Rita Coatts
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Obras de Rita Coatts
The House on the Cliffs 4 cópias
Breaking Bounds 4 cópias
Journey Into Adventure 4 cópias
Peggy Means Luck 3 cópias
Book Worm: The Mystery Solver 3 cópias
Jane Sets Out 2 cópias
The Thirteen Clues 1 exemplar(es)
Facing It Out!: A Story for Girls 1 exemplar(es)
The silent house which held a secret 1 exemplar(es)
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- Obras
- 26
- Membros
- 81
- Popularidade
- #222,754
- Avaliação
- 3.1
- Resenhas
- 3
The first school story I read from Rita Coatts - subsequently, I have read her Facing It Out!: A Story for Girls - Book Worm: The Mystery Solver was a title I selected largely because of its title! As a bookworm myself, one who also occasionally indulges in some "rubbishy literature," I was instantly sympathetic toward Mary, and rooting for her to triumph in her new school experience. There's plenty of unlikely incident here, of the sort that school story aficionados will instantly recognize, but there is also plenty of more realistic social conflict amongst the girls. I don't know if it was the intention of the author to communicate such an idea, but I also appreciated the theme of a bookworm discovering that reality too can provide exciting experiences. This can be a difficult novel to track down - I read it in the rare book room of the university I attended, some years ago - but is one I would recommend to fans, provided they can obtain it, as being quite a fun, lighthearted example of the genre.… (mais)