This was a nice story yet strangely uninteresting. It managed to accomplish what melatonin supplements failed to do. I stayed with it because the second quarter of the book things looked promising and I managed to stay awake and zip through that part, but it never came through like I hoped. I ...
A wonderfully silly, upbeat, and entertaining read from the illustrations to the concept to the rhyming verses that tell the story. I honestly wasn't sure if this was non-fiction until I read the author's note at the end. I loved that you get a sense of the adoration that Prince Albert had for hi...
Definitely not my favorite Gloria Whelan novel. It was alright, just not as moving or engaging as her other books, many of which are outstanding. I think the description is pretty misleading, too, as there is really no big "mystery" to this story. The ending was fairly ambiguous, as well, so I w...
I think this is a good book. It is very discriptive and interesting. Chu's life is kind of similar to mines though, which makes it have many connections. I would like to know why do most chinese parents think girls are not as good and useful as boys.Chu's grandpa passed away and everyone was sad....
Gloria Whelan's Homeless Bird is a pleasant enough story. Predictable and pleasant. It is a fast read and Koly is a likable protagonist.But shortly after beginning the book I stopped to research the author. As I suspected after my first few pages of reading, Whelan herself is neither Indian or...
How do you describe the magnetism some books have when you're half-asleep at eleven p.m. looking for something to read? This book appeared on my bedside table one day, probably rescued from 10-year-old sister and 6-year-old brother's perpetual room cleaning, and somehow "I'll read a page or two"...
