I read this to see how my French is progressing, and I feel I've come along well but still have lots to learn!
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Amber Dickson rated The Bell Jar: 3 stars
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional …
Amber Dickson rated Gregor the Overlander: 4 stars
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving …
Amber Dickson rated Reckoning: 4 stars
Reckoning by Magda Szubanski
Magda Szubanski's childhood in a suburban migrant family was haunted by the demons of her father's life in wartime Poland. …
Amber Dickson rated Bridge to Terabithia: 3 stars
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets …
Amber Dickson rated Lost Lake: 2 stars
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
"Suley, Georgia, is home to Lost Lake Cottages and not much else. Which is why it's the perfect place for …
Amber Dickson reviewed Goose fables by Shaun Chatto
Review of 'Goose fables' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A beautifully illustrated French-English bilingual picture book for small children. Quite a challenge for me, as a beginner. I needed to use google translate too often.
Amber Dickson rated The mixed up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Good Omens: 5 stars
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel written as a collaboration between …
Amber Dickson reviewed Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Amber Dickson rated Have Sword, Will Travel: 3 stars
Have Sword, Will Travel by Sean Williams
Odo is the seventh son of the village miller and he just wants to get away from work for awhile, …
Amber Dickson reviewed Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Amber Dickson rated Travelling Cat Chronicles: 3 stars
Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, Philip Gabriel
A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat …