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Lena, the Sea, and Me by Maria Parr

asanovasvetlana's review against another edition

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5.0

Долгожданное продолжение «Вафельного сердца» Марии Парр.
Совершенно волшебная история о дружбе, семье и детстве. Одна из лучших!

meganeveritt's review

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4.0

Read Aloud - 16yo 4 ⭐️, 11 yo 4.5 ⭐️, me 4.5 ⭐️.
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brice's review against another edition

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5.0

Brīnišķīgi! Brīnišķīgi! Brīnišķīgi!
Es smējos un raudāju, raudāju un smējos. Tagad sirdī jūtu siltumu... un mazu skaudību, par tik skaistu draudzību.
Vai es jau teicu, ka šī grāmata ir brīnišķīga (brīnišķīga, brīnišķīga)?

jesstele's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

singerji's review

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5.0

The follow-on to the author's excellent Adventures with Waffles, Trille and his adventurous friend Lena have grown by a couple of years. Both of them are slices-of-life, growing up, episodic books with loose whole-book threads. The first one takes place when they are about nine years old and is a little more simplistic, reminiscent of Pippi Longstocking (but better!). This sequel takes place when they are 11-12 and things are a bit more serious, they're growing up more, but still with a healthy dose of curiosity, humor, and adventure.
I adored the book and my daughter does too. I'm not sure of the differences in the translation from the Norwegian, but it was just enough different from the American experience to get a good sense of what life is like on an isolated Norwegian island, but with modern tablets and mobile phones. A little simpler than the Penderwicks but similar in tone and style.

rossjenc's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

zvirblis's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

isyng's review against another edition

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4.0

Fin bok i fint univers. Men som bibliotekar veit jeg ikke helt hvem jeg skal anbefale denne til. Det må bli som høytlesningsbok hvor en voksen har ansvaret for å komme seg gjennom boka. Synes oppstarten og første halvdel var treig og kjedelig og fylt av hverdagssituasjon etter hverdagssituasjon. Siste halvdel tok seg opp.

alassea's review against another edition

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5.0

Vi møter Trille og Lena igjen, to år etter [b:Vaffelhjarte|8470351|Vaffelhjarte|Maria Parr|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1276759119s/8470351.jpg|42495761], og i denne fortellingen går de i 7. klasse. Det er brytningstiden mellom barn og ungdom, forelskelse, urettferdighet og havet. Det er mesterlig gjort, og jeg elsker at de har tilstedeværende foreldre, og likevel får en spennende og hjertevarm historie.

Anbefales!

heatherdmoore's review against another edition

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4.0

When I discovered there was a sequel to Adventures with Waffles, we jumped on it. This one isn’t published in the U.S. yet, but Book Depository came through. We thoroughly enjoyed this hilarious and delightful story. I appreciated that the author aged up Trille and Lena and while keeping true to the milestones of their new stages, she still kept it innocent enough for the younger crowd to enjoy (though parents should expect to have to explain menopause if kiddos aren’t familiar — also, that was the part that had my 13 year old and myself rolling the most). All in all, we loved it and I’m thrilled Ms. Parr wrote a sequel.