by Hilary McKay
Submitted by Hellen Jang “Help!Help!” screeched Sun Dance, as a hand wrapped in a bath towel and wield the lavatory brush, whacked more broken glass to the ground.“Help!Help!Everyone!Quick!My burglar’s escaping!”
Want to find out more about this fantastic book, Dolphin Luck by Hilary McKay?What are you waiting for?Read on! Mrs. Robinson, the mother of the 4 Robinson children, is very ill.Ever since Mrs. Robinson became ill, Mr. Robinson started to get angry more often.He became harsh and started caring less and less about Perry, Ant, Sun Dance, Beany, and Old Blanket, their old pet dog.Very soon, Old Blanket dies and is buried.Right after Old Blanket dies; the mother’s illness gets even worse.The doctors say that she needs a vacation at a nice, warm, sunny place.So the parents go on a vacation to Barbados.
Perry and Ant will go stay with their Great Aunt Mabel in Hemingford North.Sun Dance and Beany are to stay with the Brogans, a friend of the family.While the siblings are separated, they have lots of exciting adventures.Ant and the secret of Aunt Mabel, Perry and the bully boys, Sun Dance and the burglar trap, Beany and the dolphin sword…They are all determined to win and get what they want. The main characters in this book are Perry, Ant, Sun Dance, and Beany Robinson.They live in Porridge Hall, a big hall now divided in half.They have a friend, Robin Brogan.Robin lives only with his mother on the other side of the Porridge Hall. Perry and Ant are twins.They are also the oldest of the 4 Robinson children.Next is Sun Dance.He is stubborn and sometimes, rude.But he is also smart.Sun Dance depends on Perry a lot and he learns from Perry.When Perry’s attitude changes, he gets pretty disappointed. Beany is the youngest of the Robinson family.She likes to imagine.She likes adventures and taking risks as well.She believes in magic so when one day, Mrs. Brogan tells her about the dolphin sword, an ancient sword that grants wishes, she believes in it.I know that Beany is also caring because she promises herself that if she finds the dolphin sword, she will grant at least 1 wish for everybody. As I was reading this book, I felt sadness, joy, anger, relief, worry and so on.One thing I liked about this book was its strong feelings.Also, this story really pulled me in.Because for example, when someone was feeling sad, it used dialogues to really make the reader feel the sadness.So, when I was reading this book, I felt like I was a character in it. I highly recommend this book to people who like humor and mysteries because you will find this book satisfying.I also recommend The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.They are both about 4 adventurous siblings and you’ll feel the relationship of siblings.You can get The Penderwicks and this book in the lower school library.If you already read The Penderwicks, then this is the 1st book on your Recommended Books list in the menu of delicious books! Sequels to this book by Hilary McKay are Dog Friday and Amber Cat.You can find these books at the library, too.You can look for more books by Hilary McKay at www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/hilary-mckay/ ---- Reader Comments
Dolphin Luckby Hilary McKay
Submitted by Hellen Jang
“Help! Help!” screeched Sun Dance, as a hand wrapped in a bath towel and wield the lavatory brush, whacked more broken glass to the ground. “Help! Help! Everyone! Quick! My burglar’s escaping!”
Want to find out more about this fantastic book, Dolphin Luck by Hilary McKay? What are you waiting for? Read on!
Mrs. Robinson, the mother of the 4 Robinson children, is very ill. Ever since Mrs. Robinson became ill, Mr. Robinson started to get angry more often. He became harsh and started caring less and less about Perry, Ant, Sun Dance, Beany, and Old Blanket, their old pet dog. Very soon, Old Blanket dies and is buried. Right after Old Blanket dies; the mother’s illness gets even worse. The doctors say that she needs a vacation at a nice, warm, sunny place. So the parents go on a vacation to Barbados.
Perry and Ant will go stay with their Great Aunt Mabel in Hemingford North. Sun Dance and Beany are to stay with the Brogans, a friend of the family. While the siblings are separated, they have lots of exciting adventures. Ant and the secret of Aunt Mabel, Perry and the bully boys, Sun Dance and the burglar trap, Beany and the dolphin sword… They are all determined to win and get what they want.
The main characters in this book are Perry, Ant, Sun Dance, and Beany Robinson. They live in Porridge Hall, a big hall now divided in half. They have a friend, Robin Brogan. Robin lives only with his mother on the other side of the Porridge Hall.
Perry and Ant are twins. They are also the oldest of the 4 Robinson children. Next is Sun Dance. He is stubborn and sometimes, rude. But he is also smart. Sun Dance depends on Perry a lot and he learns from Perry. When Perry’s attitude changes, he gets pretty disappointed.
Beany is the youngest of the Robinson family. She likes to imagine. She likes adventures and taking risks as well. She believes in magic so when one day, Mrs. Brogan tells her about the dolphin sword, an ancient sword that grants wishes, she believes in it. I know that Beany is also caring because she promises herself that if she finds the dolphin sword, she will grant at least 1 wish for everybody.
As I was reading this book, I felt sadness, joy, anger, relief, worry and so on. One thing I liked about this book was its strong feelings. Also, this story really pulled me in. Because for example, when someone was feeling sad, it used dialogues to really make the reader feel the sadness. So, when I was reading this book, I felt like I was a character in it.
I highly recommend this book to people who like humor and mysteries because you will find this book satisfying. I also recommend The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall. They are both about 4 adventurous siblings and you’ll feel the relationship of siblings. You can get The Penderwicks and this book in the lower school library. If you already read The Penderwicks, then this is the 1st book on your Recommended Books list in the menu of delicious books!
Sequels to this book by Hilary McKay are Dog Friday and Amber Cat. You can find these books at the library, too. You can look for more books by Hilary McKay at www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/hilary-mckay/
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