Acorna, by Anne McCaffrey

Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was prepared to not like this book because it was written in part by someone other than Anne McCaffrey herself and because as soon as I opened it, I realized it was not a Pern book. But I liked it a lot. I was disappointed at the end to realize that there was a sequel to the book and further disappointed to realize that it was a series, but not so disappointed that I didn't order what I hope is the next book! The book was interesting and engaging. I liked Acorna and her three miners and many of the other characters in the book--the characters were very well-developed. There was a little more detail from time to time about drives and the way things worked for my taste, but the plot progressed nicely and held my attention.


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Booklist, 2009, revisited

I am in the middle of reading several other books--like about 8-10 or more. Here is my new book list (though I am fairly certain it is incomplete):

1. Acorna, by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball, July 20, 2009
   
2. The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbs, by Bill Watterson, July 13, 2009
3. The Actress, by Elizabeth Sims, July 11, 2009
4. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
5. Marley: A Dog Like No Other, John Grogan
6. Goodnight, Gorilla, Peggy Rathmann
7. Bad Dog, Marley, John Grogan
8. The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch
9. Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
10. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
11. Dream When You're Feeling Blue, Elizabeth Berg
12. We didn't mean to go to Sea, by Arthur Ransome
13. Tara Road, Maeve Binchy
14. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
15. The Worst Witch at School, Jill Murphy
16. Saving Fish from Drowning, Amy Tan
17. The Nick Adams Stories, Ernest Hemingway
18. The River King, Alice Hoffman
19. The Probable Future, Alice Hoffman
20. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
21. Lucifer, A Hagiography, Phillip Memmer
22. It's a Magical World, Bill Watterson
23. Pigeon Post, Arthur Ransome
24. I Claudius, Robert Graves
25. Peter Duck, Arthur Ransome