by Sharon Marriott | Apr 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Maze Runner by James Dashner My favorite book is The Maze Runner by James Dashner, which is part of a collection of 5 other dystopian books. I am reviewing this book because I really enjoyed reading it and have read this, as well as the other books,...
by Sharon Marriott | Mar 6, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus I didn’t read this book when it was first published as for some reason, I thought it sounded a bit boring and sciencey – I couldn’t have been more wrong !! It is a captivating read – sad, funny and uplifting all at...
by Sharon Marriott | Jan 11, 2024 | Book Reviews
Book Review: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro This book was written in 2021 and I’m not sure why I haven’t read it until now as I have read two of his other books, ‘The Remains of the Day’ and ‘Never Let Me Go’ and I loved them both. This one is a thought provoking...
by Sharon Marriott | Nov 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books
Come and listen to local author Estella Newbold-Brown read her story ‘The story of the Little Penguin’. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Wednesday 22nd November 2pm. FollowFollow @hello_blackfen Follow on Instagram @helloblackfen @helloblackfen This...
by Sharon Marriott | Oct 4, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books
A HUGE Thank You to Martin Hill for donating his latest book to our children’s section here at Blackfen Community Library. Martin introduces his passion of wild animals to the younger audience with brilliantly written and illustrated books. His stories support...
by Sharon Marriott | Sep 14, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books, New books
Thank You so much to Jackie Fisher for donating copies of her new comic book ‘The Child Detectives – The Pet Burglar’ to our library. The comic tells the story of some children who help the police find out who has been stealing the pets from the...