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In the winter, there’s nothing I love more than reading a good book by the fire while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. Here are my top recommendations for some cosy classics to transport you to another era and escape all the worries of 2020.  1. I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith Age Range: 11+ Publisher: Penguin Random House First Published: 1949 Plot Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family live in a 14th century castle. Their lives change drastically when two brothers from America arrive at their home unexpectedly, and Cassandra captures the ensuing events in her entertaining diary. The Mortmain family are charismatic, colourful and fun to read about. Things I Liked The plot is light-hearted, making it perfect to read on a bleak winter evening The characters are so well drawn that you care about them and think of them as real people Cassandra is relatable and you warm to her from page one I loved how descriptive the writing is 2. Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian Age Range:

Genre: Fantasy Rating out of 10: 10 Publisher: Canongate Books First Published: 2015 Plot A Boy Called Christmas is a twist on the classic story: it talks about Father Christmas's childhood, and how he went from being an ordinary boy to a household name, and a symbolic part of Christmas. Nicholas lives in a tiny cottage in a forest in Finland. His father is a woodcutter, and one day he is asked on an expedition to prove that elves are real. Nicholas misses his father terribly, and stuck at home with his Aunt Carlotta, Nicholas decides to do something radical to get him back... Illustrations A Boy Called Christmas is illustrated by Chris Mould. I find the pictures really capture the characters, and I love how detailed they are! Good Things About the Book A Boy Called Christmas is easy to read, and is a relatively short book (only 266 pages), so you don't necessarily have to commit a huge amount of time to reading it I loved how detailed the fantasy world Nicholas lives in is The