Holly Harper

Holly Harper is a former Readings Kids bookseller

Review — 25 Apr 2016

Riverkeep by Martin Stewart

The Danék River has always been there, like a dark and silent third member of Wull’s little family. For years, Wull’s father has taught his son the arts of the…

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Blog post — 3 May 2016

Five reasons we love Samurai vs Ninja by Nick Falk and Tony Flowers

Samurai vs Ninja: The Battle for the Golden Egg is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think…

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Blog post — 17 May 2016

Five reasons we love 88 Lime Street by Denise Kirby

88 Lime Street: The Way In is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.

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Blog post — 10 May 2016

Five reasons we love Run, Pip, Run by JC Jones

Run, Pip, Run is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize (update: it’s now the WINNER of the Readings Children’s Book Prize!). Here are…

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Blog post — 26 Apr 2016

Five reasons we love Mister Cassowary by Samantha Wheeler

Mister Cassowary is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.

1. It’s about a real…

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Blog post — 19 Apr 2016

Five reasons we love The Cat With the Coloured Tail by Gillian Mears

The Cat with the Coloured Tail is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.

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Blog post — 13 Apr 2016

Five reasons we love The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey

Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys: Episode 1 is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.

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Blog post — 6 Apr 2016

Best new children's books in April

Mountain climbing adventures, secret tree forts and ballet school – here’s our pick of the best children’s books April has to offer.

READINGS CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE SHORTLIST 2016

We couldn’t…

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Blog post — 6 Apr 2016

Our monthly round-up of new YA reads, events and news

From Vine stars to the Vietnam War, here’s our selection of this month’s best YA reads, news and events.

OUR YA BOOK OF THE MONTH

The fighting might have ended…

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Blog post — 31 Mar 2016

Books with LGBTQIA+ themes for kids and teens

“It’s okay to be yourself.”

It’s a pretty universal piece of advice that many kids and teens hear, and it makes sense. After all, the difficulty in trying to maintain…

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