Monthly Archives: November 2014

A review of “The Foreshadowing” by Marcus Sedgwick by Jack age 12

November 5, 2014 · by · in books, children's literature, culture, Education, History, literature, World War 1

The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick !!Warning-Mild Spoilers inside!! The story is centered around a 17-18 year old girl belonging to a well off family. Her mother is a ‘beck and call’ servant for her husband,who owns a hospital. The girl has had a gift,well,more of a curse. She can see peoples’ deaths,and it torments her […]

Binny for Short by Hilary McKay-A Review

November 2, 2014 · by · in Book reviews

A perfect banish-the-blues book by Whitbread Award winning author Hilary Mckay. In this story for 9 to 12s Hilary McKay takes us to Binny’s world. At the start of the story it’s a place of uncertainty and upheaval following her dad’s death. She has to leave the family home. and even worse, she has to say […]