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Top Ten: Middle-Grade Books

January 10, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Narrowing down to my top ten middle-grade books is always the hardest of all! Some of these books are younger than others, as always, because age ranges are hard to define. A few of these would be borderline chapter books; a few would be borderline young adult. The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop Writer: Clare BaldingIllustrator: […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Gorilla Dawn, Karma Fights a Monster, middle-grade, Mockingbird, The Diamond of Drury Lane, The Explorer, The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, The Mighty Miss Malone, The One and Only Ivan, The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop, Top Ten

The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

March 31, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

As I read The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, I realised yet again that Christopher Edge is a writer I want to look out for. The first book I read of his was probably Twelve Minutes to Midnight. I enjoyed it so much that I ended up buying two copies of it – one to keep and one to gift. Somehow, the sequel, […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Christopher Edge, reading, review, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day