Book Reviews: Sarah Lean

The Forever Whale by Sarah Lean
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am a big fan of Sarah Lean's books. She really gets into the feelings of the main character.

This time with Hannah's grandfather getting increasingly incapable through Alzheimer's she is trying to work out why he wanted her to remember a certain date and why he talked about a whale? The answers may be found on the island in the bay that her sister is volunteering on for the summer.

With the day he mentioned approaching fast she must find help in the strangest of places and from unusual people. Her parents aren't too happy about what she is doing either.. A heart warming tale about a young girl's love for her grandfather and her determination to do what she can to make him better.

It will strike a chord with many children who have to cope with loved ones going through the same tragic condition.

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A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A year on from the death of her mother and Cally and her family are still grieving. Cally is sure she sees her mother when they visit her grave but no-one believes her. A mysterious dog seems to keep turning up too. Then a sponsored silence carries on...

Another great story about a young girl with a troubled heart.

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A Horse for Angel by Sarah Lean

A Horse for Angel by Sarah Lean
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nell is being brought up alone by her mother after her father ran off to the United States when she was a small child. She feels like her mother sends her to lots of after school activities just as a form of childcare.

She is looking forward to spending the Easter holidays with her grandmother but at the last minute the plans change and instead she has to go off into the countryside to stay with an aunt she barely knows and 2 young cousins. They live on a small holding and everything is alien to her.

Before she goes on the holiday she finds something in the attic that her father left behind but the day she arrives this is taken off her by a mysterious girl on a horse. To get it back she has to find out more about this intriguing girl and about herself.

A moving story with plenty of interesting characters and set in beautiful countryside. Aimed at pre-teen readers but enjoyable for grown ups too.

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