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|author=Michael Bond
|title=Love from Paddington
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Consider some of the more pertinent questions of literature. Would things have been better if Rhett Butler ''did'' give a damn? What would Jane Eyre have done if the men with the truth hadn't made the church in time? And, of course, how does a little bear with a fondness for marmalade actually turn up in Paddington Station, so very, very far from home? Well, while the actual short stories may never have answered any of those questions, this work does – in amongst suggesting why bears don't play cricket, and a host more. As a result it may have a very different structure to the original books of linked short stories, but it's just as wonderful and characterful.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008164355</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Malorie Blackman
|summary=''Animal Magic'' is one of those places which just shouldn't be needed. It's an animal rescue centre and they take in abandoned, lost and neglected animals, nurse them back to health and then find good homes for them. It's run by Mark and Heidi Harrison (Heidi's a vet) along with their two children, Karl and Eva, who live at the rescue centre along with their parents. The centre has two rules - they never put any animal to sleep who has a chance of regaining health - and Karl and Eva are ''not'' to get the idea that they can keep any of the animals on a permanent basis. If they did the house would be overrun!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847156797</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=The Secret Life of Daisy Fitzjohn
|author=Tania Unsworth
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Daisy Fitzjohn lives with her mother in the crumbling but grand Brightwood Hall. The house is full of antiques and treasures and hoardings - because Daisy's mother does like to hoard - and Daisy is rarely at a loss for something to look at or investigate. Which is just as well, because Daisy has never gone outside the house and its grounds. We understand why Daisy's mother keeps her secluded - she's terrified of loss because of a family tragedy in her own childhood. Despite this, Daisy has a loving relationship with her mum and makes up for the isolation by developing friendships: with her pet rat, with the peacocks and rabbits in the gardens, and also with paintings and topiary and other creatures of her imagination, all in the knowledge that she's being kept safe from The Crazy that once ran in her family.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444010263</amazonuk>
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