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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

neveroutofbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was lovely.

lmn9812's review against another edition

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5.0

Special special special. A book that took hold of my heart and wouldn't let go. Every Katherine Rundell book seems to get better & better. This is full of wildness and hope and stubbornness and heart and love.

kittymamers's review against another edition

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2.0

need Rundelli lasteraamatud on kõik üks ja sama lugu - raske elusaatusega orvud ületavad ületamatuid raskusi ja lõpuks saab kõik talutavasse korda. ja enamus neist on seejuures väga võluvad, Rooftoppers oli mu suur lemmik (nii ilusasti kirjutatud!), Wolf Wilder meeldis mulle ka ja The Explorer oli täitsa ok. Aga seda Cartwheeling in Thunderstormsi proovisin juba kunagi varem lugeda, kui ta Girl Savage'i nime all oli välja antud, ja ei meeldinud. nüüd ostsin ta kogemata, sest ei teadnud, et sama raamat uue nime all, ja... meh. sama (banaalne) lugu nagu alati, aga kehvemini kirja pandud. mul on vist üledoos nüüd Rundellist.

kel_pru's review against another edition

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4.0

What a gorgeous and heartbreaking book about a young English girl ripped from her home in Africa. Horn Book Awards, I get why you picked this one.

meganac's review against another edition

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4.0

Neither could speak. It was that day that a silence settled on the pair of them, and they were bound close by it. Will felt, in that moment, too small to face such misery, but she knew that she would have to expand now, with a terrible rush, to fill the empty space.

3.5 stars. It's rare that I read middle-grade novels, these days. They just don't hold my attention - and if I think they're too slow and disjointed to pay attention to, it's no wonder the eleven-year-olds don't want to read them - and so I usually pass them by. I do try to keep up on the trends and read a fair few so I can recommend them to patrons, but there's a definite trend. Beautiful book, slow/dull pacing, good story. More often, it feels like the author is trying to make a point with their writing and you feel like the book is just a soapbox so they can be famous for promoting something politically correct.

However, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, though slowly paced, was good. It deals with the strangeness of being a foreigner, the heartbreak of loss, and the impression that you as a child must live up to a certain standard to suit adults. Wilhelmina was a strong, fierce, wildcat of an MC. I rather liked it, and besides, this book IS gorgeous and it's also crammed with Zimbabwean culture.



megancrews's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is awesome. I absolutely loved it. I love the author's style, I love the characters, I even love the cover art.

internationalkris's review against another edition

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3.0

Will was too perfect to be believed at the start of the book in Zimbabwe but as she struggled at boarding school in England she was amazing in her pain, vulnerability and continual strength.

quartofgoats's review against another edition

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5.0

The only way this could end is with an Irish grandmother and I hope to grow up to be like her and Will

lindasdarby's review against another edition

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5.0

This is an absolutely wonderful book filled with heart. There is a lot of happiness and pain and heartache and hope in this story. Will is such an endearing 12 year old girl and I loved this story.

l00t395's review against another edition

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5.0

It was a beautiful, encouraging book.