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Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society by Adeline Yen Mah
Waterstones Synopsis: During her lonely childhood in Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings. The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. In Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Adeline tells the story of Chinese Cinderella, a young girl [...]
Share on FacebookThe Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Waterstone’s Synopsis: The most loved of all the Chronicles, this wonderful tale can be enjoyed again and again. Lucy steps into the Professor’s wardrobe but steps out again into a snowy forest. She’s stumbled upon the magical world of Narnia, land of unicorns, centaurs, fauns! and the wicked White Witch, who terrorises all. Lucy soon [...]
Share on FacebookThe Wonderful Adventure of Uncle Wizard by Richard Anderson
Amazon synopsis: The Wonderful Adventure of Uncle Wizard is a fun-packed adventure story for children under the age of 10. It features over 40 fantastic illustrations of Uncle Wizard’s adventures, from mixing spells in his wigwam in Happy Apple Lane, to facing the Thunder Troll in the Land of Forever. Uncle Wizard is the not [...]
Share on FacebookMarshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson
Synopsis from Amazon: When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a divorced father of two, and begins a new job. She’s looking forward to a fresh start and simple life. Kyle’s five-year-old twins, Summer and Jaxon, have other ideas and quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother – [...]
Share on FacebookThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
Synopsis from Amazon: Book five in the Chronicles of Narnia sees the intrepid Edmund and Lucy returning to Narnia–with their beastly cousin Eustace in tow–on the ship The Dawn Treader where their old friend Prince Caspian is searching for lost friends of his father’s. As the children take to the Eastern Seas in their hunt [...]
Share on FacebookPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Synopsis from Google Books: Narnia is in trouble! All the magical creatures and Talking Animals have been forced into hiding by an evil king. Fortunately, young Prince Caspian escapes in time to lead the Old Narnians in the fight for their freedom. But when the battle goes badly, Caspian blows an enchanted horn. Suddenly Peter, [...]
Share on FacebookThe Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
Synopsis: An orphaned boy and a kidnapped horse gallop for Narnia… and freedom. Narnia, where horses talk and hermits like company, where evil men turn into donkeys, where boys go into battle, and where the adventure begins. During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter is High King, a boy named Shasta discovers he is [...]
Share on FacebookThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
Synopsis from Amazon: ‘You’ve never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?’ said Ron incredulously. ‘You’re kidding, right?’ (From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) Published by the Children’s High Level Group in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J. K. Rowling since [...]
Share on FacebookHelpless by Barbara Gowdy
This was an interesting book to read, and as I sit here writing this book I’m still trying to decide what I make of it. Here is the synopsis from Amazon: Celia is the struggling single mother of an exceptionally, angelically beautiful child: nine-year-old Rachel. All too aware of the precarious balance of the life [...]
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