The Middle Grade Review Bonanza is a new feature of 2-3 mini-reviews for short (typically 250 pages or less) MG books we both really wanted to read. It’s a new Regular Thing (and we’d love to hear your thoughts and recommendations for future entries). I’ve had David Almond’s books on my radar for a while now. Then I saw his talk during this year’s Cambridge Word Festival and it was amazing: he was very knowledgeable and extremely inspiring . I proceeded to buy most of his books but haven’t had a chance to actually read them until this week when I realised it was about time for another Middle Grade Bonanza. Two birds, one stone, etc. I started with his most recent release in the USA, worked my way back to his first collaboration with the talented David McKean and finally, read his latest release in the UK (also in collaboration with McKean). A boy escapes home to seek his own way in the world in a whimsical new outing by the award-winning David Almond, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Stanley Potts’s uncle Ernie has developed an over-the-top fascination with canning fish in the house, and life at 69 Fish Quay […]