Books by Katherine Rundell
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review 1: Will Silver lives an idyllic, carefree life on a farm in Zimbabwe, but all that changes with the unexpected death of her father and the marriage of her caretaker to a woman who takes an intense dislike for Will. Because the new Mrs. Browne doesn't want to be bothered with Will, s...
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review 1: Any book that opens with a baby floating inside a cello case in the middle of the English Channel is off to a good start. And so Katherine Rundell’s Rooftoppers begins. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, Rooftoppers follows the extraordinary journey of Sophie,...
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review 1: I would have given this a four if it hadn't ended so abruptly. It felt like there were about a hundred pages of character development missing. Even so, the main character is spunky and enjoyable and about as honest as can be. She must deal with a lot of loss - parents, home, coun...
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review 1: Will lives on a ranch in Zimbabwe and is a bit of wild child - her mom died a while ago and she is the only female around. This first third of the book is quite interesting, giving readers a real feel for this country. Later a tragedy occurs and Will is forced to London to a girl...