Iron Hand by Charlie Fletcher - Times Online
Sunday Times Children's Book Of The Week
Iron Hand by Charlie Fletcher
The story has atmosphere, psychological depth (we learn what has damaged Edie) and breathless action in both the present and the past ... NICOLETTE JONES
Review: Outcast by by Michelle Paver | Review | Guardian Unlimited Books
S F Said reviews Outcast by Micheel Paver
"immediately accessible and absorbing"
My Dad's A Birdman by David Almond - Times Online
Sunday Times Children's Book Of The Week
My Dad's A Birdman by David Almond
Despite its themes of loss, mental illness and the burdens borne by carer children, this original and touching tale is an affirmation of love, trust and hope.... NICOLETTE JONES
Review: The Declaration by Gemma Malley | Review | Guardian Unlimited Books
Diane Samuels on The Declaration by Gemma Malley:
This is a crafted story with a desire to tackle serious contemporary issues about humanity's relationship with death, nature, science and personal and social responsibility. Where it falls short is in the writing, which tends to the prosaic, resorting to passages that tell the reader how it is rather than allowing the characters to live and breathe. ..
My Dad's A Birdman by David Almond, Reviewed by Amanda Craig
Amanda Craig on My Dad's A Birdman by David Almond:
My Dad's a Birdman is an enchantingly wise, funny and subversive book. The lucid, comical, brightly coloured illustrations by Polly Dunbar owe much to Quentin Blake, and strike just the right note. Children of 5 to 7 will love it, but the ones who should take it most to heart are adults. I fear it will preach only to the converted, but if you know a depressed child, or a despairing parent, this could be just the ticket...
Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson - Review from Times Online
Double review by Amanda Craig in yesterday's Times:
