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Varsha Seshan

The Talking T-Rex

September 5, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’ve read two books from the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy; we’re all set to read another! Before picking up The Talking T-Rex, I wondered whether it would be a […]

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The Canary Caper

January 6, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s been 25 years since The Canary Caper was published, and it’s still such a joy to read! We read the first of the A to Z Mysteries, The Absent Author, in April […]

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On Reading a Series, Reading Snobbery and Binge Reading

May 23, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I often come across parents who complain that their children read only Geronimo Stilton, or only Wimpy Kid. Or only Dork Diaries, or … what else? If social media had […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A to Z Mysteries, Amelia Bedelia, Anne of Green Gables, book series, Cat Royal, Emily of New Moon, Famous Five, Five Find-Outers and Dog, hOle books, Little Sister, Malory Towers, Secret Seven, St. Clares, Zain and Ana

The Absent Author

March 17, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Absent Author. The Bald Bandit. The Haunted Hotel. The Zombie Zone. Isn’t this the kind of series you could see any child longing to collect? Book series are special […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: A to Z Mysteries, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop, Ron Roy, The Absent Author