09 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 4 stars| 50 book challenge| Reviews| Summer Reading| Summer Reading Thing
Sebold has a beautiful way with words - she covers the subject of a child’s disappearance and the effects it has on those closest to her with compassion and insight.
31 Jul, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 4 stars| 50 book challenge| Book Blowout| Classics Challenge| Reviews| Summer Reading| Summer Reading Thing
A heartbreaking tale of two ranch hands, George and Lennie, who have a pipe dream to own their own ranch one day, where they can make their own decisions and live safely on their own.
26 Jul, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 4 stars| 50 book challenge| Book Blowout| Classics Challenge| Reviews| Summer Reading| Summer Reading Thing| Well-rounded challenge
Animal Farm is an excellent allegory; using farmyard animals who overthrow their humans in search of utopia to show that such a state of equality is impossible to achieve - because of the corruptive influence of the very power required to necessitate it.
10 Jul, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 4 stars| Children| Reviews
A wonderful story to share with your children and prompt a discussion about these beautiful animals as well as what to do should they ever find themselves lost.
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