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In non-fiction, John thoroughly enjoyed [[John Aubrey: My Own Life by Ruth Scurr]]. Seventeenth-century antiquary and archaeologist John Aubrey was one of the earliest biographers, although his [[Brief Lives by John Aubrey|Brief Lives]] remained unpublished for more than a century after his death. Scurr's book is a fascinating work which combines biography and memoirs through arranging extracts from his writings to form a continuous journal telling his story from childhood to old age, with perceptive observations of the natural world around him, great events and the work of a scholar writing around the time of the restoration.
For teens, Jill recommends [[Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman ]]. Olivia - Vee - and her brother Aidan are trying to get back to Earth after a mystery virus killed everyone, including their parents, on their ship. It's been a lonely three years and a dangerous one, too, as they've tried to avoid the dangerous and xenophobic Mazons. But sometimes the Mazons can't be avoided and this is one of them. Riffing on Othello, this is a thriller and a love story combined, in true Malorie Blackman form. If Othello in space doesn't whet your appetite, nothing will!
For the little ones, Sue fell in love with [[Tidy by Emily Gravett ]]. Pete the badger likes ''tidy''. He does it very well. Well, perhaps it's a little bit ''too'' well. What looks initially to be a simple story of a rather over-fussy badger, delivers a very important ecological message. We can think of no better way to show children the virtues of the forests and the dangers of losing them and can't recommend this book highly enough.
