Upson’s book was a bit of a pastiche on Josephine Tey and had Tey as a central character, as girlfriend to the otherworldly intellectual policeman Archie Penrose (despite Tey more than likely being gay). It suffered rather in comparison to The Man in the Queue (which we had just read) seeming rather insipid when stood… Read more »Read more

A funny and beautifully illustrated graphic novel memoir about growing up hearing impaired. Cece was left with a hearing impairment following a childhood illness meaning that she needed to use a giant powerful hearing aid called the “phonic ear” to help her at school. Cece is embarrassed that the other children will see her hearing… Read more »Read more

The latest addition in Liz Pichon’s hugely popular Tom Gates series sees the boy hero feeling somewhat indecisive while his sister Delia is grumpy as ever. His mum is determined to sort out the mess in the house and has threatened Tom that she will decide what he gets to keep and what will be thrown… Read more »Read more