#berlie doherty

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‘Where huge animals lived in a cage without bars’ [x]

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Karl James Mountford’s illustrated book cover for Berlie Doherty’s Children of Winter.

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“On Saturday night, when the moon was as bright as raindrops, and the stars were so white that you’d think they were made of ice, and the black between them was thick enough to touch, Tilly Mint had the most wonderful adventure of her life.

   ‘That sky is just about prickling with stars, Tilly Mint,’ Mrs Hardcastle said. ‘You don’t often see it like that. It’s just the sort of night you can hear the stars sing, if you listen very carefully.’”   

(This passage comes from a storybook called Tilly Mint Tales, which was written by Berlie Doherty.)

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I love to watch the movement of light on water, and I love to play in rivers and lakes, swimming or canoeing. I am fascinated by people who work with water - fishermen, boatmen - and by a way of life that is dominated by water.

Berlie Doherty

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“She wasn’t just floating; she was really flying! Over the bus shelter, over the trees, over her street, over her house, over her park, and away, and away, and away.

   The specialist thing in the whole world wide

   Is the whistling wind when its blowing wild.

   Spin in a circle, hold your arms high

   And see if the wind will make you fly.”

(This passage comes from a storybook called Tilly Mint Tales, which was written by Berlie Doherty.)

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Spellhorn by Berlie Doherty

An easy, light little read... #Spellhorn #BerlieDoherty

Title: Spellhorn Author: Berlie Doherty Rating Out of 5: 3 (On the fence about this one) My Bookshelves: Fantasy, Magic, Unicorns Dates read: 3rd – 10th June 2019 Pace: Slow Format: Novel Publisher: Lions Year: 1989 5th sentence, 74th page: She wouldn’t.

Laura looked across the sea and saw with horror that far below her on the shoreline there were beasts: long dark shapes that wriggled and…

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Review: The Girl Who Saw Lions by Berlie Doherty.

This is a great story. 

What I really liked from the start how the story is constructed, showing the two perspectives of the girls in the book. Abela and Rosa’s contrasting stories are throughout this book written perfectly, and how the writer threads similar themes through each girl’s story (for example, the starting chapter’s references to shadows) really show just how the characters tie but contrast. 

This book quickly does become a page turner as the story begins to grow, particularly Abela’s story as her life quickly changes in this book. For both characters you see development as Rosa adapts to the idea of having a sister, but also you see Abela finally get the ending she deserves after going through so much. 

A story that covers an array of social issues too through two great characters, The Girl Who Saw Lions is a book that puts an important focus on adoption, trafficking, AIDS and privilege (maybe the last less consciously) that no matter what age you are I think you would gain something from reading it. 

Side note: The artwork for this edition is beautiful!

(I got an ARC from Netgalley for a review).