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Vanessa rated The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: 4 stars
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even the worst …
Vanessa rated The magician's nephew: 3 stars
The magician's nephew by C. S. Lewis (The chronicles of Narnia ;)
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up …
Vanessa rated The Poisonwood Bible: 4 stars
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver's acclaimed international bestseller tells the story of an American missionary family in the Congo during a poignant chapter …
Vanessa rated The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7): 3 stars
Vanessa rated Interpreter of Maladies: 3 stars
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Traveling from India to New England and back again, the stories in this extraordinary debut collection unerringly chart the emotional …
Vanessa rated The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2): 3 stars
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel (Earth's children)
This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of …
Vanessa rated The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: 5 stars
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia -- bk. 2)
They open a door and enter a world.
NARNIA... the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to …
Vanessa rated Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2): 4 stars
Kim by Andrea Gouveia, Rudyard Kipling, Aberdeen Press, and 5 others
Kim is Rudyard Kipling's story of an orphan born in colonial India and torn between love for his native India …
Vanessa rated Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience: 3 stars
Vanessa rated The marriage of Heaven and Hell: 4 stars
Emma by ICON Reference, Jane Austen
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first …
Vanessa rated The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold: 3 stars
Vanessa rated Bless me, Ultima: 3 stars
Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya, Rudolfo Anaya
Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is …