This month I’m also blogging as the Star Author on the
Christchurch Kids’ Blog. It’s a great blog about books, reading, music and
movies for all children living in New Zealand, especially those in Christchurch
and Canterbury.
I’m really pleased to have been asked, especially as I’m
following hot on the heels of David Hill who is such a talented and funny
author.
I’m reading his junior fiction novel at the moment, My Brother’s War, which has been shortlisted
for the NZ Post Book Awards 2013. The story follows the fortunes of two
brothers, William and Edmund, who both go off to the First Word War: one as a
soldier, the other as a conscientious objector. I’m thoroughly enjoying it. It
would be great if it wins.
I try to read as much junior fiction as I can. Not only
because there are so many great stories, but also because it helps me with my
own writing. There is so much to learn from a talented author like David Hill:
it’s a bit like having a private tutorial (but from the comfort of your couch).
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