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Too Small to Fail

March 29, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read Now a while ago and I was not impressed. When Too Small to Fail caught my eye, I realised that it was by the same author, Morris Gleitzman, so I put the […]

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Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-Travelling Café

March 19, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What takes you back to old remembered places and half-forgotten memories? What makes you revisit forgotten parts of your life? Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-Travelling Café explores the idea that taste can make […]

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The Story-Catcher – Kindle Edition!

March 16, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

After three years of good old paperback sales, we now have an e-book! For all those who said you did not buy the hard copy, here’s your chance!    

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Being Billy

March 13, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I started reading Being Billy, I felt uncomfortable, but I did not know why. I just could not lay my finger on what made me draw into myself and step back […]

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Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage

March 8, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Clover Twig is a very tidy girl with very neat hair. She is very particular about things being clean and proper. She won’t do anything she is told not to do. […]

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Witch Fire

March 5, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I always judge a book by its cover, and this one said: Ancient witchcraft. Modern world. And then the title Witch Fire. It intrigued me immediately, and it did not let me down. […]

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Apache

February 27, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I wrote about what I was reading for some reason. I did read quite a bit, though. Some of the books were worth sharing, but I […]

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Imagine and Innovate: A Workshop on Books for Children

February 25, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s just three days away!   Date: Saturday, 28th February, 2015. Time: 11 am – 1 pm Fee: Rs 500 per child Age-group: 8-13 Venue: The Cultural Centre, Pune To register: […]

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Imagine and Innovate: A Workshop on Books for Children

February 11, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Workshop Outline: How do books come alive? What happens in the mind of the writer, and how does it finally reach the hands of the reader? “Imagine and Innovate” explores each […]

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Lari Don

January 22, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I was introduced to Lari Don thanks to the Mythical Maze Reading Challenge, and if for nothing else, I’m glad of the challenge for that! Of the First Aid for Fairies series, I read […]

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Mythical Maze

November 30, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

“Mythical Maze” – that’s the theme for this years reading challenge at the British Library. What is a reading challenge all about? What does it achieve? Here’s a bit about […]

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Christmas Reading

November 29, 2014 by Varsha Seshan 3 Comments

Fills my heart with joy …

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David

October 5, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I rarely read something that is ‘Not Suitable for Younger Readers’ and, to be honest, I did not notice that David had this warning. Yet (or maybe because of that) […]

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Frederica

October 1, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I was standing at the bank reading Frederica because even though it is not true that I ‘cannot’ put the book down, it is true that I don’t want to […]

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White Dolphin

September 21, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Who does not like animal stories? As a child, I wanted to be an environmentalist and a vet. The problem was that I was afraid of biology and dissection, so […]

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The Memory Cage

September 10, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

A truly wonderful book. What can a boy do when his grandfather has Alzheimer’s and everyone else in his family wants him to go to a home? How can he […]

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Street of Tall People

September 9, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I was intrigued by the title; who wouldn’t be? The World War has not yet begun, but anti-Jewish sentiments run high. I know nothing of this time. Street of Tall […]

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Ten Book Challenge

September 8, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The ten book challenge has been doing the rounds for a bit, and I thought I’d write a bit more than the names of the books here. I think I […]

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The Story-Catcher in Gangtok

September 3, 2014 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

Ebbani from Rey Valley International School was the first to arrive. “Thirteen more children are coming,” she informed me. I was anxious, anxious enough to have considered (night before last) […]

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Pocahontas

August 30, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Intrigued by the title of the series ‘Before They Became Famous’, I picked up Caroline Corby’s  Pocahontas. Just to make things clear, I haven’t watched the movie. In fact, I […]

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