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The song has always given me chills. My kids (7 and 4) might be a little too young for this book at the moment, but for older primary school children it would be a very good look at the effects of war and the Vietnam War in particular.
The key to her future is trapped in the past. In 1978, Jane Maxwell is celebrating her engagement to Will, …
An Adventure in Space!
The Thea Sisters are headed on a fabumouse mission...to the moon! After much preparation, the …
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the West …
Maybe 3.5 stars, since I have wavered between three and four stars. Some of it amazed and delighted me, but it was a couple of hundred pages too long, with not enough character development considering the length, and I was left feeling like I'm not clever enough to "get" the complexities of the plot and how it all related to astrology. I'm still trying to place everything in some sort of timeline in my mind, because I feel like something is missing from the wrap-up. It could just be the sense of disappointment I feel having got through such a big book without much reward. Ugh, there are better reviews than mine here on Goodreads, go and read those :-)
Maybe 3.5 stars, since I have wavered between three and four stars. Some of it amazed and delighted me, but it was a couple of hundred pages too long, with not enough character development considering the length, and I was left feeling like I'm not clever enough to "get" the complexities of the plot and how it all related to astrology. I'm still trying to place everything in some sort of timeline in my mind, because I feel like something is missing from the wrap-up. It could just be the sense of disappointment I feel having got through such a big book without much reward. Ugh, there are better reviews than mine here on Goodreads, go and read those :-)
It's their very first adventure, and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of some really weird clues. …
A stunning novel of terror, love and survival in the greatest wilderness on Earth. A …
3.5 stars
The illustrations are very eye catching, but I find these kind of stories painful. I'm sure my daughter would give it 5 stars.
The illustrations are very eye catching, but I find these kind of stories painful. I'm sure my daughter would give it 5 stars.
Rachel Joyce: Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2012, Transworld Publishers Limited, Random House Export)
Harold Fry has recently retired and now, he doesn't do very much. Even mowing the lawn, like his wife Maureen …
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the …
A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the …
Geronimo's sister Thea Stilton narrates this tale packed with action, mystery, and friendship!
When the Thea Sisters' friend Ashvin …
I'm stranded on Mars.
I have no way to communicate with Earth.
I'm in a Habitat designed to …
