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November 2022
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December 2015
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Reckless by Cornelia Funke - review
Readr: ‘Cornelia Funke has created a refreshingly modern fantasy world’
November 2015
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September 2015
Cornelia Funke joins self-publishing revolution
German author will self-publish the English version of her latest Mirrorworld novel, The Golden Yarn, after refusing changes suggested by her American publisher
August 2015
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June 2015
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Beckycook4648: ‘If I were to sum this book up in three words it would be amazing, magical and adventure-packed’
April 2015
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Which modern day children's books will become classics?
We’ve had the BBC’s best children’s books of all time and not a single one was published after 1968, so what are the future classics, books written in the last few years that people will still be reading in 50 or even 100 years time? Join in our discussion to predict the future classics!
March 2015
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Top 10 feminist icons in children's and teen books
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February 2015
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – review
dalmenyp67: 'My favourite character is Mo because he can read things out of books and he fixes old books'
October 2014
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - review
Hannah3111999: 'This to me is simply a very dramatized way of showing the truth behind reading'
July 2014
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April 2014
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Where are all the heroines in YA fiction?
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