May saw the publication of two brand new series by bestselling author Holly Webb. Though she is best known for her animal stories, these two series focus on different genres, although interestingly both feature a dog as one of the main characters! Maisie Hitchins: The Case of the Stolen Sixpence with artwork by Marion Lindsay (Stripes …
Mary Hooper(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) Having given birth to a stillborn illegitimate child, Grace Parkes, who is not yet 16, finds herself boarding at train to Brookwood Cemetery, where she hopes to leave her son’s body in someone else’s coffin, allowing him the burial that she herself cannot afford. Although born in a “good” family, Grace …
