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David’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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David Barker
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October 2016
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"David Barker has created a dystopian future of walled cities where the young, poor live, either working or, for a select few who pass an exam, being educated to be future leaders. Outside those walls are the Countryside Alliance, where all the rich, "
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"Okay before I start my review I have to say that when I first saw the title I immediately signed up because I assumed that the book would be spooky but when I started reading I realised that the Head was short for Headteacher and not a body part. But"
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"Thank you to The Write Reads for organizing and inviting me to join this tour. Thank you to Tiny Tree Books for providing me with a digital copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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"Pax and the Missing Head is a great, captivating middle-grade dystopian, that I ended up really enjoying. I found it easy to get into because Pax is such a lovable character and I thought the gloomy New London city was very interesting. I am so surpr"
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| A compelling collection of short stories, all written with beautiful language and strongly drawn characters. Each story starts late and finishes early, leaving the reader to catch up and wanting more at the end. Nearly all of these have a dark edge t ...more | |
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| Another cracker from Barbara Henderson. To War With Wallace is full of great characters, historical detail and a page-turning plot. As well as learning a lot about a forgotten Scottish hero (not Wallace!) readers will enjoy young Harry's dilemma abou ...more | |
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| A young teenager longs to escape the confines of the cruel convent she has grown-up in. Desperate to find her friend Dove and full of inventiveness, Linnet ends up helping in a shop of curiosities run by a woman who invents a flying machine. Linnet u ...more | |
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| A lovely story full of magic, hope and love for the natural world. The children are all adorable in their own way, with one character's loss of hearing dealt with sensitively and a welcome portrayal. The plot races along in bite-sized chapters perfec ...more | |
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