But Bess isn’t the only one who is trapped. This turns out to be a bad move because life at the mill is similarly brutal and she becomes the property of the mill, destined to work in cruel and harsh conditions without mercy until she is 21. Set during the British Industrial Revolution, when child labour was the norm, this is the story of a young girl, Bess, who leaves behind the daily grind of a London workhouse for a better life as a piecer at a rural cotton mill in the North of England. Lucy Strange’s new book, The Mermaid in the Millpond, is a historical mystery dripping with murky strands of fantasy it’s punchy, emotional and captivating. Well, let your pupils be submerged in a strange world and read a tale with a tail that will really get them hooked. When it comes to book recommendations for children, where do you start, especially when considering dyslexic readers and those who are under-confident? Build reading confidence with this new, dyslexia-friendly short novel by Lucy Strange, illustrated by Pam Smy…
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