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Book of the Month
My Name is Mina by David Almond
Mina is amazing or, as she would put it, extraordinary.She is also exasperating, at least her teachers think so, and inclined to spend hours sitting in a tree and questioning all aspects of her life and the world around her.
Revisiting a character he first introduced in his bestseller, Skellig, over twelve years ago, David Almond explores Mina's background and eccentricities to reveal a complex and resilient spirit who is as endearing as she is infuriating
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4 Books We Like
This month’s books we like include, a picture book about how a big brother helps his baby sister get to sleep, an introduction to the alphabet featuring a hot apple pie and a hungry pup, a fantasy tale from the wonderful Eva Ibbotson and a collection of short stories for teenagers featuring ghosts, bloodthirsty monsters, mysterious wizards and aliens.
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