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What I Read in April

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Time for another round up of what I read last month. April’s list is a bit shorter than previous months, because I had a very busy month with various projects. Still, the books I read, I loved. I was especially besotted with Bronze Bird Tower, the final installment in the Dragonkeeper series. If you haven’t come across this wonderful series, I thoroughly recommend it.

Younger Readers

The Grand Genius Summer of Henry Hoobler, by Lisa Shanahan

Bronze Bird Tower, by Carole Wilkinson

Young Adult

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Audio Book)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Audio)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Audio)

Adult

Storm and Grace, by Kathryn Heyman

What I Read in February

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Another update on my reading for the year. February was a busy busy month – my first speaking engagements for the year, working on a PhD, which is getting closer to completion, and some academic work, as well as my first ever big swim and more. So I finished less books this month, though I probably read more journal articles and individual poems. Anyway, here’s the ten I’m counting for the month. As in January, where I have reviewed them, I have linked to the review. Where I haven’t, I’ve linked them to where they an be found online.

Picture Books 

Small Things, by Mel Tregonning

Crusts, by Danny Parker & Matt Ottley

Radio Rescue, by Jane Jolly & Robert Ingpen

What Do they Do With All The Poo, by Anh Do & Laura Wood

Poetry Collections

Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson, edited by Susan Snively, illustrated by Christine Davenier

Young Adult

Goldenhand, by Garth Nix

Before You Forget, by Julia Lawrinson

Adult Fiction

Sapphire Falls, by Fiona McDonald

On the Blue Train, by Kristel Thornell

Non Fiction

The Pleasure of the Text, by Roland Barthes (translated by Richard Miller)

How Writing Works, by Roslyn Petelin

 

 

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