More news, reviews, interviews etc from the wonderful world of books ...
- It seems that spies are going to be the next-big-thing among children and adolescents. Already Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books are selling like hot cakes and the next couple of months sees the publication of two new young adult spy novels (one of them is about the young James Bond!). Read all about it here and here.
- "In Who Can Crack the Leonardo da Vinci Code?, which will be published in Britain on 10 May, [Austrian children's author Thomas Brezina] presents children with their own code-cracking scroll, foil mirror and a book of riddles to explore the world of the Renaissance and its famous genius." Really? Really! Read more here.
- Ann Brashares of Travelling Pants fame has a new book out about the sisterhood. read the review of Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood here.
- Kevin Crossley-Holland, who wrote the excellent Arthur trilogy, is impressed by Pauline Chandler's debut Warrior Girl. Read his review of this book, about Joan of Arc, here.
- This is the Goolden Age of children's fiction, says Dina Rabinovitch. Read her article here.
- Click here for The Times Online's review of Children's Laureate, Michael Mopurgo's new book.
Dear Oxford,
Having read a review of 'Warrior Girl' by Pauline Chandler (a new title), I am going to recommend that it's put on our book order for next term.
The cover portrait is so inspiring, too.
Could you give me any details about the artist and whether it's available as a poster?
Yours faithfully,
Michael Reeve.
Posted by: Michael Reeve | Friday, April 29, 2005 at 22:04
OK, must keep this in mind when I'm writing on a children's theatre project. But how to take spies and mystery-solving onstage ah? *think think think*
Posted by: J-Teoh | Wednesday, April 06, 2005 at 23:31