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Win a copy of Philippa Gregory's Dark Tracks *NOW CLOSED*

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LauraGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 23-Aug-18 09:34:46

Is your grandchild an avid reader? You're in luck! We're giving away 15 copies of Dark Tracks by bestselling author Philippa Gregory (best known for her novel The Other Boleyn Girl), ideal for young readers aged 12 and over.

More details on the book HERE and T&Cs HERE. We will be picking a winner at random after 11am on 6 September.

To enter simply tell us... What was your favourite book as a child/young adult and why?

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TwiddleDee Thu 06-Sep-18 01:14:09

My favourite book as a child was The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton as it Captivated me with magical wonder all the way through.

Mummyb23 Thu 06-Sep-18 07:29:47

The books i use to love was the famous five books I use to love reading them, and day dreaming I was in adventures with them.

crosscat12 Thu 06-Sep-18 08:18:51

The wind in the willows I loved to read what was happening on the river bank and what toady and ratty were doing about it

MrsVincent01 Thu 06-Sep-18 10:00:21

My favourite book was the Narnia series by CS Lewis. I loved the concept and the characters and the fact their were loads of books to read

dijon Thu 06-Sep-18 10:06:48

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

bigcol1 Thu 06-Sep-18 10:35:38

I have always lobed reading so I have many fav books, but I do remember one in particular. It was called "Tom's Midnight Garden". I can even remember the cover now. It was a paperback and the scene was a house I think and the cover was a sort of greeny black like the dead of night. I loved that book and read it many times. Funnily enough tho, if you asked me what it was about these days, I'm not sure I would be able to tell you. The memory fades as you get older doesn't it? I remember I also had a complete set of the "Little House on the Prarie" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and loved them as well. I don't think I got rid of either until I had to move years later but as I say, I was an avid reader anyway and always have been - BIG COL1

ngc4725 Thu 06-Sep-18 10:55:39

My favourite was Smith by Leon Garfield. I was enthralled by the life of a young pickpocket in 18th century London. It had a kind of dark and mysterious excitement that enthralled me as a young child

Susangilley Thu 06-Sep-18 16:20:42

Hope I am not too late. I just loved Enid Blyton's Famous
Five books especially, Five Fall into Adventure. My two little granddaughters now, are reading and loving them.