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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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When the days call for a story about a family of mice

Brambly Hedge The Secret Staircase by Jill Barklem

April 3, 2019 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

I have recommended the Brambly Hedge series by Jill Barklem for ages. I have seen them go out of print and back into print again at least once. Yet, I have never read an actual book. I found The Secret Staircase (pun not intended) while looking through some books that were (let us say) preloved. I picked it up thinking they were standalone stories. However, I quickly realized, while they are standalones, they do connect with each other and had I read a completed chronological […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: animals, Brambly Hedge, Holidays & Celebrations, Jill Barklem, mice

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:107 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: animals, Brambly Hedge, Holidays & Celebrations, Jill Barklem, mice ·
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