It's night and the dark is filled with strange sounds as Shane makes his way home. On a fence he finds a stray cat that at first growls and spits at him. But Shane talks and strokes the kitten to calmness, and decides to take the 'Spitfire, Kitten Number One,' home with him. No gang of boys, or aven...
Since this seems to be out of print I hesitated to review it, but it was such a high quality book that I feel bad leaving it out. This book is really an elaborate (albeit not very difficult) riddle - with children trying to guess what the 'wonder thing' is. Unlike a lot of books that involve riddl...
Sent to me by Shannon as a present. We usually share taste in books, so when she told me this was one of her favourites, I was certain I'd love it too.And I did. It's an incredibly charming YA story. Sweet and sad at the same time. I really enjoyed the Aboriginal folklore included in the tale. While...