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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–6—Engaging and earnest 11-year-old Binny returns in a welcome sequel to Binny for Short (S. & S., 2013). It's the end of summer in Cornwall, and Binny's status as the bullied new girl at school is countered by her excitement about the possibility that a strange, exotic wild animal resides in the beautiful and untamed moor around their rented house. McKay alternates Binny's tale with the story of three k...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2015
Belinda (Binny for Short, rev. 1/14) is back, along with her single-parent mum, responsible sister Clem, and lovable little brother James. In this second adventure the Cornwallis family faces yet another move (a storm wrecks their roof), this one temporary and not far away (a rented house, just outside town in the country). Twelve-year-old Binny is starting at a new school, where she immediately makes an enemy of classmate Clare by accidentally squashing Clare’s mother’s birthday cake, flo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
After accidentally making an enemy of new classmate Clare, twelve-year-old Binny is remorselessly bullied at school. Clare, also an animal lo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More