The White Robin

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Rumors of Marty Goode. Imagine a story about a man who could not die. Would you dismiss it? Or would you want to know more? And if it were possible, would you go looking? Seduction Series Box Set 1: A bargain box set containing the first three novels of the steamy romantic series. About the Author Miss Read is the pseudonym of Mrs.

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Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The White Robin Fairacre, 14 4. When a white robin comes to the quiet village of Fairacre, it becomes the focus of nationwide attention.

But their pride is short-lived and their hopes brutally dashed to the ground when tragedy strikes. However, bitterness does not last in the hearts of those at Fairacre, and it is not too When a white robin comes to the quiet village of Fairacre, it becomes the focus of nationwide attention. However, bitterness does not last in the hearts of those at Fairacre, and it is not too long before their patience and their faith are rewarded.

The White Robin

Hardcover , pages. Published September 24th by Houghton Mifflin first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The White Robin , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Sep 28, Sarah Crawford rated it really liked it. The story revolves around a white robin with some red feathers that has taken to live near the school.

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This excites virtually everyone, not just at the school but in the village also. Their resident expert on birds studies the robin and takes photographs of it. The kids in the classroom are also excited and love to watch the bird as it eats some mealworms that have been placed outside for it and the other birds.

The other theme is about a boy whose mother spends time in a nursing home for erratic behavior. He becomes a student at Miss Read's school and almost immediately exhibits bad behavior, become jealous of anyone praised but him and even destroying a good drawing one of the students had done. The boy murders the robin in cold blood.

The other students are angry at him as they should be and he ends up leaving the school. His behavior, according to some people, is simply due to how difficult a life he has led. I don't accept that. To willingly murder an animal or, even worse, a person is a conscious decision made by someone who has absolutely no respect for that animal's life or that person's life. There is nothing that can change the action they did. You can't bring these innocent animals or innocent people back to life.

I know at one junior high not that far away some students were taking baby birds and putting firecrackers in their mouths and setting them off. What they did was just as bad as what the fictional student did. Both actions are unforgivable. This is not a happy book to read. It's well written, yes, but still very disturbing. Nov 30, Vivian rated it it was ok Shelves: Despite my love of Miss Read's prose and her delightful line-drawing illustrations I feel let down with this little volume in which a teacher and class 'discover' and observe, even protect the comings and goings of an albino robin through the course of a year.

At peril of 'spoilers' I will restrain more description, other than to say that overall I didn't perceive a change in any of the characters. Oct 12, Laura Bang rated it liked it Shelves: About halfway through this takes a much darker turn than I expect from Miss Read books, although she does often deal with difficult subjects related to small-town country life e.

This is a more unsatisfactory story, though, because the disturbance comes from out of town and soon leaves again, so there's not as much of a feeling of resolution among our usual characters. Mar 15, Julie rated it it was amazing. A lovely little book and a very fast read. Feb 07, Anita rated it really liked it. It felt like I was overhearing a random conversation at a coffeehouse. Apr 01, Melody rated it really liked it. Do not read the jacket copy, if you plan to read this book.

The book is a bare some pages long, and the jacket spoilers an event that happens on page That aside, it was a lovely book- another in the long string of dear tales of Fairacre. Miss Read shepherds her class through the odd crisis.

The White Robin (Fairacre, #14) by Miss Read

All the favorite characters appear. Feb 09, Charlie Trafford rated it it was amazing. A lovely little book, as usual set in Fairacre, simple, charming but very readable, a book to read on a summer afternoon sat on the garden. I love it because it involves the whole village in the quest to keep the robin "safe".