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|title=The Adventures of Shola
|author=Bernardo Atxaga
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=You can approach Bernardo Atxaga, one of the most renowned Basque-language writers currently working, from two ways. Either start at the [[The Accordionist's Son by Bernardo Atxaga|literate end]], finding out if his voice is unique, his content exotic or universal enough for your tastes, and see if his Basque roots make him special in any way. Or you can just approach him as a wordsmith, and enjoy him enjoying himself, such as with these small children's stories put into this most handsome anthology. From the original, where the title character is spelled Xola, Atxaga has himself translated them into Spanish – even if the fourth is yet to appear there – and this is a fine English language version of all four tales.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782690093</amazonuk>
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|title=How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (How To Train Your Dragon)
|summary=Meet Billy Calder. The young orphan has got a job, which is lucky as he's nearly too old for the Home for Unfortunate Boys. Unluckily it's a job at the local spooky castle, which is the town prison. It's sat looming above everyone and has generated a whole host of legends and ghost stories among the people below. More unluckily, the truth behind those ghost stories is even worse than the public imagination. Even more unluckily, Billy has been singled out for the night shift. And we find out just how Billy's luck runs out completely when we learn who requested him to work nights…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397775</amazonuk>
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