This book is a book that you should read if you didnt get to yet. If you didn't I will tell you only a little bit of it because I don't want to give the whole story away. This book is kinda about a girl named Nim she lives on a island with her Dad she dosen't live with her Mom because she died when Nim was little. Also Nim lives with animlas on the island but I can name them all. If u haven't read this book and you want to all I'm going to say is you will love this book. If you like to.

This was an outstanding book. I enjoyed reading it greatly. I would deffinately read it again and recommend others to read it. I was very unique and interesting, a book filled with adventure, excitement and love. It's very descriptive and well written. It's about a girl whose father goes away at sea, leaving her alone on the tropical island where she lives. She takes on a lot of responsibility but also enjoys spending time with her friends. I loved the book and the next time I go to the library I am going to look for another book by Wendy Orr, the same author who created this wonderful story.

This book is so great -- sweet, fanciful, imaginative. A great book for the summer. Super great book for people who like oceans and heroines, and adventure stories. Fabulous.

My six year old son loves this book. Very touching and yet offers enough interest to hold him. The child's disability is handled so gently, the book allowed him to discuss this in his own way.

Not a review - just a note to say that this book is still in print with HarperCollins, Australia. (It was shortlisted for the Australian Children's Book Council book of the year awards in 1993, and is still widely read in this country - I'd be very happy if North American readers could have access to it too.)

Peeling the Onion is a book that every teenager should read. This is a heartfelt story about a girl who gets into a life changing car accident, learning how to cope with her problems and finding out who her true friends are. Wendy Orr, the author of this amazing, moving story has the characters well developed making it feel like you know them yourself. This story will have you on the edge of your seat, laughing and crying with every page that you turn.

When It comes to reading, I have always liked reading books which themes relate to seeking the real identity of one self. The questions of "who am I really" and "who do I want to be" or what is more important to me and society, the inner beauty or external beauty. Peeling The Onion by Wendy Orr is abook which describes the changes in the life of Anna after a terrible car accident, how she faces the uncertainty of not knowing who she really is without her physical beauty, her health and her ability to do what she loves most in life, karate. I Love this book because I learned that the things mentioned above don't define who you really are, that is just part of the external beauty. The author does a very good job in making clear what peeling the onion means, the number of layers that hide the real self. I put myself in the place of Anna and try to figure out what comes to be my real identity after taking away my looks, my friends, and my sports. In a way the book helps me find my true self and how do I view myself in society. I think the book is insightful because it also brings up a very philosophical issue about the the existance of God and his justice upon belivers.

"Peeling the Onion," is one of the best novel I've ever read! It is one of those books that you can't put down, but don't want to finish. It is the story of Anna Duncan, a pretty, athletic, popular, normal teenage girl whose life changes dramatically after a car accident leaves her with mulitiple injuries. Anna shares the emotional highs and lows of this traumatic time in her life with the reader. A book I recommend all to read "Peeling the Onion" will make you laugh and make you cry

"A Light in Space" is a well-written, suspenseful, action-packed look at a relationship between a young man and an extra-terrestrial. After an encounter with an alien spacecraft, Andrew, a young boy, discovers that he is able to communicate with an alien being through his thoughts. This book is an excellent choice for a novel study with students aged 10-12.