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What’s in a name?

The Swifts A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

August 6, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr15bingo Dwelling, illustrations by Claire Powell This is a really fun work of kids lit (ages 8-12) that involves a murder mystery set in a very old ancestral home. Swift manor is a house full of secret passages and rooms, a place that has evolved over time along with the highly unusual Swift family. Each member of the family, at birth, is given a name chosen at random from the family Dictionary. Names seem to turn out to be strangely fitting for each member; is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Beth Lincoln, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Claire Powell, ElCicco, Fiction, Kids Lit, mystery, The Swifts A Dictionary of Scoundrels

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:35 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Beth Lincoln, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Claire Powell, ElCicco, Fiction, Kids Lit, mystery, The Swifts A Dictionary of Scoundrels ·
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When a Princess, a Knight and a Queen decide to fight a Dragon….

Princess Scallywag and the Brave, Brave Knight by Mark Sperring

August 12, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Princess Scallywag and the Brave, Brave Knight has an interesting twist ending. While you have a good idea that the Brave, Brave Knight is not going to be your stereotypical knight in shining armor, you probably will not see the real identity of said knight coming. Mark Sperring has made a modern fairytale with a very special kind of “damsel in distress.” Or more likely one that causes distress! Same as Claire Powell knows how to create some fantastically silly, fun and amazing illustrations. We see the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Claire Powell, Mark Sperring

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:295 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Claire Powell, Mark Sperring ·
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