NightDrake reviewed The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars
Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other.
Loved it.
5 stars
Just as good as I remember from childhood.
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NightDrake rated Jane Eyre: 5 stars
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the …
NightDrake rated Midnight Fox: 5 stars
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A young boy saves the life of a fox that has been raiding his uncle's farm.
NightDrake rated The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers): 3 stars
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From the back cover of Scholastic Inc. copy of this book:
By Marguerite de Angeli, recipient of the Lewis Carroll …
NightDrake rated Mark of the Hunter: 5 stars
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NightDrake rated The witches of Worm: 4 stars
The witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Yearling Book)
A lonely twelve-year-old is convinced that the cat she finds is possessed by a witch and is responsible for her …
NightDrake rated More Perfect than the Moon: 5 stars
More Perfect than the Moon by Patricia MacLachlan
I am a watcher. I am a listener, too. I am invisible. I can make myself so small and quiet …
NightDrake rated Grandfather's Dance (Sarah, Plain and Tall): 5 stars
Grandfather's Dance (Sarah, Plain and Tall) by Patricia MacLachlan
Could anything be more perfect than a prairie wedding? Cassie doesn't think so, for a wedding brings: Two lovebirds together, …
NightDrake rated Caleb's Story (Sarah, Plain and Tall): 5 stars
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Sequel to: Skylark.
The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose …
NightDrake rated Christina's ghost: 3 stars
Christina's ghost by Betty Ren Wright
Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure.
NightDrake rated Skylark: 5 stars
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her …
NightDrake rated Eye of the Wolf: 5 stars
