Title : Scatterheart

Author : Lili Wilkinson

Summary : This book is about a girl, Hannah Cheshire, being thrown into prison for a crime she had not committed. Later, she found out that she was thrown into prison because of her father. Hannah and her father, Aurthur Cheshire, were people of 'Quality'.People of Quality are the "upper-class" or rather, people of authority. People of Quality lived in the lap of luxury, rich beings. However, Aurthur Cheshire gambled away his wife's fortune, living on credit for many years. One day, he packed up and fled the country, abandoning his daughter, leaving her to settle his debts. Thus, Hannah became a pauper, a convict who has to carry the heavy burden of her father. Through this, Hannah learnt the true meaning of friendship, the loss of loved ones and in the end, finding her one true love

My Reflections : I think that this book is a really, really good book. Lili Wilkinson had expressed the emotions of the characters so well that I could feel their emotions too. It was as if I had been sucked into the story and became one with the characters. In the beginning, I was quite reluctant to read the book, for what reason i do not now. But, as the due date was nearing, I decided to give it a try. I am glad I had done so as it was really nice. i could not tear myself away from the book. I would recommend this book to people of ages twelve and above.