Peter and Pompey
McPhee Gribble, 114 pp, $6.95 pb
Children Reading Children’s Fiction
These books in the Touch the Sun series are very good. But as all reviewers have to do, I will compare. I had three favourites which were, Top-Enders (McPhee Gribble 114 pp, $6.95) by Jennifer Dabbs, Captain Johnno (McPhee Gribble, 122 pp, $6.95 pb) by Rob George, and Peter and Pompey (McPhee Gribble, 114 pp, $6.95 pb) by John Misto. These three books compelled me to read, they were interesting as far as I think it is possible to be when writing for this age group.
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Peter and Pompey
by John Misto
McPhee Gribble, 114 pp, $6.95 pb
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