More Cassons!

[slemslempike]

OH THIS IS BRILLIANT!

New Hilary McKay Casson book!

(The cover looks APPALLING, and even if I weren't firmly opposed to publishers changing the covers of new titles so that the series doesn't match, I do not like photos on books.)

New Casson book! It's called Caddy's World, and it's about Caddy when she was younger and Rose was just born. It comes out in May, and that's not now, but it is pretty soon. I'm so glad that she went back on her statement that it was the last book. (Maybe she will write more Exiles too? I would like that.)

Has anyone read Hilary McKay's Pudding Bag School series? I thought that she'd only written books for younger children apart from Cassons, Exiles and Dog Friday, but her site suggests that it's for ages 9-12 like the others.

I am going to read back issues of Rose's blog now.

Comments

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, definitely! I think her Exiles books are the best ones, and the first one is called The Exiles. Of the Cassons series, Saffy's Angel is first. I think start with the Exiles, or any that you get your hands on really.

[jinty]

Good! Will look out for them at the library then.

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

Ooh, you've now made life difficult again because I've never read the Exiles. *will add to wishlist*

But - have you read the sequel to A Little Princess? You have to think of the book as being a McKay version of things - by which I mean, it's not standard fanfic trying to be like the original, but is a slant on it.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Oh you will probably LOVE The Exiles! Get get get. Yes, I've read the sequel, I liked it a lot. Lovely Ermingarde, and trying to be kind to Lottie, and brilliant awful Lavinia.