This story starts of perfectly suitable for #middlegrade , but grows darker. The offer that this stranger makes, and the story that develops afterwards, is perfect for a class discussion. By A.F. Harrold #teen #magical
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Very good insight into what life was like across the social classes during that time. The author skilfully shows the young teens initially saw the world in black and white but gradually learned how grey it is. #YA #historical
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I love the #Thai representation in this story. European colonialism during the age of sails is well-known, and I enjoyed this twist using Thailand as the dominant nation. #middlegrade #kidlit #representationmatters #diversebooks
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This is a magical read, whisking me back in time to the age of sails and the birth of renaissance. #HistoricalFiction #youngadult
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Very good insight into what life was like across the social classes during that time. The author skilfully shows the young teens initially saw the world in black and white but gradually learned how grey it is. #YA #historical
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This is not so much as #Shakespeare 's story, but the #grief of parents and how it affects us differently, and how we much deal with it in our own way. #goodread #HistoricalFiction By Maggie O'Farrel.

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From the palace location to its everyday life, I felt I was there. #Map lovers will be thrilled to know that there are a couple of maps at the front. By Eloise Williams #HistoricalFiction #kidlit justinelaismith.wordpress.com/2024/04/06/rev…

I love the #Thai representation in this story. European colonialism during the age of sails is well-known, and I enjoyed this twist using Thailand as the dominant nation. #middlegrade #kidlit #representationmatters #diversebooks
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The author has made several nautical terms in the story, which conjures a good picture of the crew sailing in a tallship. #middlegrade #kidlit #representationmatters #diversebooks
justinelaismith.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/rev…

I love the #Thai representation in this story. European colonialism during the age of sails is well-known, and I enjoyed this twist using Thailand as the dominant nation. #middlegrade #representationmatters #diversebooks
justinelaismith.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/rev…

This is a magical read, whisking me back in time to the age of sails and the birth of renaissance. #HistoricalFiction #youngadult
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Very good insight into what life was like across the social classes during that time. The author skilfully shows the young teens initially saw the world in black and white but gradually learned how grey it is. By Sally Nicholls #YA #historical
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I love the #Thai representation in this story. European colonialism during the age of sails is well-known, and I enjoyed this twist using Thailand as the dominant nation. #middlegrade #kidlit #representationmatters #diversebooks
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'In that twilight hour, when the walls between the worlds grew thin, strange things might slip through the crack.'
A beautifully written story of a hidden #magical world, & it is up to us to discover what lurks beneath. #teen #MG #YA By Philip Reeve justinelaismith.wordpress.com/2023/08/05/rev…

I love the Thai representation in this story. European colonialism during the age of sails is well-known, and I enjoyed this twist using #Thailand as the dominant nation. #middlegrade #kidlit #representationmatters #diversebooks
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This is a #magical read, whisking me back in time to the age of sails and the birth of renaissance. By Liz MacWhirter #HistoricalFiction #youngadult
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It was a great meet up last year. So glad it’s happening again.

Let me share with you this brilliant #middlegrade book that is so full of voice and character:
‘Quick, Herbie. Jump!’
Now you’ve probably worked out by now that I’m not a ‘Quick, Herbie. Jump!’ kind of guy.
#BookRecommendations
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Can anyone help with Kieran Fanning’s question?

This is a magical read, whisking me back in time to the age of sails and the birth of renaissance. #HistoricalFiction #youngadult
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