Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Cats, Funny, Lloyd Alexander, Quick Read 
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A collection of cat stories that is second to none. All different kinds of tales, eight in all, with plenty of humor and plenty of cats.
Let me put it this way….On second thought, just read it.
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Vesper and Brinnie discover that Vesper’s late father had willed her a piece of property containing a volcano. Vesper’s disappointed that it’s not a live volcano, but a telegram from the mysterious Alain de Rochefort demands their presence in Puerto Palmas. The adventure that follows is in true Vesper Holly fashion, complete with Brinnie’s escapades and the sinister Dr. Helvitius.
The second book in the Vesper Holly series is better than the first. Dr. Helvitius is, if possible, even more evil than in the first book. Vesper remains her fearless self, and Brinnie retains his bumbling. It’s another exciting book from Lloyd Alexander, featuring oar-swinging El Dorado Natives, imprisonment, revenge, and events that only Vesper Holly would want to be in the center of!
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Gavin Maxwell lives all by himself in an isolated area of Scotland called Camusfearna, with no other human beings within forty miles. After Jonnie, his dog, dies, he begins wondering what it would be like to have an otter as a pet. He travels to the marshes of Southern Iraq and, with the help of a few natives, secures a wild otter of unknown species. This otter is Mijbal (Mij for short), and the resulting adventures are hilarious!
I must warn you first: You may find the first few chapters extremely boring!!! But please keep reading! It’s well worth it. I recommend this book to anyone who loves animals and nature. MGM made it into a movie in 1969. I haven’t seen it, but from what I’ve read about it, it’s not like the book at all.
Categories: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Mysteries, Older Readers, Review
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Tamar receives a night visit from Jaya, a mighty ruler. Jaya’s only pastime is the gambling game of aksha. So, Tamar plays to please his guest. But Jaya bets his life against Tamar’s and Tamar loses. Charging him to come to his palace in Mahapura, where he will claim his debt, Jaya vanishes. Driven by a sense of dharma, or honor, Tamar seeks Mahapura and finds many strange adventures on the way.
I believe that Lloyd Alexander’s best books are his Chronicles of Prydain, which start with The Book of Three. The Iron Ring was pretty good and contained much of the morals that Alexander’s other books hold. Tamar is from India, so a lot of the mythology is from Indian legend. Animals talk, magic gems abound and things are not always as they seem.
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Historical Fiction, Incredibook!, Review
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At the abbey of St. Alban, Adam is waiting for his father, Roger the minstrel, to come and take him out of school. However, when Roger finally comes, Adam must say goodbye to Perkin, his best friend. Adam and Roger, along with Adam’s little dog, Nick, set out on the road with adventure after adventure, including losing Bayard, their war horse, and even Nick being stolen!
An adventure-packed book! I definitely recommend it!
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