This one is a book that Sean picked out at the last BookCrossing meeting by pulling it off the Dublin Friends of the Library shelf. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime by Barbara Park. My most recent read of a book like this is Junie B. It seems that the books that find me end up being the most enjoyable reads. I think it would be a great, funny book to read aloud to a small child, but I would think these intentional errors would make it more difficult for someone who is just getting to the chapter book stage of reading. Not only that, but many of the words are spelled wrong (valentime, nouncement) and the sentence grammar is wrong and the sentences go on and on (like, well, a five-year old). The author tries to write as if Junie is talking/thinking, so it jumps around quite a bit, as an easily distracted five-year-old would. Or either that, the particular 7 year old I am with is a better reader than most. Along the way we get a lot of cute antics from the independent and talkative five year old.īut I must say, I'm surprised/impressed kids can read this and do well with it. Junie gets a fancy mushy valentine from a secret admirer and then sets out to solve the mystery of who sent it. I of course knew the ending well before the end, but that's probably because I'm 28 and not 7. I eagerly accepted, having heard good things about them and wanting to know what all the fuss was about. Jones books with her, and asked if I'd like to read one. One of the little girls who I brought to the zoo on Saturday had two Junie B.
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And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows readers the other side of the coin-the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so-called savage Prospero chained to his will? With hypnotic prose and a wild imagination, Carey explores the themes of twisted love and unchecked power that lie at the heart of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, while serving up a fresh take on the play's iconic characters.Ī lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe. Miranda and Caliban is bestselling fantasy author Jacqueline Carey’s gorgeous retelling of The Tempest. 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OL16239357W Page_number_confidence 23.53 Pages 410 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200908200917 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 826 Scandate 20200904031220 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781416978978 Tts_version 4. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:09:02 Boxid IA1925624 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier In Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Mareth greeted Gregor warmly when he showed up for training. However, after Ripred emerged to guide the questers, Mareth left with Solovet, Vikus and their bonds. In Gregor the Overlander, Mareth accompanied the questers as a guard and was with them through the land of the fliers, crawlers and spinners. When the doctors wanted to put him on a stretcher, Mareth refused and insisted on helping carry his bond inside. He pulled Gregor up onto his bond, Andromeda's, back. Later, he saved Gregor and Boots on the beach when the rats attacked them. When Gregor arrived he is one of the two guards assigned to escort the Overlanders to the baths. Like the rest of the Underlanders, Mareth is described as having platinum blonde hair and violet eyes, with skin so translucent that you can see the veins underneath. |