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The Silver Pencil by Alice Dalgiesh (1944)

12/15/2014

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by Super Kitty

One special Christmas, Janet's father gives her a silver pencil, which she begins to write stories with. She continues to write stories as she moves from her home in Trinidad to England, and [eventually] back to Trinidad again [following changes in her family's circumstances].  Eventually Janet decides she wants to be a teacher, and enrolls in a training school in America. Throughout her travels, the silver pencil continues to bring her luck in her writing.

I like this book because it seemed - even though Janet was a fictional character - that she was a real person. And I like how she likes to write. In the beginning of the book Janet was nine, but she grew up kind of fast so that at the end of the book she was about 19 or 20. I wouldn't recommend it to very young people.
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The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien (1968)

12/15/2014

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by Super Kitty

When Ellen wakes up on her tenth birthday there is a mysterious silver crown on her pillow. As it is her birthday, Ellen assumes that it is a gift. But Ellen's life quickly changes as her house burns down, her family disappears, and she discovers the powers of the crown.

I like this book because it has magic, and I like how the story unfolds. However, the edition I read had two possible, endings, which I didn't like!
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks by Mary Norton (1943)

12/15/2014

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by Piranha T.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is about the three Wilson children, named Carey, Charles and Paul. One day they were sent to Bedfordshire to stay with their aunt. Every night, Paul saw prim Mrs. Price riding on a broomstick!  But he never said anything to Charles or Carey until one day, in early morning, Mrs. Price falls off her broomstick! Well, Paul didn't say anything but they had decided to go mushroom picking that morning before breakfast, and they saw Mrs. Price sitting in their aunt's garden. She had hurt her ankle. They still did not know [that she flew on a broom] until Paul picked up her broomstick, and Paul and Mrs. Price told all about it. But Mrs. Price did not want anyone to know about her being a witch. So when they came over the next day to Mrs. Price's house, she asked for something you could twist. Paul had screwed a bed-knob off the bed, so he gave her that. She made it so that as long as they kept her secret, they could put the bed-knob back on the bed. Then, when they twisted it they could wish to be anywhere and the bed would take them there. After that they visited Mrs. Price very often, and didn't tell.

The reason I liked this book is because of the magic, characters, and the story. These two stories about the Wilson children, combined in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, are both wonderful. I recommend it to readers.



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