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5 Reasons Why Historical Fiction Books are Good for Kids

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Historical fiction has a number of benefits for children, from early readers through to young adults. Stories set against past events and time periods open up reading enjoyment, contextual learning and intergenerational connections – not to mention, learning about history itself! Kids historical fiction provides readers with all of the following: Creates a context for current […]

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The Colourful Appeal of Graphic Novels

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What is a graphic novel? Graphic novels are, by the simplest definition, book-length comics. Sometimes they tell a single, continuous narrative from first page to last; sometimes they are collections of shorter stories or individual comic strips. [source] You might be forgiven for thinking that authors and illustrators of this genre would be pleased by

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How to Choose Your Own Ever After…

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Cereal Readers is pleased to welcome a new Australian series out this month, called Choose Your Own Ever After. The series has been written for girls aged 10-14 years with a focus on realistic situations relating to friendships, family, school and budding romance. As in every day life, dilemmas arise for the main characters –

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Game, Series, Match

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With the soccer season now well underway, my mind turned to the number of riveting sports-themed series now available. If you enjoy watching or playing sport—but particularly if you love getting out and participating in competition at any level—stories with sport as the backdrop can be especially appealing. The challenges, conflicts and characters developed from

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