By David Almond
This book is the diary of a young girl named Mina. She doesn’t go to school and is instead taught at home by her mother who is loving, tender and at the heart of Mina’s life. In her diary, Mina expresses her thoughts and opinions about life in general as well as drawing pictures and telling stories from her past. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I thought it was perfect in every way!
Almond really makes you think by creating such a charming character that is Mina. She is naïve and innocent but at the same time seems to know an awful lot about the world around her. As Mina watches the boy moving into the old house, gazes at the birds fascinated, or completes extraordinary art projects with her mother, you find yourself drawn deeper into the book.
Almond sets out this novel beautifully, the design is simple yet so creative. It looks just like a child’s diary and the content is spot on too- unpredictable, random, but almost heart-warming! Since this is the prequel to Skellig I think that anyone reading it who hasn’t read the follow on would love the cliff-hanger. Fantastic, fulfilling, and definitely flawless!!
10/10!
Eleanor, Year 8
A 200 word review is so hard to write! Had to keep cutting and rewriting things to make them fit!
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