Read: Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th August
Review: I really enjoyed this tale of an orphaned girl who is taken out of school to go and live with some obscure relatives who are rubber planters in Brazil. Maia expects the exciting world of the Amazon to open out before her, with all its plants and animals and its mixture of exciting cultures. But when she arrives, in the care of the upstanding governess Miss Minton, things are not entirely as she expects. And then, who is the mysterious lost boy that detectives from England are searching for? And is it possible to make friends with the local Indians? Although some of the villains are implausibly villainous, and everybody's love for the protagonist seems a little exaggerated, I had fun reading this story, which deals with issues of freedom, the responsibilities of adults and the rights of children.
Time: Two days. Begun on the flight from Sacramento to Gainesville; finished at Noah's house in between a lot of swimming, thwarted attempts at sleeping - and a trip to the mall!
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