This book is a delight. It’s uplifting and made laugh during the sad bits and sniffle when things were rosy. The central character, Lily, an innocent, imaginative and optimistic young girl with a hunger for love that leads her toward it in magical ways. I adored it and just have to quote some of my […]

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It’s that busy time of the year. If I could design my job, I would spend all my time in the classroom and none of it correcting or writing reports. At this point though, I have to take the good with the bad and knuckle down and just get it done. Usually at this time […]

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I have finally completed this slim novel. I began reading it a long time ago, perhaps even last year. It is a retelling of a childhood spent in the deathcamps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. It was very intense to read. I have no concept of how he survived. This book won the 1986 Nobel Peace […]

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 ‘The Island’ by Armin Greder is a dark tale. It has been shortlisted in the Picture Book category for the 2008 CBCA Awards. It’s no pretty little picture book with a feel good ending. ‘The Island’ doesn’t tell readers about prejudice, fear and the illogical feelings that arise in others when confronted with someone different, […]

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 I love Amy Tan’s novels. “The Bone-Setters Daughter”, “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Kitchen God’s Wife” were very enjoyable reads for me and I will have to track down the ones I haven’t read yet and add them to the pile that is turning into a bookcase! Time for reading for me lately is […]

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I’m not sure when the CBCA Short List for 2008 was announced. I haven’t been reading much lately. I’m not sure why, lack of time perhaps. I think the last young adult book I read was probably ‘Boy Overboard’, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Looking over the list this year, there are only a couple that I have already […]

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‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khalid Hosseini was another great insight into the changes that have occurred in Afghanistan. It also contained stories of the different kinds of love experienced. The main love story was quite beautiful and touching, yet the closeness that grew between the two wives was equally touching. The harshness of the lives of […]

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I’m not sulking about Valentines Day in view of recent heartbreak. I don’t feel any resentment to be honest. I am loving myself right now and can’t wait for my next romantic adventure. It’s kind of exciting really.
I’m not into Valentines Day much. There is something about it that just isn’t as romantic as those random days […]

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Anthea’s book, ‘My Girlosophy’ would make the perfect gift for a young woman. I have ordered a copy for myself, even though I’m an old girl. This book is about one of my favourite things, journaling. It includes examples of Anthea’s journal and other ‘real life’ girl-you can read all about the many treasures in the review.
At school, in […]

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Paulo Coelho has made this ebook available. He is the author of many of my favourite books, such as ‘The Witch of Portobello’, ‘The Zahir’, ‘Eleven Minutes’ and a classic favourite, ‘The Alchemist’.
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