Thursday, June 15, 2017

Pobby and Dingan

Pobby and Dingan is by Ben Rice. This charming little novella is set in an opal mining town in Australia. Ashmol Williamson and his sister live with their parents; their dad has a claim where he mines for opals - not very successfully. Ashmol's sister Kellyanne has two invisible friends named Pobby and Dingan. No except Kellyanne believes they exist. One day, to humor her, her father takes Pobby and Dingan to his mine and comes home without them. Kellyanne insists they are lost and that everyone search for them, as her health steadily declines, Ashmol decides to search for the two himself. A touching story of the ability of human beings to believe in things they cannot see, and the love of a brother for his sister. This novella is rated 10th grade only because of the language used in parts of the book. This would be a wonderful little book for parents to read to their children, skipping over the few bad words.

Ratings: 10th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity).

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