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Varsha Seshan

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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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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No Such Thing as Dragons

August 29, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

An unusual book, No Such Thing as Dragons puzzled me. I think the promise that the book cover held (yes, I always judge a book by its cover) led me […]

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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg

August 28, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Neverland. I remember my father reading out bits and pieces of Peter Pan to me. And I remember having an enormous book, probably as big as I was myself, with […]

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Charlotte’s Web

August 21, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

No other title do they know, The refrain is scarcely new – Tho the chances are their knowledge Came from a book review; They ask me if I’ve read it […]

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The Sandfather

August 19, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love books that make my throat hurt with an aching sob. I love underplayed emotion that grips me tight when I imagine everything the character is facing without needing […]

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Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission

August 13, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

If you watched and loved Captain Planet as a child, I know you will feel as warmly about Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission as I did. When I watched the heroism and […]

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Esty’s Gold

August 4, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I never stay up reading. I love books and I enjoy reading, but staying up beyond my bed-time? No, that’s not me. I remember when I was reading the fifth […]

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Tilly’s Moonlight Fox

August 3, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I started reading Tilly’s Moonlight Fox, I did not quite like it. Both the story and the writing style seemed outdated. The kind of finish that so many new […]

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The Lost Island of Tamarind

August 1, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The first word that comes to mind while reading The Lost Island of Tamarind is ‘vivid’. I don’t usually like descriptive stories. I feel, “Sure, things around look like that; the weather […]

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Small Change for Stuart

July 22, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When crossword puzzles, triplets and magic come together, the combination is a delightful mixture of commonsense, logic and madness. Small Change for Stuart is about a very short boy with […]

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The Famous Adventures of Jack

July 19, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When a little girl called Jill is told that she has to meet Jack, she begins a wonderful journey of stories with Mother Greenwood and a few Jacks here and […]

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The Feeling After Reading a Good Book

July 17, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I sit on the sofa looking at the wall in front of me. Hundreds of images cover the wall. A young brown girl. The book does not say anywhere that […]

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The Story of Cirrus Flux

July 5, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

“Where are you, Varsha?” “I’m not here!” I call back. “It looks like you are.” “No, I’m inside here.” (pointing to my book) That’s the way it was with The […]

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The Midnight Fox

June 30, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It is not that I have not been reading. As a matter of fact, I have been reading quite a bit. I read A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master and […]

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To Kill a Mockingbird

June 8, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Atticus, Atticus … How I love you! Who says that you are not a good parent? To Kill a Mockingbird is moving, painful and joyful. It fills my heart with the […]

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The Macmillan Book Review Contest on Rivokids

June 3, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Why are there no reviews of Indian books for the Macmillan Book Review Contest yet? This is true for all the age-groups! Do invite children in the age-group 10-15 to […]

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Olivia’s First Term

June 2, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I picked up Olivia’s First Term, I was more than a little sceptical. The book was light purple, with splashes of silver on it. It did not promise to be the kind […]

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The Court Painter’s Apprentice

May 26, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love novels that read like short stories. I don’t like it when the plot is so complex that my excitement reaches its peak too early. When I read a book like that, […]

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Skellig

May 18, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Skellig by David Almond is a human story, and like so many human stories, contains a little miracle. A scientific miracle, perhaps. Or maybe a spiritual miracle. Sometimes the two go together, […]

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