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"I don't read as much children's fiction as I would ideally like to, so I was keen to read this book, which came warmly recommended by a teen. Though not a huge fan of ghosts, I was taken by the plot and especially by the twist at the end. I enjoye..."
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Cooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, he has become distant from his friends, constantly annoyed by his little sister, Jess, and completely fed up with the pale, creepy rich girl who moved in next door, who won't...
"This is the second in the Sergeant Akal Singh Mysteries series and I enjoyed it as much as I did the first. Author Nilima Rao offers an intriguing look at colonial Fiji and the tensions between the various inhabitants: indentured and "free" Indian..."
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Sergeant Akal Singh, an unwilling transplant to Fiji, is just starting to settle into his life in the capital city of Suva when he is sent to the neighbouring island of Ovalau on a series of fool's errands. First: investigate strange reports of...
"Funny, brutal, poignant: a National Book Award winner and yet an often-challenged and even banned book. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian is full of dichotomies as befits a book about identity. As the title indicates, the main charac..."
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