Category History

Guest post: The Royal Cameo in ‘PUNCH’ by author Barbara Henderson.

October 22, 2017 · by · in Barbara Henderson, Guest blog, History, middle grade · 2 Comments

Hello! Welcome to Barbara Henderson! Last year I was completely staggered by the power of Barbara’s storytelling in her Middle Grade book Fir for Luck, which tells the story of 12 year old Janet in a village during the Highland Clearances. You can read more about that here, and I would really urge you to get your […]

“Fir For Luck”-The Inside Story with author Barbara Henderson.

September 14, 2016 · by · in Barbara Henderson, Book reviews, Cranachan, History · 2 Comments

Hello! This week I’ve been reading Barbara Henderson‘s Fir For Luck, and I’ve been so blown away by  the story that I just have to share it with you! Here’s what the publishers Cranachan have to say about the story: Would you be brave enough to fight back?  When 12-year-old Janet’s village is under threat– she […]

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 […]

Review of VALENTINE JOE by Rebecca Stevens, published by Chicken House

May 8, 2014 · by · in children's literature, culture, Education, History, literature, Literature, World War 1

A sweet and spooky timeslip story for 9+ Fourteen year old Rose has a lot of issues to contend with since Dad died. But her trip to Ypres with Grandad  brings unexpected joys and sorrows. As she learns about the shocking toll of the First World War, Rose visits the “neat rows of identical gravestones” […]