This is a lovely book recommended to me by Wendy Darling - go read her review for a much more in depth look into this book. I had never read Lauren Oliver's work before, but now I definitely want to seek her other books out. The story is one that reminds me a great deal of The Girl Who Circumnavigat...
I don't know why all of a sudden so many authors seem to be writing fairy tales about grief, but this year saw a slew of them. Normally, if someone asks why I read books for younger readers I just let it go at "I like plot". But this book, like the others, gets at something different. The dying and ...
http://sarahliveslovesreads.blogspot.comI don't usually read middle grade books, but since it was written by Lauren Oliver and I'd heard so many good things about it, I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did, because this was a great story. It was so well written and full of imagination. The frien...
Coincidences; mix-ups; harmless mistakes and switches. And so a story is born.I usually do not read children's books, but when my good friend, Wendy, told me about it, I knew I couldn't resist. And I'm so glad I didn't. This book has that unputdownable quality to it. Lauren Oliver, this is the kind...
Liesl and PobyLauren OliverA girlA ghostAn atticA cruel stepmotherA boy A box of magicAn extrordinary journeyA luminous magnificent novelthat glows with rare magic andghostly wonders. A true friendship that lights even the darkest of places.
Liesl and PobyLauren OliverA girlA ghostAn atticA cruel stepmotherA boy A box of magicAn extrordinary journeyA luminous magnificent novelthat glows with rare magic andghostly wonders. A true friendship that lights even the darkest of places.
This children's fantasy was especially charming. Most of the book is rather dark (literally and figuratively), with two brave kids whose lives intertwine. Lots of lives intertwine, actually - Oliver explored these moments in "Before I Fall" too - and it's fun to be the only one (as the reader) who r...
MY THOUGHTSABSOLUTELY LOVED ITLiesl is locked in the atticby her stepmother after her father's death and draws to fill her time. Po, a ghost, neither male nor female and Bundle, neither cat nor dog, visits her and said it has found her father on The Other Side and that he hasn't crossed over to the...
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