Monday, 9 April 2012

What are you reading? #110

What are you reading on Monday? is a weekly meme hosted by Rachel at Home Girl's Book Blog where you post books completed last week and plans for upcoming books. Jump over to her blog and see who else is participating.


  
Books I've read this week
 
 

Katy's Wild Foal by Victoria Eveleigh
Children's, 7 years +
(Not even her parents prevent Katy from pursuing her heart's desire in this sweet horse read....my review....)
10/10





 

Katy's Champion Pony by Victoria Eveleigh
Children's, 7 years +
(Frayed friendship, personal trauma and a bleak future await Katy & Trifle....)
10/10









Missing Mummy by Rebecca Cobb
Children's, Picture Book
(A sensitive look at how the death of a parent is viewed from a child. You will need tissues!  My review...)
10/10










Pale by Chris Wooding
Young Adult
(A dark side of bullying story, which was quite scary!  Check out my review...)
9/10








Zoe and Beans: The Magic Hoop! by Chloe and Mick Inkpen
Children's, Picture Book
(Here's one imaginative girl who has great fun with her dog and favourite toy- if only the magic hoop could be controlled!  My review...)
10/10










Grave Dance by Kalayna Price
Urban Fantasy
(Mixing magic and the real world with a witty heroine who never steps out of dangers produces an awesome read!  My review...)
10/10











Food Chain by M P Robertson
Children's, Picture book
(This hilarious read will appeal to all who love the film Finding Nemo, to those who love a sense of justice, and to those who like happy endings...)
10/10










Indigo Magic by Victoria Hanley
Children's, 10 years +
(The end has made me cry, yet it mirrors what happens to us in real life - alongside lots of sadness hope nudges in...)
10/10










Ballet for Drina by Jean Estoril
Children's, 9 years +
(The magic is still as strong after 16 years between now and when I last read about Drina's incredible dancing life....)
10/10










Going to Mecca by Na'ima Robert
Children's, Picture book
(A clear, stunningly illustrade guide to Hajj, the Muslim holy pilgrimage for those who are capable of going....)
10/10










Philippa Knickerbocker Glory and the Ice Cream Castle by Sarah Jane Funnell
Children's, Picture book
(What happens when a girl is given an infinite amount of ice cream to eat?)
8/10










The Pony Detectives: Moonlight, Star of the Show by Belinda Rapley
Children's, 7 years +
(Not only do the four friends prepare for a local event with their ponies, they solve a pony related mystery!)
10/10











Dark Warning by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Young Adult
(Until I figured out the antagonist I kept giggling at a street called Thundercut Alley as I remembered Thundercats, a TV show from the 1980's...)
9/10










Wanda Wallaby Finds Her Bounce by Jonathan Emmett
Children's, Picture book
(A fun way to learn about different Australian animals...)
10/10



 
 
 
 
 
 

Drina's Dancing Year by Jean Estoril
Children's, 9 years +
(Drina despairs when life is 'unfair' and for a while she can't dance, but itis the best thing that could happen as it provides opportunities to grow as a person and a dancer...)  
10/10
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes....I was a busy reader this week.  How about you?  The comments are open....feel free to share your week in reading!
 
 

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