My book review of 'The 1,000 year old boy' by Roos Welford
Recommended age: 8+
Year 6 book group at Woodbridge Primary School read this book together in winter 2018.
Review date: October 2020
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Edie is an old woman, struggling with her memory and when she sees her old schoolfriend Lucy in the street she doesn't know why they have unfinished business, or why Lucy still looks like a teenager.
Publication date: 25th May 2023
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When Liesl Herbst escaped Austria at the start of the Second World War, she was a champion tennis player. Her story is powerfully and compellingly told by her granddaughter.
Publication date: 3rd July 2023
Recommended for children
Publication date: 6th July 2023
