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Book Review of The Game (Firebird)

The Game (Firebird)
The Game (Firebird)
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


A very short book; it's cute and has an interesting take on mythology, but I found myself wishing there was more to it.
Hayley is a young girl who has been sent away from her strict grandparents' home into a bewildering situation - a house full of loud and cheerful cousins and other relatives. At first she's overwhelmed, but she's quickly won over by the society of the (mostly) friendly other children - and recruited into playing a secret - and forbidden - game. But when they are betrayed, Hayley learns more than she would have guessed about herself and the nature of her family.
Recommended for anyone who's fascinated by the mythology surrounding the constellations.