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‘I loved the choice and ritual of picking a book’

‘I loved the choice and ritual of picking a book’

Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Mark.

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The library was a lifeline for young Sophie Dahl
I was seven when my sister Clover was born. Until then I lived in the indulged solitary bubble of the only child. My stepfather was American, and we had been living in Boston since I was three. My first laboured reading, at the side of my nanny [...]

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Gateway to worlds of mystery and imagination

Gateway to worlds of mystery and imagination

Posted on 11. May, 2009 by Mark.

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Smart schools have already claimed free books, but it’s not too late to join
There’s little doubt that Blurb the Book Monster would attract attention wherever he went: when you are seven feet tall and covered in bright blue fur, you expect some stares. But when Blurb enters Horniman primary school in Forest Hill, southeast London, [...]

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