Jennie by Paul Gallico

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Jennie is wonderful. It is a story about a boy named Peter Brown who loved cats. His father was a colonel in the army. His mother was usually very busy and had to go out a lot, so mostly Peter had only his nanny for company. He wanted a cat as a companion, but his nanny did not like them, so, he could not get one. But he loved to stroke and pet any stray cat he saw. One day, he noticed a beautiful kitten sitting on a railing across the road, and he wanted to pet it. He ran across the road without nanny and got hit by a coal lorry. Then suddenly………………he turned into a cat!!!!!!!! Nanny threw him out, thinking him to be just another stray. His cat self wandered out into the rain and got wet and cold. Then he got into a fight with Dempsey, the greatest fighter cats and got seriously injured. He laid down on the street side. Then the kindest and friendliest stray cat in the world, Jennie found him and took him into a room in the warehouse where she lived. That’s where their friendship began.They had a friend in an old man named Mr. Grims. They travelled to Glasgow and back again. They were thrown overboard too. Then in the end Dempsey spoke for Jennie as he wanted Jennie to come with him. Peter and Dempsey had a fight and Peter won this time. Dempsey died in the fight and Peter got seriously injured. Then suddenly all became black……..and Peter became human again!!

However, Peter never forgot about this incident and best thing was that he got a kitten for himself.

This is a lovely story, extremely adventurous and you will love it a lot. This is one of the most adventurous journey of a kitten I have ever read. Peter learned about the hardships of stray animals. It made him even more sympathetic towards the stray cats. We should never abuse a stray animal and love them always.

My Top Ten Reads!

As i promised in previous blog that I will list out my Top ten favourite books, here they are in no particular order.

These are from the books that I have read till now. I have reviewed most of them and will review the left ones soon!

  1. MARLEY, A DOG LIKE NO OTHER by JOHN GROGAN
  2. ALL FOUR STARS BY TARA DAIRMAN
  3. CARBONEL BY BARBARA SLEIGH
  4. ANIMALCOLM BY DAVID BADDIEL
  5. OUT OF MY MIND BY DRAPER
  6. KIRA KIRA BY KADOHATA
  7. THE TRUMPET OF SWAN BY E.B.WHITE
  8. GOODNIGHT MR. TOM BY MICHELLE MAGORIAN
  9. ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS BY SCOTT O’DELL
  10. JENNIE BY PAUL GALLICO

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Apart from these books, I have loved reading the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan and of course all eight Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling  which I have read over and over again!

Hope you like my favourite books!!

 

 

 

Carbonel by Barbara Sleigh

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This is a story about a kitten called Carbonel (a royal kitten, future king to all cats), who was stolen from his cradle by a witch. The kitten grew up with the witch. When the witch decided to retire, she sold the kitten to a girl called Rosemary Brown. She not only buys kitten but also a broom from the witch without knowing that it was enchanted. She later found out that by holding the broom she could actually talk to Carbonel.

She with her friend John decided to free the bonding between the witch and the cat.  Carbonel was bound by two spells.The first spell was broken by merely buying the cat from the witch.The second spell was made by SILENT magic. It required two objects  namely a witch’s hat and a witch’s cauldron. Rosemary and John arranged these two items and managed to break the second spell.

The cat is now free!!

However that’s only the half battle won! Now Carbonel has to take back his kingdom of cats. Will he be able to conquest over Ginger Cat who has taken over the kingdom? Or will the Ginger Cat rule forever?

It is a must read. It is a mix of fantasy and reality. I love this book and this one of my most favourite books. Certainly in my top ten list.( will share my favourites in the next blog). Barbara Sleigh has written this book in such an extensive detail that you can’t help but enjoy it. I recommend this book for ages 7+. I hope you enjoy it as much as i did!