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Don't be put off by the tucked-away location of the bookshop - there are places to park if you know where to find them:

- along the Prom (free)
- Market Place (free)
- Water Lane (free)
- Cromford Mill
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No Dogs Policy (new)

Following several unfortunate incidents and an ever-growing canine population in our corridors, we have decided, with some regret, that it is time to revert to the practice of only a few years ago of asking our customers not to bring dogs into the bookshop.

This policy change has been hard for our staff to
agree, but we think it is the right course of action.

Assistance Dogs are, of course, exempt.

RSS Dave Mitchell’s Tessellations

  • Putting Australia in the Shade; A Lattice Labyrinth employed to Spectacular Effect 13/10/2020
  • A Birthday Card for the 1 in 1500 of us born on 29th. February 03/01/2020
  • March Fools’ Day (Brexit Day) 29th. March 2019 18/01/2019
Young Fiction Review Panel

(Maintained and edited by Simon Marshall)

Welcome to the Panel (sounds mysterious and Hunger Gamesy, bear with); where young readers are presented with the opportunity to give their opinions on books they’ve read and loved, and share them with the world. Every few months a free book is selected for each member, and their thoughts on it are published here. If you’re below 19 and live nearby, or visit Scarthin Books in Cromford regularly, and are interested in joining, please visit in store and email youngfictionreviewpanel@gmail.com with your details and a review of a book you’ve read recently and you could be amongst the wonderful reviews we have on show. *witty goodbye pun involving books*

Click below to read the Panel’s reviews:

1 - 6 years YFRP   7 - 10 years YFRP      11- 14 years YFRP    Young Adult YFRP

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OUR LATEST REVIEW PUBLISHED 22nd January 2020

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Johnny and the Dead | Terry Pratchett
Reviewed by Alexander Johnston, age 10

This book is about a boy who can see the dead, but no one believes him. This proves problematic when a company arrives with plans to build offices on the cemetery.

The townspeople have been repeatedly misled and deceived by the company, so when Johnny stands up to them, everyone joins him (including the dead) to stop them building on the cemetery, and to preserve their history.

This book is written in a very astute and comedic way. It is also very relevant to what is happening nowadays with the destruction of habitat for animals, as well as big corporate companies pushing around small communities, and doing everything for the money.

My favourite character has got to be Johnny, because he is so determined even though the only support he gets is from his granddad, and the dead (who aren’t that much use!), and he isn’t afraid to stand up for himself.

I think this book is a good introduction and starter to Terry Pratchett’s adult novels (the Discworld series), and are definitely worth getting in to. I would suggest age wise this is for eleven upwards and adults, and for both boys and girls.

If you like this one, there are more in the series.

Another series starting with ‘Truckers’ is another great Terry Pratchett creation for slightly younger reade

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