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I borrowed this book from the school library when I was about 12. Reading “Daddy-Long-Legs”, I fell in love with the idea of having penfriends and the art of letter writing.
Jerusha Abbott (later called Judy) is an orphan at the John Grier Home, which is nothing like loving atmosphere of the orphanage in John Irving’s [...]
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Now, why would a college freshman from Virginia want to stake out a sporting goods store, map out his burglary and proceed to break-in when he doesn’t need the money?
Tom Wagner is a “freelancer or hobbyist criminal” and as he puts it, he’s doing it simply because
“I can. That’s the only reason I need.”
Bored with [...]
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I stumbled upon this book at the library and couldn’t wait to start reading it since I’d watched the movie starring Danny DeVito and when I was 18.
“Matilda” is the story of a little genius girl born into the wrong family – father is a crookish (and sexist) salesman who tries to think of [...]
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Kids who grew up watching Laura, Mary, baby Carrie and their Ma, Caroline and Pa, Charles of the 1980s TV series “The Little House on the Prairie” starring Melissa Gilbert will definitely enjoy reading this book, written by Laura herself.
I bought this full-colour collector’s edition from Borders at RM32.90 – a treasure because almost every [...]
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Mix “chocolate” and “adventure” and you get a fantastic book for boys!
I read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” one evening when I sat with Lucas as he watched his favourite cartoon or DVD. Boy, I couldn’t stop and also, I can’t wait till he’s old enough to read the book too
The book [...]
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I found this secondhand book in the family bookshelf back home and had a delightful time reading this old book last month! As I am reviewing the book from memory, please forgive me for any factual errors…
“Love from Nicky” is translated from German and it’s about 9 year old, Nicky, whose parents are actors. [...]
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I was quite impressed by this
“workbook designed to encourage spiritual growth on a path of self awareness”
because Robin Marvel has effectively created an interactive book for young girls to apply what they learn about the 7 chakras, auras, crystals, yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and dreams.
In typical workbook style, a brief overview is given in each section [...]
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Tales of Besty May by Enid Blyton is one of my first storybooks when I was about 9 years old (I started reading late).
It’s the perfect book to start off little girls on Enid Blyton’s collection as Betsy May is around 5-6 years old and this book contains 20 stories about her adventures.
I loved reading [...]
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