Lovely review for The Youngstars from Families
http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/REVIEWS/Books/Children-s-books-8-12-years/The-Youngstars-by-Ursula-Jones#.T_0z9xB5mSM The Youngstars is an exciting and captivating book, from doubles to dancers, London to laundry this book has everything to keep the reader satisfied throughout every twist and turn of the tale. The characters are diverse and entertaining, and each has their own fascinating background story. Youngstars is an amazing book which I [...]
Another Great Review for Ursula Jones
Enchanted Books have given such a nice review of The Youngstars: This story provides a brilliant look into the past when people needed to be entertained and the television had just been invented – Hollywood and the Silver Screen were just becoming established. As a result, these young performers have big dreams of making it [...]
Lovely review by Parents in Touch
The Youngstars by Ursula Jones The book is set in 1930s Britain – the time of the Depression – and much of the action is centred on Liverpool. It features a troupe of youngsters performing in variety shows as `young stars’. Their evil manager forces them to work and takes most of their earnings. A remarkable secret is exposed [...]
Our award winning children’s author, Ursula Jones
We are delighted to announce that we have recently signed a four book deal with award winning children’s author, Ursula Jones. Three of the books make up a trilogy set in a strange world of slave cities, power struggles and betrayal, and the fourth is a stand alone novel about a children’s acting troupe in [...]
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