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Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh Martin
The Pope family are the protagonists: Granny, Danny, Peg, John Paul, Rosie and Damien...



Virgil Wander
What's in a name?
"For a man named Wander I’d spent a long time in one place."
"Lucy smiled. She stepped forward taking a hand from her deep coat pocket. “Wander—what a name. It’s almost a calling. You’ve had some adventures, with a name like that.�
Enger, Leif. Virgil Wander . Grove Atlantic. Kindle Edition.




This book was always on my shelves as a child, and it resurfaced last year. The illustrations are so simple but so charming, and that is what always captivated me as a child. But I didn't actually remember what the story was about, beyond being about a dollmaker. It's actually a really touching story about the power of art, the beauty of creating just for that one person who will love what you have made. Lovely wee book.

It was a gorgeous book, with a strong historical female character, and adventure but pragmatism. I loved it.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
But I think I may go for Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
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