Ms Daisy is Crazy (My Weird School series) – A review

Miss Daisy is Crazy (My Weird School) Dan Gutman A teacher who doesn't know how to spell and read, or add and subtract. Weird, isn't it? Well it should be, since this is the first book of the 'My Weird School' series by Dan Gutman. Miss Daisy takes second grade by surprise when on the first day …

The boy with special needs

If you've read this book by Mark Haddon you'll know right away why Christopher Boone  appears on my list of favourites for he's as unusual as they come. He is the  protagonist  of The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time, a book I recommend highly if you haven’t read it already.  Read it if for …

Rick Braithwaite – The Perfect Teacher

This is a semi-autobiographical story of a black teacher in a tough school in London's East End.

Five reasons I love Atticus Finch

This comes much much later than I planned but here it is - my own personal weekly A to Z series. This year in April I signed up for the A to Z Challenge with the topic 'Fascinating characters from books we love'. However I bowed out for fear of not doing justice to the characters under …

Scion of the Ikshvaku – A review

Scion of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi Before I begin here's a Disclaimer: I have been brought up listening to the stories of the Ramayana. I am fairly familiar with it - the twists and turns, the stories within stories, the blacks and whites and greys of its characters, their intentions and motivations. I have seen every episode of Ramananda …

A is for an Apology

It's day 1 of the A to Z April Challenge and I begin today with an Apology for not being able to be a part of this wonderful movement this year. I have spent the last few days surrounded by books and more books struggling to put down here all what I feel about some of my …

#AtoZChallenge 2015 Theme Reveal

It’s time for the A to Z April Challenge - that time of the year again when I’m caught between the ‘Should I do it?’ and the ‘Should I pass?’. However, after last year I know myself well enough to sit back patiently and watch the inexorable transition from ‘No way I cannot’ to ‘Maybe I should’ to ‘I think …

Coming home to my love

Setting up a new blog is like making a home. Looking for the perfect place, picking a platform, doing it up with 'widgets' and 'accessories', deciding what goes where and then finally settling in and getting down to the business of living, of giving a voice to your thoughts and feelings. Beat About the Book …