Flambards Divided
by KM Peyton

For the Young Adult and Decades ‘08 (first published 1981) reading challenges.
English
283 pages
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-257055-6
First line: Christina had dreamed of Will again.
Back cover blurb:
When Christina marries Dick, she hopes that life at Flambards will settle down at last. But the village gossips find it scandalous that she, a rich landowner, [...]

Posted on January 5th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: D, Decades '08, English, Historical, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Flambards
by KM Peyton

For the First in a Series, Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
220 pages
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-271955-3
First line: The fox was running easily.
Back cover blurb:
Christina is sent to live with her uncle and his two sons in their country house, Flambards.
She finds her uncle fierce and domineering and her cousin Mark arrogant and [...]

Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, First in a Series, Historical, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | No Comments »

Boy, do I blog tonight! But, but, but — it’s another challenge!
This one is straight-forward enough: simply pick twelve young adult books and read them at your own convenience during 2008.
I’ll probably edit my list as I go, especially considering that I don’t even know if one of the books I picked will actually [...]

Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Love
Filed under: YA Challenge 2008 | 6 Comments »