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Wonder By R. J. Palacio: Book Review

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 Wonder By R. J. Palacio: Book Review About the Author R. J. Palacio is an art director by profession. She got the idea for the book wonder when she and her children were on a vacation. While there, they saw a young girl who had a condition similar to Auggie's. People around her reacted very badly to her. This made the author think about the girl and what she had to go through on a daily basis. And this gave  author the idea about the book 'Wonder'. Background This book is a story about August Pullman (Auggie), a 10 - year - old boy, who is born with facial deformities and has gone through 27 surgeries but none of them were able to correct his face. All this prevented him from attending school and thus, he was homeschooled by his mother. His parents, after too much of thinking admit him to 5th grade in Breecher's Prep School. But Auggie wants to be treated like a normal kid without being stared too much. The book tells the story about Auggie and people around him. It is
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone By J. K. Rowling: Book Review

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone By J. K. Rowling: Book Review About the Author Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling is a British novelist, screenwriter, producer and philanthropist born on 31st August 1956. She is known for creating the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best selling book series in history. Her other famous books include 'The Cuckoo's Calling', 'The Silkworm', 'Career of Evil' and 'Lethal White'.  Important Characters Harry Potter - The protagonist of the story who lives with his uncle and aunt and is ill -treated by them. He gets famous at the age of one itself, but he gets to know about himself as a wizard at the age of eleven. Voldemort - The antagonist of the story. He is an extremely powerful and evil wizard and wishes to be the supreme leader of the wizard world. Harry's Best friends: Hermione Granger and Ron Weasl
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The Laughing Skull By Ruskin Bond: Book Review

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 The Laughing Skull By Ruskin Bond: Book Review About the Author Ruskin Bond is well acclaimed an renowned author and most loved children's author in India. He's been writing for over 60 years, and now has over 120 titles in print - novel, collections of short stories, poetry, essay, etc. Background and Review The Laughing Skull is a collection of short stories and while most of them are based on ghosts, some are purely humorous. The book has nearly 24 short stories and 'The Laughing Skull' is the first one. (This is the name of the book as well!). As usual, Ruskin Bond tales though simple, touch you to the core of your heart. These stories invoke different emotions. Some invoke chill, others laughter, while some let you brood over. The reason why I bought this book is due to its cover. The book appeal to me at the very first sight by its vibrant cover (I know, never judge a book by it's cover, but I did!). Though there were many stories which piqued my interest,the
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George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl: Book Review

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 George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl: Book Review About the Author Roald Dahl was a British author who penned 19 children's book over his decades long writing career. His famous books for kids include 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory', 'The BFG', 'Matilda', 'James And The Giant Peach' and many more. Background 'George's Marvellous Medicine' is true to its title. The story follows a day in the life of George - son of a farmer, who lives in the middle of nowhere and hence he has got no friends to play with. George lives with his parents and his Grandma. Now, the Grandma of George is not like the typical Grandmother who is extremely sweet and caring. Instead, she is an old, nasty and grumpy lady. George's mother needs to go for shopping and George has to look after his Grandma. What is even more important is to give her medicines sharp at 11 in the morning. This gives George a fantastic idea, why not make a medicine of his o
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Goosebumps: Welcome To Dead House

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Goosebumps: Welcome To Dead House - Summary & Book Review About the Author R. L. Stine is an american author famous for writing 'Goosebumps', the best-selling horror series for kids. Their popularity can be estimated from the very fact that they have been translated into 16 different languages. He is also credited for creating the successful series 'Fear Street'. Characters The main characters of the book 'Welcome To Dead House' include- 1) Amanda: A 12 year old girl who is quite mature for her age but sometimes behaves silly when scary things occur. 2) Josh: Amanda's 11 year old brother who is frustrated, stubborn and whiny most of the time and makes a big fuss about something to get his way. 3) Parents of Josh and Amanda. 4) Petey: The dog of Josh and Amanda. He is a white, curly-haired terrier.  5) Compton Dawes: The realtor who appears to be a friendly young man but is not so friendly. Background The story begins with Amanda narrating to the readers
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