Snorpy rated I Capture the Castle: 3 stars
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, Dodie Smith
Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s. Her …
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Snorpy rated Hannah's dream: 2 stars
Diane Coplin Hammond: Hannah's dream (2008, Harper)
Hannah's dream by Diane Coplin Hammond
An elephant never forgets...but can she dream?For forty-one years, Samson Brown has been caring for Hannah, the lone elephant at …
Snorpy rated North and South: 5 stars
North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in …
Snorpy rated The Shelters of Stone: 3 stars
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel (Earth's Children, No. 5)
Snorpy rated The girl who chased the moon: 4 stars
Sarah Addison Allen: The girl who chased the moon (2010, Bantam Books)
The girl who chased the moon by Sarah Addison Allen
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern …
Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Kristin Cashore (Seven Kingdoms trilogy -- book 1)
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from …
Snorpy rated Die Tribute von Panem: Gefährliche Liebe: 4 stars
Die Tribute von Panem: Gefährliche Liebe by Suzanne Collins (Die Tribute von Panem - Todliche Spiele -- 2)
Snorpy rated Ready Player One: 5 stars
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Imagine the WORLD AT STAKE. An EPIC STRUGGLE between good and evil. The GREATEST QUEST in history. The FATE OF …
Snorpy rated Fire: a novel: 4 stars
Fire: a novel by Kristin Cashore, Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm, #2)
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords …
Snorpy rated Flowers for Algernon: 4 stars
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. …
Snorpy rated Operating Instructions: 4 stars
Anne Lamott: Operating Instructions (1994, Ballantine Books)
Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott
It seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Anne Lamott …
Snorpy rated Bringing up bébé: 4 stars
Bringing up bébé by Pamela Druckerman
"The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire …
Snorpy rated The Greatest Show on Earth: 5 stars
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Sifting through rich layers of scientific evidence, Dawkins' "The Greatest Show on Earth" is a stunning counterattack on advocates of …
Snorpy rated The Riddle: 4 stars
The Riddle by Alison Croggon
Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she …