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The IckabogJ. K. Rowling
The Ickabog
by J. K. Rowling
A prosperous kingdom keeps a legend about a monster in the northern marshes, and two advisers realise the legend can be made very profitable.
A story about children, magical creatures and a grown-up villain, epic and adventurous in tone. We would put it with children of 7–10, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
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- A death or grief
- Cruel adults
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