false 147866 4 The Walker sisters have always lived a privileged life in their beloved Holly House in Sussex. Even though their father, Max Walker, has left the family to live with his new macrobiotic-food-obsessed trophy wife, Pandora, he has always doted on his girls. But then one day, reality crashes down around them when Max has a heart attack and passes away, uncovering the truth that he was knee deep in debt. The Walkers discover that their home is actually in Pandora's name and she decides she wants it back. So the family has to uproot their lives and move to the seaside town of Norfolk in an old cottage. What happens then…? 142699 2005 The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love total:202|5:39|4:60|3:70|2:29|1:4| 202 707 314 48 3 0 false true Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 18:14:39 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 18:15:31 -0800 2008 Sense and Sensibility. It's a very cute update, but nowhere near as great as the original....more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 03 14:25:07 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 14:26:29 -0700 2009 Sense and Sensibility on the cover, sets the story in modern England, and updates the plot and characters accordingly. It would be fun to let students read both and contrast them. The book is typically British young adult: it treats sex...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:57:56 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:21:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 28 17:41:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 17:42:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 21:32:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 09:01:51 -0800 2007 Sense and Sensibility, but nothing amazing. I'm clearly a purist, because the things that bothered me were: the awkward and unnecessary Georgie romance, the truly obnoxious text messages, the extremely long set up for the actual story, and the rushed ending. On the other hand, I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 20:19:12 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 15:16:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 14:42:15 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 14:43:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:33:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:33:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:57:05 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:06:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:55:11 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 08:00:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:58:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:08:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Dec 26 14:42:21 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 14:43:11 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 15:35:15 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:35:48 -0800 2008
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Rushton always has way of dealing with sensitive issues with great subtilty and care, and I for one appreciate her efforts.

Not my favourite of Rushton's but a nice one, all the same. Recommended as a...]]>