Tag Archives: historical fiction
Holiday Reads for Grown Ups
We’ve got your holiday reading sorted with our list of recommendations and Pinterest board suggestions! Take a look at the new titles we have been sharing with our Staff and Parent Bookchatters this semester. We’re sure there’s something for everyone
Read MoreBook of the Week and Future Classic
The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay is the winner of the Costa Award for 2018 and a future classic. It is a delightful, touching story of a family and the lives they led set against the background of the dark
Read MoreBook of the Week for Middle Years’ Readers
The Goose Road by Rowena House is a gripping coming of age quest which has been published to coincide with the centenary of the end of WWI. It is the story of a 14-year-old peasant girl and her remarkable journey across
Read MoreStaff Breakfast Bookchat
It’s Breakfast Bookchat time again and we welcome the opportunity of sharing some favourite reads with our staff. Find out what we’ve been reading across a number of genres, and what we have been watching and listening to as well.
Read MoreHoliday Reading for Middle Years’ Readers
We have assembled a list of the newest #greatreads that we recommend for our Middle Years’ readers to enjoy during the holiday season. The list includes Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend and The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures
Read MoreBook of the Week : The War That Saved My Life
That War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley is a heart-warming coming-of-age story set in the English countryside during World War 2. This historical novel is an inspiring story for middle years’ readers from ages 9+ and is
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