‘Wonderland’ is a vibrant new young-adult verse novel set in 1980s Colwyn Bay. It forms part of Firefly Press’s ‘Firefly Modern Wales’ series which spotlights contemporary teenage life and the unique heritage of various Welsh towns and cities. “Colwyn Bay, 1980. Sixteen-year-old Tamilola has moved up from London; everything's different, everyone belongs except her. Then … Continue reading ‘Wonderland,’ by Patience Agbabi, cover by Amy Low.
I am almost ashamed to admit that I hadn’t read any of Welsh Children’s laureate, Eloise Williams’s titles before ‘Wilde,’ but I had heard the most amazing things about her writing so was excited to get engrossed by Wilde’s story. Wilde has managed to get herself expelled from boarding school, again. Rather than face a … Continue reading ‘Wilde’ by Eloise Williams.
Today’s my turn to shout about ‘Rise of the Shadow Dragons,’ the gripping follow up to Liz Flanagan’s award-winning ‘Dragon Daughter.’ Make sure you read Liz’s special piece about some of the main themes in this gripping epic. Joe wakes up smiling with the lingering memory of a dream where he was riding on the … Continue reading Blog Tour: ‘Rise of the Shadow Dragons,’ by Liz Flanagan.
Library Girl and Book Boy 