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The Truth About Verity Sparks (2011)

by Susan Green(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1921720271 (ISBN13: 9781921720277)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Walker Books Australia

series

Verity Sparks

review 1: It was okay...pretty much describes my feelings on the book. I was surprised that it made the CBA list to be honest. But I dont really have much experience with the listed books so I cant say too much about that. At first I was excited as the blurb really drew me in...I was imagining that so much would be done with this story. On reading in about a third of the way I was still really engaged as the author was beginning to create a sort of lemony snippets world in which the charachters lived and I really like being taken somewqhere different in a story. The mystery side of it was okay but it left me wondering at the end of the book why they had introduced certian parts of the story that seemed to go nowhere and have no purpose to the ending of the story. Maybe the younger r... moreeaders will enjoy this book, I may be expecting too much as i am only new to the youth genre having just become a primary teacher. I think though that the grade 6 kids will struggle with alot of the language in the book so it would only be suited to stronger readers even though the grade 5-6 kids would definately cope with the story fine.
review 2: Sweet! Reminded me of Gail Carriger a little bit - the proper English lass who (seems to) love her tea. Made me a little sad, that there wasn't any more in the Alexia/Connall series. Oh well. That isn't what I'm meant to be talking about. Verity is certainly a spunky little MC, and the setting is lavish - reminiscent of Lemony Snickett's esoteric world. At least there are a couple good ones in the Young Readers category of the Aus Children's Book Council awards. Could be a winner, this one! less

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