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==Confident readers==
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|author=Terry Deary and Martin Brown
|title=Deadly Days in History (Horrible Histories)
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Horrible Histories' catch phrase is History - with all the nasty bits left in. This is not completely true, Scholastic is not going to print a children's book with details which are too graphic for children, but this is without a doubt the nastiest and most gruesome of all of the Horrible Histories books we have read. While I am happy enough reading most of the Horrible Histories books to my 4 year old as well as my 8 year old, I do think this one is best for the older children, would recommend a minimum age of 7, and this only if the child is already aware of the Holocaust, or the parent is prepared to broach this subject in a sensitive manner and provide further information.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407121456</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Dougal Trump
|summary=It can be quite risky to start a book with what is almost the final scene, especially for younger readers. Prize-winning author Hilary McKay, however, writes with such a sure hand that by the time the end comes round for the second time everything has dovetailed beautifully and is yet, somehow, full of surprises. In fact, it is a sure bet that many readers will want to immediately return to the beginning and read the book again, just to see how she does it.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900544</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Alex Barclay
|title=Curse of Kings (The Trials of Oland Born, Book 1)
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=In a land tormented by the screams of 999 souls, victims of dreadful experiments which have taken place since the despicable coward Villius Ren betrayed a king and seized power for himself, a young boy is about to become a hero. Servant to Ren and the rest of the Craven Lodge, 14-year-old Oland Born takes a stand and is forced to flee the castle after reading a mysterious letter addressed to him, but written by a king who died before he was even born. Trying to find out more about his background and how to save the kingdom from the Lodge, Oland sets out on a quest.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000733575X</amazonuk>
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