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Red by Libby Gleeson – review

hotcocoa: 'It was such a good book that I read it in less than 12 hours!'

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo – review

Fluffycat234: 'This is a magical read'

Operation Pied Piper by Jean Daish – review

AgentRedfort 'A very exciting book'

The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig by Emer Stamp – review

KatieDoglovesbooks: 'You've got to read this book'

Tanya Landman’s top tips for writing historical fiction

The Carnegie-shortlisted author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier, a new book about a young African-American slave after the American Civil War, shares her top tips on making the past come alive in fiction writing

The Pointless Leopard by Coles Gutman – review

KatieDoglovesbooks: 'I like this book because it's funny and it has a happy ending'

What inspires Anne Cassidy to write her teen crime novels including the award winning Looking for JJ?

Group site members the Millennium RIOT Readers interview one of their favourite authors about her new Murder Notebooks series, childhood terrors and nicking other people'sideas!

Holidays ahoy! Are there any good books about what other children do in the holidays?

As the Easter holidays get into in full swing, the Book Doctor suggests some awesome adventures and mischievous exploits that characters in children's fiction have got up to during their holidays

Jinx’s Magic by Sage Blackwood – review

Mahi10: 'I really liked this book because I was held in so much suspense'

The Secret of the Unicorn by Georges Remi Hergé – review

kitykat 64: 'he always goes on an adventure or saves the day'

Fire And Flood By Victoria Scott – review

Bookworm 1408: 'AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story by Ann Kramer – review

Bookworm 1408:'I highly recommend this to everyone'

The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler – review

Kat Winter: 'I liked that the main character was a girl, that she was strong and brave'

The Glass Bird Girl by Esme Kerr – review

Ink Blot: 'There wasn't a moment where you didn't want to read on'

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