Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth
Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Its emotional centre is the search for a new meaning of home.
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Frank Cottrell Boyce
Its emotional centre is the search for a new meaning of home.
Phil Cummings
A reflective nature journey that links attention, breathing and wonder with responsibility for the environments and living things around us. It offers encouragement to care for the Earth without presenting protection as effortless.
Dara McAnulty
Expect a reflective, nature-rich memoir rather than a conventional plot: wildlife observation, campaigning, family relationships, autism, school difficulties and changes at home unfold across a year.
Ross MacKenzie
A portal-like magical shop gives Daniel a route from hardship into wonder, responsibility and danger. The story combines bullying, orphanhood, inventive fantasy and a clear save-the-Emporium quest, with creative possibilities beyond the plot.
John Masefield
Expect a highly atmospheric Christmas fantasy: cosy feasts and snow sit alongside wolves, criminals, magic, shifting time and pursuit. Its strongest appeal is the uneasy movement from delight into responsibility.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
A lively, twist-filled family adventure built around magic shows, vanished landmarks and a journey to Las Vegas. Middy’s practice contrasts with Nathan’s showmanship, giving the cousins different ways to face trouble and uncertainty.
Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith
This is an atmospheric circus fantasy about curiosity, belief and stepping into the unknown. Its strongest features are theatrical build-up, magical transformations and artwork that makes the mysterious Place Between feel vivid and slightly uncanny.