weirder events, which may be a problem. To my measured, too-mature mind a lot of this became a littl3 KB (594 words) - 13:24, 20 March 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...behind so they don't have to see any vicious comments the mysterious Thor may have posted about them to ruin their fun. Yeah, right – as if the average3 KB (520 words) - 18:07, 22 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...s vehemence may sting and Ava's justification for not speaking to her twin may seem righteous, but the more we read, the more our loyalties waiver.4 KB (642 words) - 09:33, 10 October 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...nd Zed Jacey]] tells the young audience to do what they can, not what they may not ever be able to – a similar and equally valid moral.2 KB (391 words) - 14:04, 27 September 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...challenges us beyond our comfort zone by encouraging us to draw things we may not necessarily consider (one study is about pipes under the sink). It also3 KB (585 words) - 11:25, 29 March 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...cret places that the lonely Reuben explores during his school holidays. We may not recognise New Umbra as any city we know, but it's so well described tha3 KB (544 words) - 16:16, 11 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 Science Fiction is not always what it seems. You may think that you are reading an exciting space adventure about many tentacled4 KB (590 words) - 14:27, 16 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...books out there. This is for the young, and also for those of any age who may not be able to pick out every word on a 'regular' page with ease.3 KB (569 words) - 20:34, 9 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...d, and perhaps uncomfortably, we may find that we understand. Fiction this may be, but Fisher has taken a topic that we read of often and given us a diffe3 KB (589 words) - 08:45, 15 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...what are they doing there? – and not knowing the answer when the original may have done.3 KB (588 words) - 09:32, 16 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...s of Hollywood renown. As you're the kind of person to ask questions, you may well ask 'how do you get that next generation ready for their place in the4 KB (696 words) - 10:30, 6 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 If you enjoy ''The Island that Disappeared'', you may also enjoy:4 KB (597 words) - 12:57, 27 February 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...the little girl reminded me of Lola in the Charlie and Lola series so you may also like to try [[I'm Just Not Keen On Spiders (Charlie and Lola) by Laure3 KB (434 words) - 12:06, 30 March 2018
- ...s, this book is merely a ripple of sunlight in the depth of the ocean, but may well inspire further lessons. |date=March 20173 KB (578 words) - 15:53, 9 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 .... Ten years later and it is Emperor Vespasian who wears the purple. Things may have settled since the civil war but Vespasian's son Titus is plagued by wo4 KB (690 words) - 09:30, 21 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...endour to the darkest corners of human psychology wherein fathers and sons may share the same lover, brothers are divided by suspicion and jealousy and wo4 KB (732 words) - 12:10, 16 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...e'd be able to set up his kiln, but he wouldn't be able to home-school Amy-May. The alternative was Sandcastles Secondary School but the rather nervous A3 KB (588 words) - 08:35, 8 May 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ed in the story by asking questions and pointing out things they thought I may have missed.3 KB (417 words) - 15:04, 29 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...c dare to bag herself a bloke by Valentine's Day, come what may. And, what may come, are a run of very bad dates with increasingly unsuitable men.3 KB (615 words) - 12:33, 2 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...structure of the book – for one thing, which has a bearing throughout, you may struggle to keep track of the timeline, and it's not perfectly clear when w3 KB (600 words) - 18:58, 15 April 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ay be possible, with the development of fully realised virtual reality you may feel that the online world is more real than your own. Even today we spend4 KB (754 words) - 08:48, 24 August 2020
- ...desolate Yorkshire moors. If you enjoy gothic, historical fiction then you may find something in this that you like, but sadly the story and the character |date=January 20174 KB (714 words) - 14:03, 22 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...empathy for Nilsen, developed through a particularly unusual relationship may also be challenging, however I appreciated his obvious desire not to simply4 KB (705 words) - 21:03, 17 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...family. They don't come more parodic than Warlock Holmes and although he may have died at the end of the last book, this won't stop him investigating on4 KB (659 words) - 08:36, 6 May 2018
- ...ain, but the rest is a deep, dark mixture of fiction whose literary riches may well elude the reader. |date=August 20175 KB (928 words) - 11:30, 2 May 2018
- ...Wars'' universe, with much more Shakespearean styling and riffing than you may have hoped. |date=October 20174 KB (667 words) - 09:23, 17 February 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...t the book begins with this quote an ominous warning that the Bailey twins may not get their 'happily ever after' after all?4 KB (605 words) - 14:44, 26 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...oncerns just one trip out, girl, father, hound – and hawk. But while that may surprise you as a subject matter of choice, it was the whole artistic appro4 KB (594 words) - 10:03, 11 March 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (449 words) - 14:10, 12 April 2018
- |title=Bryant and May: Wild Chamber |summary= Bryant and May return somewhat to form in the case of the dead woman in the park. Controll6 KB (1,012 words) - 13:17, 16 August 2020
- ...ead confidently but aren't keen to tackle complex plots. Fans of Dax Jones may, however, be a little disappointed by the slower pace. |date=March 20173 KB (570 words) - 10:32, 25 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...st is released from jail having served his time for a crime that he may or may not have committed. What did he do? What happened that year? Why did things3 KB (602 words) - 12:05, 17 March 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...reader enjoys a comfortable ride across the events of the tale - one which may leave them a little out of breath and rather bedraggled, but always eager t4 KB (596 words) - 11:04, 16 February 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...n a story like this there are secrets just waiting to be uncovered, and he may find that these are things he would rather have never known.4 KB (660 words) - 14:14, 3 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ..., or we may burn the house down; we may stay home, burning inwardly, or we may take off in a conflagration of self-assertion. We watch the fires of destru5 KB (783 words) - 22:22, 15 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (467 words) - 17:52, 28 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...o look up at our leisure. This is also when we begin to realise that this may be a small volume but the knowledge shared is encyclopaedic right down to t5 KB (826 words) - 09:01, 4 May 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...hares writing on the main bulk of the piece with Brian Azzarello, and that may somehow be the problem. Yes, we get defeatism among the Trinity players, b4 KB (735 words) - 17:14, 16 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...of Edward V, who was seriously ill and, like his younger brother Richard, may have been secretly disposed of by the ambitious Duke of Buckingham.5 KB (900 words) - 11:24, 23 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...killer's list or why they are being targeted, but Makani realises her past may soon catch up with her.4 KB (632 words) - 08:56, 25 April 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...hiding on most pages. Considering the fact that the Crumbs are giants it may seem a little odd that Fum is so very little...it's probably best not to qu2 KB (437 words) - 16:36, 29 March 2018
- |date=May 2016 '''Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017'''4 KB (617 words) - 10:14, 28 September 2020
- |date=May 2016 '''Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2017'''5 KB (768 words) - 15:27, 15 August 2020
- '''The Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2017 Choice''' If you've read [[Room by Emma Donoghue]], this story may sound a little familiar. A nasty man takes a young girl and keeps her hosta4 KB (628 words) - 14:41, 25 February 2018
- Star Wars Where's the Wookiee? 2 Search and Find Activity Book by Katrina Pallant and Ulises Farinas|date=September 2017 ...an, and not only Chewbacca but other Wookies to spot, some of which may or may not be present, dammit. You also get a quick check-list of other character4 KB (641 words) - 09:19, 25 April 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...a band of undead Mummies will take it out of the best of us and a holiday may be needed. If you are from New York there are not many other cities worldw4 KB (672 words) - 11:05, 30 August 2020
- ...ry=Atmospheric, but also highly esoteric – this strange historical fiction may be highly thought of, but only by a few. |date=January 20174 KB (602 words) - 14:27, 22 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...n and the fun they have together. It's a mainly adult-free metropolis (mum may pay for the hairdressers, but we don't actually see her) but the two have a2 KB (420 words) - 15:28, 29 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...n of comparatively few words, much action and hidden depths.) The feeling may be Shogun Japan (although the world is their bubble path), yet the way that4 KB (736 words) - 13:23, 13 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...a date to the Renaissance, or the invention of the modern city? This book may aim to be a portrayal of key moments in time, but even it admits you have t4 KB (601 words) - 13:29, 11 August 2020
- |date= June 2017 ...oir', and this felt a bit more about environmental politics. That said, it may be that other readers will enjoy the segments dealing with both, and it is3 KB (458 words) - 21:48, 15 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...n or a manicure, but could absolutely get both if she wanted, because it's 2017 and it's her choice. She leaps off the page, as does her newfound co-worker5 KB (772 words) - 15:53, 3 October 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...her age at it again. Things are different this year, however and the King may finally be returning to public life.2 KB (417 words) - 12:19, 17 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...world, a simple DNA swab is all that stands between you and true love. It may not be immediate – and your future better half has to be in the market to3 KB (478 words) - 15:36, 24 September 2020
- |summary=Whatever may have happened since I last visited this series, this entry is clearly stret |date=April 20174 KB (690 words) - 10:23, 25 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...s is so gung-ho with action may be due to this being a tweaked version for 2017 of a 2014 original, and several years have been spent stuffing it – and s5 KB (803 words) - 15:04, 24 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 {{toptentext|list=Top Ten Self-Published Books 2017}}5 KB (774 words) - 12:41, 12 August 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...ecome clear - not to mention the trusty sidekick and the adults who may or may not be on the hero's side. What is unusual – and a lot of fun – is the3 KB (584 words) - 10:09, 25 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ..., [[First Class: A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps by Chris West]] may well prove worth your while.4 KB (632 words) - 13:46, 11 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ote this novel with care and control which subtly explores how although we may try and move away from what terrifies us, negativity still manages to seep4 KB (668 words) - 16:33, 7 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...are silver and not ruby, the companions do not get given solid things that may imply they have achieved what they seek, and the flying monkeys played back4 KB (633 words) - 08:46, 25 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...t for keeping kids busy and sparking the imagination. Who knows? This book may be the starting point to a future career in science for some of its readers3 KB (433 words) - 09:56, 25 August 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...all my high expectations and is highly recommended. Fans of these animals may also enjoy Scaredy's exploits in [[Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party by3 KB (445 words) - 14:03, 7 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...not all dangers come from outside her community. Life on a sheep station may be harsh but for Kate, it's going to get a lot worse.4 KB (716 words) - 08:22, 15 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...ut mention of the wonderful cartoon black and white illustrations by Steve May. I especially like the picture of a grumpy-looking Commander F with his hea4 KB (618 words) - 12:48, 17 April 2018
- |date=November 2017 ...fs, and those who have come from different areas. Needless to say, readers may notice that Becket seems to have been inspired by certain aspects of real-l5 KB (774 words) - 15:26, 2 October 2020
- |summary= This story of how friendships are made, broken and repaired may appeal to the type of reader who enjoys books by Jacqueline Wilson. It also |date=August 20174 KB (678 words) - 16:45, 15 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 From here we go into the realms of the documented. His initial rise may be due to a rumour and then a boost from his uncle, Archbishop Anthelm, but4 KB (766 words) - 09:44, 21 March 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...the psychic may actually, genuinely, not-conning-anyone, be psychic. She may not be the only one.5 KB (797 words) - 12:38, 12 August 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...een as long lasting as Judith Kerr's ''Mog'' books and even though the cat may no longer be with us, there is a huge back catalogue of old stories and ima3 KB (512 words) - 16:09, 4 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...to Jane and Cinzia's home as they continue their search for truth. Cinzia may still be a Priestess of Canta but Jane's heretical ideas are making more an4 KB (730 words) - 09:45, 19 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...&E). Could it be his father? Sally left him in charge of their son, but he may have popped out for a while (something she doesn't know…yet) and if he wa4 KB (649 words) - 14:41, 20 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...isrupts the village quiet and it's not long before gossip spreads. The war may have ended, but for these girls, trouble is only just beginning...4 KB (681 words) - 08:07, 26 September 2020
- |date= May 2017 For another life of the early Stuart era, you may enjoy a biography of King Charles I's consort, [[Henrietta Maria by Dominic4 KB (683 words) - 13:26, 3 October 2020
- |date=July 2017 ...ho could have come from the wrong side of Henry VIII's sheets. Historians may argue this one but Carey's manservant is in no doubt… More of him later.4 KB (767 words) - 13:39, 14 April 2018
- |summary=A very funny, science fiction tale set in 2017 when the Earth is under threat from a distant planet whose peace is being d |date=May 20105 KB (884 words) - 11:46, 7 October 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...certainly seems to allow for a continuation, so let's hope that the author may have a series, or at least a sequel, in the works.4 KB (650 words) - 10:53, 14 September 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...of the law but Sam Challoner lights up every page on which he appears. We may feel that he's there to be a predictable dénouement but sometimes there's4 KB (609 words) - 13:44, 22 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...sterhood and relationships. Readers expecting an action-packed blockbuster may wish to go elsewhere. Although there are some hints of romance as the story3 KB (513 words) - 09:54, 7 September 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...ovel. As a result, there are some criticisms older readers would make that may escape the book's actual target audience, but I feel they should still be r4 KB (732 words) - 12:00, 11 October 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...doubt a book for everyone) stories pretty realistic and contemporary. That may seem a strange thing to say about a story which features mysterious blue fl4 KB (620 words) - 09:39, 25 April 2018
- |title=The Date-A-Base Book 2017 |sort=Date-A-Base Book 20177 KB (1,128 words) - 12:14, 2 September 2020
- |date=June 2017 I may seem like an objective reviewer of books but I have an alter ego: Dorothy K4 KB (673 words) - 12:52, 2 October 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...ing danger is ever present in Fraser's writing, no matter how sunny things may be for these characters when the story starts. Fraser writes her youthful c4 KB (637 words) - 12:26, 19 March 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (441 words) - 15:45, 9 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...wn world says your tribe has to be exterminated then your immediate future may not be so rosy.3 KB (458 words) - 14:37, 22 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...son, life is a little more ordinary, death and disablement aside, but that may change with a new job offer and a chance to face her demons.3 KB (480 words) - 06:50, 24 July 2023
- |date=February 2017 It's a lovely sunny day, and looks as if it may just turn out to be a perfect day, since there is a sunny spot for cat in t3 KB (523 words) - 10:40, 7 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...nguin getting ready for Christmas. A lot of the activities they undertake may be in the penguin world but will be instantly recognisable to any parent.3 KB (548 words) - 09:47, 19 August 2020
- ...that cannot sleep in this well designed board book that has a message that may not suit all toddlers. |date=July 20173 KB (545 words) - 10:38, 29 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...tle not one but two enemies bent on destroying Gehenna. Lady Lilith Shadow may be the sole heir to her country, but she's still just a girl and therefore4 KB (680 words) - 15:54, 16 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...promised him has never materialised. If things don't look up soon, hunger may well catch him before the plague can.4 KB (655 words) - 07:38, 7 October 2020
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- |date=September 2017 This may be a new edition, but it's classic Dr Seuss. There are weird and wonderful3 KB (490 words) - 08:35, 18 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 I worry that Veronica may come across as ''too'' liberated for her time, especially as the author fee4 KB (677 words) - 09:17, 22 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...the initial events. The gentle progression of this plot does mean that it may struggle to grab the reader at first – but the minutiae of detail that Mi3 KB (480 words) - 11:36, 19 March 2018
- ...t his touch. Surviving France to come face to face with his wife's killer may not be much fun for him but it's one heck of a ripping action story for us. |date=February 20174 KB (759 words) - 09:38, 30 August 2020
- |date=March 2017 ...e Rosie and the girls as good as murdered her uncle… yes quite! DS Miller may be lovely but…5 KB (795 words) - 12:04, 25 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 Born in 1328, Joan of Kent may be of royal blood but she's from a family tainted by treachery. Her father5 KB (833 words) - 11:47, 22 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...Some of the best pages are just a list of names with the type of cat that may be associated with them.3 KB (566 words) - 14:01, 11 August 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...els a little like an art project being sold as a children's book. Parents may appreciate the stripped back art style and intriguing interaction, but a ch3 KB (526 words) - 14:47, 6 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...gly Five'' to recommend the book, especially for fans of the author. This may not be as magical as other outings, but it has more heart than most. The b3 KB (575 words) - 13:20, 9 October 2020
- |date=September 2017 This is such a standard story, you may think, that it would take a standout book to make it worthwhile experiencin4 KB (730 words) - 17:13, 16 February 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...place and the solution reveals itself. If puzzles are your thing then you may wish to put your grey cells to the test with ''The Sherlock Puzzle Book,''3 KB (486 words) - 14:17, 29 September 2020
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- |summary= Bitter, freezing weather, a bunch of research scientists who may not all be the affable, karaoke-loving clever-clogs they seem, and a missin |date=April 20174 KB (646 words) - 16:42, 15 August 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...ther you are out there looking for love, or happy as you are, however that may be, our [[:Category:Lifestyle|Lifestyle]] section has book for every occasi4 KB (796 words) - 11:56, 17 February 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...dn't work as it is presented in this format. The short stories themselves may be enjoyed by fans of magical realism or fantasy.3 KB (503 words) - 11:16, 2 May 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ch she neither dreamt nor was prepared. This is part of her charm. Livia may be in the feisty female hero mould yet there's an authenticity and vulnerab4 KB (654 words) - 14:07, 11 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...but we know from the blurb it's not going to stay that way. Indeed things may be better but we see the Damoclesan sword which makes us wonder if she'll g4 KB (698 words) - 10:15, 19 August 2020
- ...laims by a noted impostor. Cook's account, one of many recently published, may not offer anything which has not already been published in other titles, bu |date=March 20176 KB (998 words) - 13:59, 12 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ring a Nazi camp doctor at work, a story slowly starts to emerge, one that may prove to be a wicked conspiracy to keep the Nazi alive and still practicing3 KB (503 words) - 13:02, 11 March 2018
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- |date=September 2017 ...accompanied by glorious, full-colour photographs. Whilst the word ''owl'' may conjure up a certain image in the mind, there is a startling amount of dive3 KB (521 words) - 21:47, 15 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (482 words) - 10:15, 18 February 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...the above summary was given due care and attention. And I am aware people may turn to this book, as I for one did, and not have any inkling as to just ho4 KB (720 words) - 10:45, 27 August 2020
- |date=May 20173 KB (506 words) - 10:51, 28 September 2020
- |date=March 2017 ...which are intentionally vague and so those looking for a clear conclusion may be left wanting, but don't let this deter you because the overall style of3 KB (507 words) - 11:01, 16 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 This is a formula that we Nora fans recognise. In fact in some ways it may remind us of [[The Obsession by Nora Roberts|The Obsession]]: the story of4 KB (686 words) - 10:16, 18 February 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...o an adult reader. There are, certainly, poems in here that a young reader may enjoy, but I think an adult would get more out of poems that deal with larg3 KB (548 words) - 12:47, 13 August 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...truggles to fit in - desperate to join the popular group no matter what it may take. His focus on surviving the perils of school so intense, that he fail3 KB (519 words) - 11:55, 4 October 2020
- |date=May 20173 KB (515 words) - 22:21, 15 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...s where diminutive heroes beat muscly, overgrown villains, but some people may wonder if such sneaky techniques are equally valid when applied to loved on3 KB (514 words) - 12:00, 30 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ling truth- such things can happen anywhere and this case is proof that we may never really know someone, even someone we choose to build a life with. It5 KB (819 words) - 21:05, 17 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (548 words) - 12:55, 1 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...rls Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, but pass them this - it may be dark, it may be gruesome, but it conveys the anger of a woman shaped and molded by the p4 KB (732 words) - 11:47, 19 February 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...and patently heartfelt look at the silver screen industry from someone who may well be a top name in it for years to come.4 KB (710 words) - 10:29, 7 September 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...'re amidst the four years of centenary commemorations of World War I so we may feel as if all has now been revealed. Yet David provides us with this exam5 KB (815 words) - 12:56, 12 April 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...of steam, or story line, or, indeed, shocks come to that! The War itself may be written in history's stone but he takes advantage of anything being able4 KB (685 words) - 15:30, 5 September 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...d one of those suggested closing my eyes to sound better (I think she also may have plugged her ears when I wasn't looking). That from a kid who was lumb5 KB (916 words) - 11:23, 25 March 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (548 words) - 12:47, 23 April 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...king for something to nurture a love of books in even younger children you may like to try [[It's a Little Book by Lane Smith]]. As a school librarian I a3 KB (556 words) - 10:16, 16 August 2020
- |date=October 2017 Fans of the podcast may be disappointed to find that this book is, essentially, a selection of the3 KB (490 words) - 14:53, 17 February 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...alo has turned-out toes. He also has a wart on the end of his nose. They may also know about Superworm, Stickman or Room on the Broom. All of these sto3 KB (582 words) - 09:31, 16 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (537 words) - 11:31, 6 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...early years, there were also Anne Stafford and Elizabeth Carew, who may or may not have borne him children. Some years later there was also Mary Berkeley,5 KB (791 words) - 14:37, 9 April 2018
- ...ngs she does to get even, due to perceived slights from her partner. These may be on purpose or completely accidental but, even so, the book cries of a ve |date= January 20173 KB (514 words) - 09:24, 19 September 2020
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- |date=June 2017 Check out the original [[Paddington by Michael Bond]], although it may not have held up. Emerging readers will enjoy [[Amazing Esme by Tamara Mac3 KB (570 words) - 15:17, 10 August 2020
- |date=February 2017 ''Norton and Alpha'' is a simple story well told that feels like it may be sad, but is actually uplifting. Any child will love it, but a fan of ro3 KB (568 words) - 17:36, 4 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 There are many other enjoyable stories in this series and you may like to try [[Mary's Hair by Eoin Colfer]] or [[Mr Birdsnest and the House3 KB (490 words) - 11:41, 12 April 2018
- |date= January 2017 ...cularly enjoyed was the chapter entitled 'Lady Writers'. Though the title may sound at first glance demeaning, it is a tongue-in-cheek look at the trepid3 KB (522 words) - 09:16, 5 May 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...something very unpleasant on the loose. We may pretend that it isn't; we may deny it, but we know that there are more and more people who hate those who5 KB (812 words) - 09:48, 20 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (553 words) - 16:06, 9 October 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...dresses for rich women and eager debutantes. But look at them now! Sophie may still be in millinery, but at least the grateful Mr Sinclair is giving her4 KB (704 words) - 12:26, 20 September 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...Run, run, run, but perhaps if you have them a friendly hello these pants may be nicer than you think?3 KB (577 words) - 12:19, 17 April 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...to give them some restful ease, you never know what else they used. They may, for one, have dabbled in colouring-in books, and their much-lauded effect3 KB (545 words) - 09:29, 18 September 2020
- |date=February 2017 [[:Category:Dinah Jefferies|Dinah Jefferies]] may only have started writing novels later in life, but she's definitely made u4 KB (731 words) - 13:53, 29 September 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...as if Bing was speaking. This will entice children, but as an adult, you may find some of the baby-style speak a little unpalatable.3 KB (591 words) - 12:30, 19 September 2020
- |date=November 2017 ...tasy. That being said though, those looking for a fast read full of action may find some enjoyment here.3 KB (552 words) - 08:18, 28 September 2020
- |date=July 2017 ...need anything so negative as out-and-out horror, for whatever age range it may be written.3 KB (546 words) - 08:43, 8 May 2018
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- |date=March 2017 ...are, no matter how you try to change them, they know what they like. You may want to steer one child away from a world of pink and the other from a worl3 KB (586 words) - 16:25, 12 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...depending on which side you're on). Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde may fall into the middle of this accidentally to begin with but his curiosity h5 KB (798 words) - 08:32, 2 September 2020
- |date=April 2017 Flight. It happens all around us, wherever we may be, and many are the young audience members for this book who have taken to3 KB (540 words) - 09:51, 24 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...r lack of it) and it's connection with each person's nation of origin. It may have been centuries since the English invaded Ireland but that domination i4 KB (726 words) - 09:16, 27 August 2020
- ...bit elongated, but an interesting story about a simple disappearance that may not have been so simple after all. |date=July 20173 KB (540 words) - 10:31, 8 August 2020
- |date=April 2017 It may seem like an odd thing to mention, but I once had a strange encounter with3 KB (535 words) - 12:23, 2 September 2020
- |date= May 2017 ...ively devoid of sensationalism, dare I say, probably relatively real. What may be true to life, however, is achieved here to the detriment of fiction. Str4 KB (736 words) - 13:28, 3 October 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...isty woodsman. Your average story dweller needs a guardian angel and this may just come in the form of Fairytale Frankie.3 KB (541 words) - 09:09, 27 August 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...in a trilogy of stories. I can see an audio book exists of all three that may well help certain readers follow the narratives along the page. Either way3 KB (553 words) - 14:06, 31 August 2021
- |date=July 2017 ...y find themselves in, and it turns out that having a giraffe in your house may not go down too well with your parents!3 KB (553 words) - 17:35, 29 March 2018
- ...you all. May 2017 bring joy and prosperity to every one of you. The world may well be heading to hell in a handcart but we hope it finds a new direction [[Category:Newsletters|* 2017 01]]7 KB (1,219 words) - 16:15, 10 August 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...with some degree – trivial or life-changing – of existential angst, and it may be that this book will appeal more to men; the female characters are certai4 KB (689 words) - 10:48, 23 February 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...t as M.A. – initials clearly pointing to her maternal nature, even if that may have been less marked in the original French. We get to know her husband,5 KB (804 words) - 10:05, 21 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...book is suitable for a specific audience alongside any general readers it may draw to it. It's from Barrington Stoke, the specialists in books for the y3 KB (530 words) - 11:40, 8 May 2018
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- |date=October 2017 ...diligent and/or as lucky as I was, for if you don't pay full attention you may end up cocking the symmetry up, and I wouldn't like to say how great the pi4 KB (780 words) - 21:36, 15 February 2018
- ...y=What do you really know about Tigers? This wonderfully illustrated book may just surprise you by showing what they get up to when no one is looking. |date=August 20173 KB (600 words) - 11:09, 12 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...cs had been on colour blindness or poor sight, then perhaps the publishers may have noticed that this book is hard to read. The font is small and printed3 KB (546 words) - 14:39, 6 August 2020
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- |date=January 2017 ...across mainland Europe ensures that there are more than two factions. We may have locals who are loyal to one or the other Roman leaders but then there5 KB (771 words) - 10:04, 16 August 2020
- |date= April 2017 ...order to better understand how they can improve in a particular discipline may find themselves feeling dissatisfied. For one thing, the stories can be som3 KB (560 words) - 13:12, 15 April 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ed and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have claimed their latest victim. The police are at a loss and so it falls3 KB (552 words) - 13:55, 21 October 2021
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- |date=March 2017 ...o her going to work, leading up to Christmas and the incident, whatever it may be, that leads to her hospitalisation. Further back we also go, to a series3 KB (586 words) - 13:51, 19 August 2021
- |date=February 2017 ...her to Astrid and their future, no matter how long… or short… a time that may be.4 KB (712 words) - 12:43, 18 March 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (582 words) - 10:27, 25 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...sunward with her long hair flowing it might again be bending reality, but may also be hinting at yet another way in which the subject of this book was a3 KB (547 words) - 15:03, 22 March 2018
- ...Lemony Snicket with truly wonderful illustrations by Matt Forsythe. Adults may find this book slightly perplexing but children are likely to enjoy this qu |date=November 20174 KB (619 words) - 16:38, 16 February 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...the story by revealing what the seeds grow into, but the cover of the book may just give readers a few clues! Jamie Littler's fabulous artwork does not st3 KB (557 words) - 12:49, 1 September 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...o an ardent supporter of and propagandist for his brother James II, and it may be as well that she did not long survive his deposition and replacement by5 KB (816 words) - 10:37, 8 August 2020
- ...y struggle to wait for the next instalment, due for publication in January 2017.3 KB (513 words) - 13:33, 25 August 2020
- |date=August 2017 Written in rhyme, there is a lot of text for a picture book. This may put off some younger readers but it will delight those with above-average r3 KB (527 words) - 17:47, 2 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 Fans of Beaky Malone may also enjoy [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney]], which i3 KB (517 words) - 16:15, 9 October 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...rded descriptions that keep this book in the reader's mind far longer than may have happened otherwise. It's also particularly impressive that he's taken5 KB (790 words) - 11:04, 16 April 2018
- '''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: Older Fiction''' ...the African American hair care market. I mention this because some readers may find it interrupts the flow and urgency of a love story that takes place ov3 KB (600 words) - 15:08, 28 August 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...a few very special people into her life. Respect the dog's wishes and you may well make a friend for life.3 KB (591 words) - 13:49, 17 February 2018
- |date=May 20173 KB (549 words) - 16:26, 1 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...science fiction author as Stephen Baxter to pick up the official story, it may just be worth a read.5 KB (851 words) - 14:07, 1 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...e. The story is hard-hitting, and not for the faint-hearted (young readers may wish to take that as a challenge!) and be warned - not all the main charact3 KB (532 words) - 08:45, 25 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...wonderful books, and even if you remember her works this small mini series may have passed you by. But whether or not you were already familiar with it, w3 KB (576 words) - 10:55, 12 October 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...ng bow. The pace builds up exceptionally well though, so whilst the reader may not be breath taken by the climax, they'll certainly be breathless. What Gr3 KB (546 words) - 14:43, 21 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...y picture book that children moving house or living in two different homes may find reassuring is [[Little Home Bird by Jo Empson]]3 KB (605 words) - 12:31, 7 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...ineal. Valor and her mother serve the crown as hunters - when many readers may have pre-conceptions that this is a masculine profession. At no point are w3 KB (537 words) - 18:49, 17 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...they're not specifically illustrating these words, however carefully they may have been chosen. But for a picture book telling of this story, with or wi3 KB (579 words) - 12:44, 21 August 2020
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- |date=May 2017 ...is a man who develops and morphs towards maturity as we watch. Indeed iYe may have the powers but it's Virgil I dearly hoped would survive to the end.5 KB (898 words) - 09:12, 13 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...he YA novelisation of the seventh film in what Douglas Adams, knowing him, may always have maintained was a trilogy.3 KB (574 words) - 10:31, 25 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 While the concept of renting a house with two hundred rules may seem far-fetched, it actually blends in very well to the story. You forget4 KB (616 words) - 15:29, 25 February 2018
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- |date=May 2017 It is pure science fiction cheese. ''You may have defeated X but let us not forget that Z, Y and Q are still out there (5 KB (853 words) - 15:30, 17 February 2018
- |date=May 20174 KB (611 words) - 15:49, 17 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...you are side-tracked from the main body of the story. Contradictory as it may sound, having said that you are left feeling that the story has not been pr4 KB (643 words) - 13:45, 1 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...t last she is prepared to share the secrets of the chest with Hannah. They may provide her only chance of a full recovery. And if Hannah is to help, she w4 KB (655 words) - 09:46, 25 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...g anything wet. A book that teaches a toddler how bathtime is meant to be may just help your nightly routine, but also greatly entertain everyone.3 KB (622 words) - 16:23, 28 August 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...proaches retired Cuban policeman Mario Conde for answers to something that may seem straightforward but they soon realise it will prove to be anything but5 KB (758 words) - 14:23, 9 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 Some of you may already be aware of Nibbles. He is a little monster that likes to nibble e4 KB (680 words) - 09:10, 18 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...rtisements. ''Canary Guano. For Greenhouse and garden. Perfectly clean. May be used by a lady.'' is still making me giggle.3 KB (592 words) - 10:28, 30 November 2020
- |date=April 2017 If you enjoy ''The Reality Frame'', you may also enjoy [[Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond by4 KB (584 words) - 12:22, 18 August 2020
- |summary= Peter Pan is not as innocent as he may seem. Christina Henry provides a dark twist in the world of Neverland by co |date=July 20174 KB (614 words) - 10:17, 22 March 2024
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- ...read and a particular treasure as it's been published after Ian's death in 2017. ...r independence offered to children today. If you enjoy ''Wild Child'', you may also like [[Twenty Chickens for a Saddle by Robyn Scott]] and there are lot3 KB (550 words) - 07:28, 29 May 2019
- |date=August 2017 ...hese things don't just move about on their own!) and find the answer. You may indeed find a different Q and A on the flipside too.4 KB (581 words) - 07:36, 17 September 2020
- '''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: illustrated Books''' ...you find one of these books you should treasure it as it is something that may be read to your grandchildren in the future.4 KB (640 words) - 08:50, 19 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 ...on the edge of being both completely ridiculous and rather scary! So you may want to avoid reading that one aloud with younger children. I also wasn't5 KB (824 words) - 11:45, 18 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 The young geographer may well find fault with this book – the Kremlin and London aside, we don't r3 KB (561 words) - 13:13, 22 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ourth or fifth generation now. Which is my final point – while one gender may prefer these books, they certainly have a quality that makes the right fami4 KB (591 words) - 13:36, 10 August 2020
- |date=July 2017 The Tower's history may be bloody and gruesome but there were some brilliant funny parts amidst all4 KB (650 words) - 15:19, 25 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...g characters, but if you are expecting a tense psychological thriller, you may be disappointed.4 KB (596 words) - 11:38, 16 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...tly too close to the brim. The structure is dense, meaning that the reader may find themselves peeking back at pages to remind themselves what happened wh4 KB (576 words) - 09:49, 10 October 2020
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- '''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: llustrated Books''' ...ery young. Slightly older children will enjoy the theme of imagination and may relate to the slightly spikey Nora. Parents can ponder the meaning of Nora'4 KB (607 words) - 13:06, 12 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...hrough the book. If you want specific facts about a particular century you may wish to look elsewhere or, if like me, you want to know more about the hist4 KB (638 words) - 13:27, 11 April 2018
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- ...back home; a deadly enterprise as, if the Germans don't get him, the Brits may deem him a spy. Unperturbed he carries his plan through and finds himself This is also a book that opens our imaginations to the sensory experiences we may have only taken in intellectually before. For instance he describes the sm6 KB (958 words) - 16:40, 22 February 2018
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- |date=April 2017 ...helter, and nothing but water surrounding them for miles. Barry and Sophie may heartily dislike their current situation and both of them are grieving the4 KB (654 words) - 13:25, 15 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...of them jumping on your head. However, although their enthusiasm and zest may be tiring, it is also infectious, just ask any old tiger you meet.4 KB (670 words) - 12:16, 6 September 2020
- |date=July 2017 ...ducing new wild and wacky characters, it brings together existing ones who may never have met each other before. Adapted by Tish Rabe (though very much in4 KB (657 words) - 10:17, 6 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 As an adult, Chris was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, which may explain his social awkwardness as a child and intense obsession with nature4 KB (582 words) - 10:46, 7 April 2018
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- ...lished in 2002, and is now reissued with a new foreword by Will Self. Some may find the concept of this book pretentious, especially those who consider hi |date=October 20176 KB (948 words) - 15:16, 16 February 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...only critique would be that it was over too quickly. For those of you who may not be familiar with Welsh's earlier manifestations have no fear, you can p5 KB (825 words) - 13:27, 18 February 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...ne aware of the desired reading audience of ages 9-11, I can see that this may have been to soften the blow for a younger reader. But I don’t think it w4 KB (640 words) - 16:53, 24 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ing for business funding, Williams-Nelson suggests that the Prince's Trust may be able to help. Don't rule out social media which is free and can be used4 KB (622 words) - 19:42, 3 August 2020
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- |date=August 2017 ...e reader to the character no matter how terrifying the actions carried out may be. In terms of plot, things move at considerable speed in ''Son of the Nig4 KB (609 words) - 14:13, 11 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...d soon-to-be Olympic swimmer sister, Audrey. As far as Mia's concerned she may as well get permanently wasted. She's convinced there's no point trying unt4 KB (597 words) - 11:49, 18 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...llow the story through. Every now and again you come across a puzzle that may be a maze or working out the cost of something in Roman coins All of these4 KB (638 words) - 11:18, 17 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 He may spend time pursuing supernatural offenders, but Constable Grant is a nicely3 KB (548 words) - 11:23, 7 July 2022
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- |date=October 2017 Whilst this may sound like a scenario far-removed from most readers' everyday lives, the te4 KB (595 words) - 10:06, 5 October 2020
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- == May's News from Bookbag Towers == ...for the second year in a row? Screen fatigue is getting the blame and this may be right. We think it's more likely that ebooks and ereaders are finding th9 KB (1,467 words) - 16:34, 10 August 2020
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- |date=March 2017 The events may seem far removed from the legend the title of the book references. It begin4 KB (646 words) - 10:52, 14 March 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...overed island, or even in the case of Australia a whole continent; or they may just be coloured pink to show off what you consider to be your land. Eithe5 KB (966 words) - 09:43, 14 September 2020
- |date=May 2017 Despite the number of pages, the end comes too soon; an end that may be biological questionable, but the dramatic effect is worth it. I found m5 KB (839 words) - 14:26, 11 October 2020
- |date=November 2017 ...e endlessly curious to understand our world. While in the 21st Century, we may have explored most of the surface of the earth, we have not stopped looking4 KB (676 words) - 09:34, 3 October 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...n hand to 'enthuse' over the works, and – tsk, tsk – 'explain' them. That may be alright for some, but I know from experience that for simple minds like4 KB (642 words) - 17:18, 23 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...visuals are great, finally – really friendly, and so colourful the teacher may well be itching to tear them out and present them on the classroom wall. T4 KB (608 words) - 11:24, 25 August 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...he story - Billy, a fire engine, a house, and even the cat which the child may have missed when reading the story for the first time. In a story that hing4 KB (632 words) - 10:09, 16 September 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...these parts wholesale at a lockup in South Kirby. The monkey in this tale may not be stealing car parts, but he is a little light fingered when it comes4 KB (627 words) - 19:37, 29 August 2020
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- |date=June 2017 ...kind. Nicky's attempts at a nascent romance will make you smile and Kenny may well be naive but his blunt pronouncements are often excellent punch lines.3 KB (589 words) - 11:35, 8 May 2018
- |date=May 20174 KB (608 words) - 17:19, 16 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ens when a life is turned inside out? When love is something so distant it may as well be a star in the sky? Moving from a life in her parents' basement t4 KB (600 words) - 09:19, 17 September 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...er, impressionable readers. However it's not often you can say that a book may save a life but this one just might do that. An emotional book with an impo4 KB (657 words) - 17:23, 14 March 2018
- |summary=A delightful book that may help to postpone the ‘please can we get a pet’ begging just a little bi |date=January 20174 KB (709 words) - 15:59, 10 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...h a hint of science-fiction sound like your kind of thing that perhaps you may find something you enjoy here, because I think this book would be enjoyed m4 KB (668 words) - 09:31, 20 March 2018
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- |date=May 2017 ...re are testament to that. With that kind of commitment, however much this may be dressed as a comical book, there is a gulf between this and the [[:Categ5 KB (924 words) - 09:45, 24 April 2018
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- ...lment in the series. If this is your first foray into Gunther's world, you may find that it takes a while to get off the ground. Once it does though, it's |date=April 20174 KB (673 words) - 13:45, 19 September 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...s little to mark them down with – a little less warmth and a tad more edge may have come in useful at times, but for the target audience these are right o4 KB (692 words) - 09:41, 25 April 2018
- '''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017: Older Fiction''' ...in terms of the universalities of a gradual coming-of-age. Younger readers may identify only with Anna's perspective and understandings, but older teens a4 KB (634 words) - 16:43, 3 October 2020
- |date=July 2017 ...d this book and discover what an inspirational young man Naoki has become. May he continue to write many more books and help to change the world's perspec4 KB (628 words) - 20:43, 16 February 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...nces, Red decides to try to uncover what led to her death, and who or what may have been responsible.4 KB (631 words) - 12:45, 15 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...And my opening question is because they had several justifications, which may give you pause to think of your own leanings. For one, they could well hav6 KB (971 words) - 10:30, 9 January 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...ke it any less engaging or interesting but it should be said that the book may have a different impact on this side of the Pond. I will also say that I th4 KB (650 words) - 11:19, 19 August 2020
- |date=May 2018 ...Things by Ruth Hogan|The Keeper of Lost Things]] was published in January 2017. Hogan drew on her own experience of cancer in that novel and it reappears4 KB (651 words) - 14:53, 22 September 2020
- |date=February 2017 Being objective, ''The Thoughts and Inner Journey of Dr John Dee'' may not build on what's already known about Dr Dee's life and times in a histor4 KB (620 words) - 09:02, 4 May 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...e uncomfortable reading about child abuse, rape, and imprisonment then you may find this book is not for you. I have a rather strong disposition when read4 KB (705 words) - 14:00, 24 August 2020
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- |date=March 2017 The clichés may well be there (e.g. the high achieving girl whose future becomes impaired,4 KB (610 words) - 12:32, 26 September 2020
- '''Longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal''' ...ive as a kind of distraction activity. She needs to meet this old lady who may need her help and that will handily put off the looming - and terrifying -4 KB (689 words) - 11:55, 3 March 2018
- |date= May 2017 ...worthwhile one. I commend it. If you enjoy books like The Exile, you will may also like [[Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America by Walid Pha5 KB (926 words) - 08:22, 25 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...ld make me give the prior entries to the series an urgent try. Sure, they may well be highly satisfactory – as pages and pages of testimonial blurbs al4 KB (643 words) - 11:53, 28 December 2020
- |date=March 2017 If you enjoy ''The Life of Saul Bellow: To Fame and Fortune 1915-1964'', you may also enjoy [[Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura Thompson]], [[Hoc4 KB (672 words) - 09:21, 5 September 2020
- |date=May 20174 KB (653 words) - 08:58, 24 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...l for the benefits you receive from your employment - however difficult it may seem, it is, after all, far better than living in poverty on the streets. A4 KB (614 words) - 08:31, 25 April 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ty-gritty, the leptons and entropy and so on. And, actually, I think that may be evidence of how this book won't serve everyone.4 KB (685 words) - 08:31, 28 April 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...simply been forgotten. There is a sense in a few places that a final edit may have been slightly rushed with the role of some characters changed, built u5 KB (910 words) - 13:32, 14 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...a little of the spirit, heart and character of the real thing, whatever it may be. And if that's the case then it definitely applies to children's litera4 KB (629 words) - 22:15, 15 February 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...ance to find the ones we've not even discovered yet. We are idiots. This may just rectify some of that.4 KB (641 words) - 11:36, 3 September 2020
- |date=May 20174 KB (649 words) - 09:47, 19 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...ters here but the story itself stands easily alone and so those of you who may not have read any of Sutton's early work (although I recommend that you do!4 KB (666 words) - 10:55, 16 February 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...though as I seem practically alone in hating that cinematic equivalent, it may well be much-loved by the target audience. As for me, as much as it pains4 KB (655 words) - 09:45, 25 April 2018
- |date=January 2017 ...sation. Moreover, a series of perplexing events suggest that their mission may be subordinate to a much greater power with its own strategic agenda.4 KB (635 words) - 14:20, 1 April 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...rth Nix|Garth Nix]], I found this to be a large disappointment. I know he may well not have written his own front cover so can't blame him entirely, but4 KB (638 words) - 21:34, 5 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...nd unpredictable father, he begins to question what role this volatile man may play in these acts of senseless violence. Into this steps Anna, the mother4 KB (616 words) - 11:41, 18 February 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...e pieces of a crumbling empire together. Lycaste, a once reclusive artist, may hold the secret to helping his friend succeed against the incoming waves of4 KB (718 words) - 08:12, 8 May 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...ll-crafted guide to this genre, then you should give this a read too – you may, like me, find yourself scouring the shelves of your local second-hand book4 KB (661 words) - 12:18, 25 August 2020
- |date=February 2017 If you enjoy ''The Stone Cradle'', you may also enjoy:4 KB (693 words) - 09:04, 4 May 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...sage basis but to at least ensure that children know any message they send may be seen in a periodic check. It recommends an online curfew in which a cut-4 KB (736 words) - 13:08, 2 July 2020
- |date=March 2017 ...argets. The second half can feel a little directionless at times, but this may be deliberate – to echo Yael's experience of a directionless existence, m4 KB (656 words) - 12:20, 22 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...nd her tribe’s adventures the Bookbag has compiled a helpful list that you may find useful: [[Top Ten Books for Young Readers That Feature a Passage Betwe4 KB (718 words) - 13:43, 11 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...s with what we think about and how that makes us behave. But whereas that may have bitten off more than it could chew, and gave us little that was new,4 KB (676 words) - 16:24, 24 February 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...e end, he urges other experts to get in contact with him and together they may be able to approach a practical solution. If you're interested in more boo4 KB (688 words) - 22:01, 15 February 2018
- |date= May 2017 ...preparation behind war crimes trials in great detail. Furthermore, readers may be surprised to learn that despite the unprecedented scale of abuse, this a6 KB (932 words) - 08:36, 13 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...why the author chose to do this. The action when it does occur is fun, it may be bizarre that an engineer can pull off all these things, but it is great4 KB (713 words) - 12:38, 9 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 For those of us who thought it all started with the 'Penny Black' in May 1840, it is something of a revelation to learn that an organized postal ser4 KB (649 words) - 11:36, 12 April 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...ve been satisfying though one must concede that the effect upon the reader may not have been so great as it stands.5 KB (902 words) - 10:58, 2 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...a slightly different title. It comes as no surprise to the reader that we may know much about Harold's life and times, but very little about the man. Suc4 KB (715 words) - 15:33, 5 September 2020
- |date=January 2017 ...e, but it's one that perhaps goes too far to cram everything in, when less may have been so much more.4 KB (677 words) - 12:29, 17 April 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...early education, can be very restrictive. Those who are Muslim and British may struggle to identify with some of the things they read at school. This book4 KB (685 words) - 09:36, 3 October 2020
- |date=July 2017 ...ope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi occupied France, may still be alive and she thinks she's found the person who will have the answ4 KB (658 words) - 14:14, 22 February 2018
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- ...the lies we keep to protect ourselves; a thrilling reminder that the truth may not set you free and that we are haunted by the echo of poor choices, broke |date=March 20174 KB (691 words) - 14:37, 18 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...A small glimmer of hope arises at the end of the book as the events here may force Angela and Vince to be more interesting in the future. However, why4 KB (710 words) - 15:50, 14 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...ibitively so. But chiefly it's a Latin American book through subject. We may see Octavio jump from one peculiar circumstance, one singular career and on4 KB (650 words) - 08:23, 15 August 2020
- |date=August 2017 ...riginal Polish. Dating from the late 1960s, it's the first in a trilogy I may well have had the chance to read as a youngster, but it seems that was impo4 KB (747 words) - 08:59, 24 August 2020
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- '''Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2017''' ...ve and mutual respect. Let's not concentrate solely on Flora though. She may open the book for us as we travel back to her early days, ''Titanic'' movie4 KB (673 words) - 13:59, 22 March 2018
- '''Shortlisted: The Young Adult Romantic Novel 2017''' ...too fussed, though. Trying to stay grounded is hard enough, and while she may think she's got a handle on it, her old friends from home can see her slipp4 KB (672 words) - 12:28, 12 March 2018
- |date=March 2017 ...jecting a cousin for a fate she wishes to write for herself. My ignorance may, perhaps, show me up to be a chauvinist of sorts, but I think it is further5 KB (941 words) - 22:35, 21 March 2018
- |date=May 20174 KB (673 words) - 08:49, 22 September 2020
- |date=October 2017 ...retty things. Hawthorn cautions that there will be a price to pay, and it may be too high a one, especially for one who has been given a name.4 KB (702 words) - 11:39, 27 September 2020
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- |date=March 2017 ...France reaches the dawn of revolution, Britain, including Diner, fears it may spread. This puts Lizzie in a difficult position since her mother and step4 KB (641 words) - 11:09, 17 August 2021
- |date=March 2017 ...f the species are covered it's quite possible that what you're looking for may well not be there. I looked for two and had a 50% success rate. It would4 KB (666 words) - 08:52, 5 May 2018
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- |date=January 2017 Parents may want to read the book before they hand it over to their teens which, I'm be4 KB (667 words) - 09:42, 19 February 2018
- ...of which I loved. But, the author has quite a unique style of writing that may not be to everyone's taste. |date= October 20174 KB (690 words) - 10:22, 6 October 2020
- '''Shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal''' ...ten an important - and angry - afterword. Do read it. ''The Bone Sparrow'' may well be set in Australia but Australia isn't the only country guilty of deh4 KB (706 words) - 09:40, 26 August 2020
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- |date=July 2017 ...ily have been written in 1967, or '87, or even (possibly as a pastiche) in 2017. Given that Bude's witty caper originally came out in 1947, it's slightly7 KB (1,108 words) - 10:06, 8 March 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...far the more inventive author, and avid fans of Hornby going the other way may be left slightly perplexed.4 KB (646 words) - 12:30, 17 February 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...ocean. What would it be like to see the ocean for real? Leo and the twins may soon be able to do that now that they are teenagers and the scientists belo4 KB (717 words) - 16:13, 24 February 2018
- |date=November 2017 ...ferences to sexual disease and their working female conveyors some readers may wish to know about before purchase.4 KB (704 words) - 08:55, 25 April 2018
- |summary=Just when we may feel there are enough grumpy old men in literature, we're proven wrong. Me |date=October 20174 KB (640 words) - 14:42, 7 September 2020
- |date=November 2017 ...reputations, and lives, of the community and risk exposing a darkness that may consume her.4 KB (675 words) - 17:10, 16 February 2018
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- |date=March 2017 ...before finding its own voice and veering into territory more epic that one may initially expect from the school setting. All of the characters are drawn w4 KB (654 words) - 09:30, 19 September 2020
- |date= November 2017 If you enjoyed ''Consequence: A Thriller'', you may also enjoy [[Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn]] and [[Exit Music by Ian Rankin]].4 KB (712 words) - 12:40, 7 March 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...the production of this book. If you've read some of my other reviews, you may already know that I usually have a real issue with paper dust jackets on ch4 KB (697 words) - 08:47, 25 April 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...world, can often concern a minor creature a little too predominantly (you may wonder what the subject of the page actually is when T rex meets the animal4 KB (740 words) - 09:28, 16 February 2018
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- |date=September 2017 Now, I too may have been a little puzzled as to the value of talking about the Holocaust t4 KB (742 words) - 08:30, 14 July 2018
- |date=May 2017 ...al years, and the stories about her being threatened by an abusive husband may well have been legends. Likewise, some of the scandalous stories about extr6 KB (979 words) - 15:43, 15 February 2018
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- |date=January 2017 ...ing, nor was rank, nor indeed the very privilege that got him there. That may have coloured his attitude to everything that followed. It certainly colou7 KB (1,298 words) - 11:28, 16 August 2020
- |date=April 2017 ...ction from our mother and our father to work with. However, although they may be over six foot, you could still end up being shorter. You can't currentl4 KB (723 words) - 15:24, 17 February 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...tigation, she will uncover terrible truths and well kept secrets. And she may even discover the identity of the haunting murderer.4 KB (724 words) - 10:21, 26 January 2022
- |date=April 2017 ...ike the way Golding had been so thorough in her research. Some of the plot may seem a little convoluted and unbelievable, but who knows what really went o4 KB (746 words) - 11:20, 24 August 2020
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- |date=May 2017 ...er brother shows up in a few more of the tales, which leaves me thinking I may need to go back to the beginning as I'm not sure where or how he disappeare7 KB (1,251 words) - 12:51, 10 March 2018
- |summary=As usual, an exercise in presenting awkward stories awkwardly may well exercise the reader too much, but this has so many clear, startling el |date=March 20174 KB (699 words) - 13:38, 16 March 2018
- |date=January 2017 ..., the father of the nearest thing Fox Mulder has to a best-schoolmate. He may well appear to be wacky – some could even go as far as saying Spooky –4 KB (731 words) - 14:53, 31 August 2020
- '''Shortlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2017''' ...Together they discover that a cure is tantalisingly just out of reach, and may only be gained through full scale rebellion...4 KB (685 words) - 13:14, 30 January 2024
- |date=May 2017 ...at Jenny Landreth is a delight. As I can't, and as I could be wrong – she may be an absolute horror of the highest order – I will have to settle for sa6 KB (1,121 words) - 22:27, 15 February 2018
- |date= October 2017 This is something he shares with Tokue. Their friendship may be threatened when her own devastating past is revealed, yet she shows rema4 KB (733 words) - 16:17, 20 February 2018
- |date=March 2017 Throughout it all we're drawn to Nathan who may be a bit of a twit but he more than paid for a mistake that he's living wit4 KB (679 words) - 10:55, 16 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ille is gripey, snide, angry and very unlikeable, however quick-witted she may be. I really didn't like her at the beginning, her with her consummate att4 KB (720 words) - 16:59, 17 April 2018
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- |date=January 2017 If you enjoy ''A British Lion in Zululand'', you may also enjoy [[Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British by Jeremy Pax4 KB (704 words) - 15:37, 7 September 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...st attending the sports sessions which his daughter attended. As such, you may think that this would be a happy, uplifting read – but instead the author4 KB (717 words) - 15:56, 21 February 2018
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- |date=June 2017 ...in his release. Surely now the river god will call her? But impulsive Caro may have bitten off more than she can chew: the cargo turns out to be more than4 KB (718 words) - 11:33, 31 March 2020
- |date=February 2017 ...umourless way is just not good company. ''The Best of Adam Sharp''? That may be – but I find it hard to believe this is the best of [[:Category:Graeme5 KB (829 words) - 15:04, 26 August 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...– with smells and sights described in horrifying detail. As shocking as it may be though, it's a swift and clever initiation into this dangerous world, an5 KB (763 words) - 09:02, 25 July 2018
- |date=August 2017 ...llows. Many times we get a vague outline of spurious ingredients our Iggy may have used for a marvellous creation – and told to replicate it ourselves,4 KB (711 words) - 08:51, 22 March 2018
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- |date= June 2017 ...ing to moments of extreme happiness as well as crushing disappointments. I may have guessed the novel's major plot twist long before it appeared, but that4 KB (722 words) - 17:14, 14 April 2018
- |date=May 2008 This book featured in our [[September 2017 Newsletter]].4 KB (726 words) - 14:08, 23 January 2021
- |date=October 2017 ...round, bit-more-of-story pacing, perhaps as a result the adult buying this may be borrowed a little more than they expected for their interpretative skill4 KB (748 words) - 07:50, 3 October 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...ation of Chief Police Officers estimates that the number of victims of HBV may be up to thirty-five times higher than that reported and that the annual fi4 KB (759 words) - 11:03, 21 February 2018
- |date=January 2017 There's brave, and there is brave. I may well have been born in a coastal county but certainly would baulk at the id4 KB (711 words) - 10:07, 16 September 2020
- |date= June 2017 ...eader already knows. Somewhat unsurprisingly, this kills any pace the plot may have been picking up.4 KB (718 words) - 09:16, 5 October 2020
- |date=June 2017 ...t done, and some of the more obvious ones are not mentioned – which may or may not be relevant. There are twists you don't see coming, and some you think6 KB (1,092 words) - 13:49, 18 February 2018
- |date=January 2017 A good book, the world is fantastic and promising and may improve with the rest of the series.5 KB (782 words) - 13:44, 12 March 2018
- |date=April 2017 ...the film, of course, and kind of knew the premise as detailed above. You may well know a lot more about what happens, and to whom and why, in which case5 KB (800 words) - 10:17, 25 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...one more chapter and then turn off the light. And this book is so good you may well have to issue that warning, because the story just keeps on going, jum4 KB (723 words) - 08:45, 25 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ive read. It's interesting to read this from within our modern world. It may feel as if attitudes have moved on and yet, if we look around…4 KB (659 words) - 12:33, 18 February 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...arning about the history of the world in great detail, but I understand it may have affected the pace of the novel too much. But perhaps, this would be di5 KB (771 words) - 13:57, 11 April 2018
- |date=September 2017 ...rom one time zone with no attempt at hitting on one topic, and that itself may be one more reason why I didn't gel with everything here. But you do get s5 KB (793 words) - 11:36, 2 May 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...e work done by their female ancestors in securing better rights. The story may even empower some children to stand up for what they believe in, in the kno5 KB (807 words) - 09:00, 25 April 2018
- |date=October 2017 ...le of days, so who cares? Accidents and minor catastrophes abound, as they may well might on such a dotty enterprise, and she cheerfully commits various c4 KB (674 words) - 16:09, 11 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 ...ps the number the same, but he creates two fictional characters who may or may not be based on those trail-blazers. It's tempting to look into their back6 KB (1,112 words) - 16:18, 18 February 2018
- ...milial and romantic relationships. Time, regret and communication failures may wreak havoc, but there are always chances to make it right. As ever, expect |date=May 20166 KB (946 words) - 12:03, 31 March 2018
- |date=February 2017 For further recommended reading, may we also suggest [[Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen]], a memoir by one of th4 KB (725 words) - 14:11, 26 August 2020
- |date=July 2017 Lester's novel may not be the most insightful or deepest of reads, but it's a great choice for5 KB (742 words) - 07:44, 27 April 2023
- |date=February 2017 ...fternoon playtime while reading a poignant ocean into Paris's silence. We may be sad that Henry and Caroline are splitting and yet we smirk audibly at He4 KB (712 words) - 13:04, 19 April 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...ince I was a kid. The worst that happened to the Secret Seven is that they may run out of Ginger Beer. I suppose the Swallows and Amazons crews could have4 KB (724 words) - 09:28, 25 April 2018
- |date=March 2017 Fans of Time Travel stories may enjoy [[The Time Traveller's Almanac by Anne VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer4 KB (752 words) - 08:44, 15 March 2018
- |date=June 2017 ...visitors to her door. This simple and isolated life she chose for herself may help explain her relative obscurity when compared to the other great food w5 KB (748 words) - 11:19, 8 April 2018
- |date=May 20174 KB (765 words) - 11:45, 22 March 2018
- |date=July 2017 ...those shadowy yet very important characters in medieval history. While we may know little about him, or at least did not until this biography appeared, h5 KB (781 words) - 22:27, 15 February 2018
- |date=May 20174 KB (782 words) - 14:37, 10 August 2020
- |date=September 2017 ...e tracks or the shop floor, so to speak, this serves its purpose well. We may know the political background well enough, but Beardsley presents us with t5 KB (790 words) - 16:36, 15 September 2020
- |date=July 2017 And I include in that fantasy, science-fiction – whatever genre you may be thinking this is. It's just a book where the miraculous is accepted as g5 KB (785 words) - 14:30, 19 November 2021