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'Stephen has never met his great aunt Lola, and he doesn't want to. She sends him money twice a year and he always writes back, but Lola is almost eighty - what will they have to talk about? When they arrive at her house, Stephen discovers she's grumpy, scary and really, really old. He wants to turn around and go home, but his mum says they have to stay until Lola's birthday - three weeks away.
'Left to his own devices, Stephen learns about the simple things in life - like fishing, and cricket, and climbing trees - and the importance of family. Soon Lola entrusts Stephen with a great secret, and he realises that Lola has become more important to him than just an aunt who sends him money - she's now a friend.' (Publisher's blurb)
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— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2014;
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 25)
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 34)
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction
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Review : The Simple Things
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— Appears in: Books + Publishing , October vol. 93 no. 2 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 34)
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Simple Things
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction -
Review : The Simple Things
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2014;
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction -
Review : The Simple Things
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2014; (p. 66)
— Review of The Simple Things 2014 single work children's fiction