Misfit MadhuDivya Anand2022Puffin Bookspp 277 As the name of the book says, the story revolves around the life of Madhu, a class seven student, who feels that she doesn’t fit in with the rest of her class. She is different from her peers as she is more interested in computers than in fashion, she does…
A Monster CallsPatrick Ness2011Walker Bookspp. 214 A Monster Calls, is supposed to be a children’s book but reading it is such an emotional experience that I am wondering how children would be able to read it. The book describes a young boy’s feelings as he copes with his mother’s terminal illness. Along with it, he…
The Strange Library Haruki Murakami 2014 Harvill Secker pp. 88 (Audio book 1 hour) The Strange Library describes a young man’s experiences at a library which he visits to return books, and gets entrapped into reading thick books. The book is absurd with a surreal touch to it. It leaves you with a sense of…
The Magic of the Lost Temple Sudha Murty 2015 Penguin pp. 203 There are few Indian writers who I have come across who write stories for children that are so engaging that you can’t put them down even as an adult. I loved Sudha Murty’s writing and I can understand why the nine year old…
The Unknown Indians (People who Quietly Explored the World) Subhadra Sen Gupta 2016 Rupa pp. 83 This is the first time that I have come across Gupta’s writings and I am left wondering why. Maybe because I have long stopped spending time in sections carrying books for children. When we think of books for children,…
Charlotte’s WebE B White1952Harper & Brotherspp. 192Charlotte’s Web is a story of a young girl who sets out to save a pig that her father thinks is too unfit to survive. Raising the pig with love and compassion helps the pig to survive and eventually live in a barn. Wilbur, the pig, finds some new…
The Horse and His Boy C S Lewis 1955 (this edition 2010) Harper Collins pp.112 The third in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Horse and His Boy is the story of a harsh ruler from where the protagonists- Shasta and Aravis, Bree and Hwin, escape because of their personal circumstances. It is a story…
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC.S. Lewis2010Harper Collinspp. 92The second book in the Narnia series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a beautiful tale of four children who venture into the enchanting world of Narnia. The adventures that follow in meeting Aslan, defeating the evil witch, and becoming the Kingss and Queens…
The Magician’s NephewC S Lewis1955 (This edition 2010)Harper Collinspp. 107Book one of the Chronicles of Narnia’s series, the Magician’s Nephew describes the beginning of Narnia. I was surprised to know that this wasn’t the first book of the series written be Lewis. If I were reading in the chronological order in which they were written,…
