Finally... time to write about 2 completely different books that I have just finished reading. "The Gypsy Crown" by Kate Forsyth is about 2 gypsy children living in the 1600's in England who, with their menagerie of a dancing bear, a monkey, a dog and a horse, have the job of saving their family who have all been thrown into jail with the threat of execution in a month's time. Emilia's granny has told her to get both help and a family charm from 5 other gypsy families scattered around Southern England. Emilia, with the help of her cousin Luka, sets off on this adventure gaining and losing things needed and necessary. The only problem is the constable who is on their tail trying to capture them and have them hanged! Exciting!Also quite exciting is "Swindle" by Gordon Korman. Korman writes many different kinds of books like "Schooled" and "Son of the Mob" and his adventures series too but this one is in the humorous vein! Griffin finds an old baseball card in a dilapidated mansion slated for demolition. When a pawn broker offers him $120.00 for it he takes it only to discover the pawn broker, Mr. S. Wendell Palamino, is taking the card to auction where it is estimated to be worth one million dollars! Needless to say Griffin is very unhappy and decides to put a plan into action, a plan to take back the card! With his friend Ben and a few other fellow students he has some hilarious results in trying to get the card. Does he get caught? Has he thought of all the consequences? Read and find out.
What are you reading today?
