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Goodbye to our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence and congratulations to her competition winners! 28/02/2025
Our outgoing Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence says goodbye and announces the winner...
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Books to help adults empathise with children facing challenging home circumstances 24/02/2025
Our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence shares a few books to help adults empathise wi...
As a child, Marv Jackson survived a polar bear attack on a frozen river - and when he hears about ice skater Tuesday and Promise, her skating polar bear, he's sure he knows them both from somewhere. Full of magic and snowy mystery, Cerrie Burnell's beautiful story spins legend and real life into a fairy tale of family and belonging.
The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth
When mysterious men kidnap her mother, Minnow has to set sail alone for the magical, dangerous and beautiful Wild Deep. This book is full of lyrical, breathless prose and Burnell’s imagination is marvellous.
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