Books by Lili Wilkinson
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review 1: I really like how this author represents smart, independent girls. Bee is a fantastic character, full of spunk and facts. I liked Toby too, with his quirky mating animal facts, he was a fun romantic interest. The mystery was a good one, and I certainly didn't pick the twist, but ...
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review 1: It's hard to be a teenager, even for Penny who thinks she has life worked out. I found I smiled a lot whilst reading Love-shy; it was not laugh out loud funny but sometimes teenagers think and do dumb/funny/quirky things and Lili captured this. Of course I wanted to frown and sha...
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review 1: this book is good but it was kind of not for me. I mean I get the gist of the story and all but i was not very entertained. She could just not lie to people, she just had to show her true self to them so the others would not get mad when they find out about it. it is just so dram...
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review 1: its been a while since i've read this one but im giving it five stars for staying with me so long...i think partly why i love it so much isnt just because of the Australian history element but because this is a book that doesnt need some dramatic love story to make me love the pr...
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review 1: This was a case of I really wanted to like this book more, because there's so much about the plot that I really enjoyed. But I didn't enjoy the characters, in ways I can't entirely put my finger on.And it included a few of my pet peeves about things:1. the protagonist is vaguely ...
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review 1: Historical, realistic, fairytale, disturbing all at once.This is such an incredible, unique, amazingly written story. It's 1814 and a 14 year old London girl of 'Quality' is wrongly accused of a crime and is sent to Australia as a convict. It doesn't skimp on the details or sugar...
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review 1: I will begin by saying that I loved, loved, loved Lili's book Pocketful of Eyes published last year, so I was so excited at the prospect of what I hoped it be another funny and clever read. I was not disappointed.Penny is a great character; intelligent, dedicated, focused, forth...