BOOKS: CHILDREN'S BOOKS; Jayne Howarth recommends the latest in children's literature.(Features)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: March 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jayne Howarth

Endymion Spring has had Puffin Books in quite a tizzy recently.

The debut novel by Matthew Skel-ton had five publishers in a frenzied auction last year as they bid for the rights.

You can expect to hear a lot about this historical thriller in the next few months and, for once, it is very nearly worth all the hype.

It is set in modern-day Oxford and in 15th century Germany, just when printing presses were beginning to...

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