Sara Crewe:  Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s by Frances Hodgson Burnett – 64pg

Running Total: 731pg

A Review of Sara Crewe:
As the predecessor to A Little Princess, the novella Sara Crewe is a simplified shadow of the novel it would later inspire.  It relates the brief version of Sara’s journey from wealthy to poor and back again, scratching only the surface of the rich characters.  Lovers of Burnett’s full-length novel will enjoy comparing the differences between the two versions, but in and of itself the novella has little literary value.  The story does not have as much charm, nor is Sara as likable of a heroine.  The moral implications, which are handled better in the full-length novel, are all-but nonexistent in the novella.  Overall, it is less lovable and engrossing than the full-length novel.

Logic’s End, by Keith A. Robinson

Beyond the Summerland by L.B. Graham – 593 pages
Review:
This book annoys me, and yet I will re-read it – yes, I even will say I like it! 

It’s like Star Wars.

No, no, no, not like that. (thankfully- the world only needs one SW-like universe)

But it is like SW in that the characters grab you, but have definite dialogue issues – too on the nose and too wordy. If I were writing it into a screenplay, I would cut the dialogue way up. (my apologies to the author)

However, good overall plot, original elements, no magic, really frustrating ending, now I want to read the rest of the books.

Running Total:
3068

The Secret Under Mystery Lake, by John and Lisa Fox – 123 pages
The Big Auger, by John and Lisa Fox – 163 pages
The Secret of Mission T-3, by John and Lisa Fox – 139 pages

Running Total –  9791 pages

A Dangerous Path (Warriors book 5), by Erin Hunter – 313 pages

Running total – 10419 pages

The Enchanted Castle, by E. Nesbit: 291 pages.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu (and other stories), by Susanna Clarke: 235 pages.