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Magic Kitten #8
A Glittering Gallop
Rainbow Magic with whiskers! A wonderful mix of cute kittens, magic and friendship - perfect for young girls of 6+. Zoe is not impressed that her mum has sent her away to spend the summer at her gran's house - she wanted to spend it horse riding at home. But when magic calico-coloured kitten Flame appears in the orchard behind the house, Zoe's summer begins to gallop by!
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
About the author
Sue Bentley
193 books174 followersSue writes books for adults and children. As Cleo Cordell, she wrote for Virgin Publishing's Black Lace list of erotic fiction for women, written by women. The Captive Flesh - her first published novel, was awarded erotic novel of the year 1997.
As Sue Bentley her bestselling children's series, Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, Magic Ponies and Magic Bunny books have been translated into over 20 languages.
As Sue Bentley, she writes fantasy books for adults. We Other - dark Fae and family secrets.
Second Skin - dragons and shape-changers.
As Sue C. Bentley she writes pitch-dark gothic romance/horror. Flesh Endures is her first novel in this genre.
More titles are to follow.
Background;
Sue was born in Northampton where she still lives. For many years she worked for Northamptonshire libraries and remains a passionate supporter of Public Libraries. Sue loves everything about books, the feel of them, their smell. the way they look. And has a habit of matching a bookmark to the cover of each book she's reading. The process of reading, the feel of the book, sitting in favourite cafes handwriting in note books, all make for a complete sensory experience.
Browsing bookshops old and new, talking all things bookish, spending time with other writers and meeting with fans of her books at author events are her favourite things.
As Sue Bentley her bestselling children's series, Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, Magic Ponies and Magic Bunny books have been translated into over 20 languages.
As Sue Bentley, she writes fantasy books for adults. We Other - dark Fae and family secrets.
Second Skin - dragons and shape-changers.
As Sue C. Bentley she writes pitch-dark gothic romance/horror. Flesh Endures is her first novel in this genre.
More titles are to follow.
Background;
Sue was born in Northampton where she still lives. For many years she worked for Northamptonshire libraries and remains a passionate supporter of Public Libraries. Sue loves everything about books, the feel of them, their smell. the way they look. And has a habit of matching a bookmark to the cover of each book she's reading. The process of reading, the feel of the book, sitting in favourite cafes handwriting in note books, all make for a complete sensory experience.
Browsing bookshops old and new, talking all things bookish, spending time with other writers and meeting with fans of her books at author events are her favourite things.
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February 27, 2014Can someone tell me how to start reading this book on here plz?!?
January 9, 2013
I love animals and these are my favorite kind of animal books
October 23, 2019
This book is about a girl named Zoe who was sent to her grandparent's house during summer instead of spending time at home. When this little kitten named Flame appears she learns that Flame is trying to hide from his uncle, so he came to the human world but he can't stay long. In every book, Flame takes on a new disguise and finds children who are in need of special help. As Zoe helps Flame hide in the human world she starting to realize that she's become closer and closer to Flame. As Zoe and Flame spend the summer together the time has come for Flame to leave as his uncle finds him. Zoe was extremely upset but she knew that she had a great summer with Flame and it was time for him to go.
This book was not the best but if you are into animals you might like to read it as a short story. This book was not one of my favorites because it was short and it wasn't that interesting because the plot bored me out. This book is for younger children to read if they are into animals and don't want to read something that's too complex. I would rate this book a 3 out of 5 because it's not something that I would continue in the future and I wouldn't exactly recommend the book to anyone because I didn't find it very interesting and I think people would easily get bored of it. My overall opinion of the book was okay but I wouldn't continue the series and I don't think I'll read it again.
This book was not the best but if you are into animals you might like to read it as a short story. This book was not one of my favorites because it was short and it wasn't that interesting because the plot bored me out. This book is for younger children to read if they are into animals and don't want to read something that's too complex. I would rate this book a 3 out of 5 because it's not something that I would continue in the future and I wouldn't exactly recommend the book to anyone because I didn't find it very interesting and I think people would easily get bored of it. My overall opinion of the book was okay but I wouldn't continue the series and I don't think I'll read it again.
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March 7, 2018
I read this as part of a three in one book. But that's not listed here.
Occasional but noticeable grammar and spelling errors.
Each story is just a cookie cutter template with names and appearances changed.
Lion prince being cased by evil uncle, old friendly lion tells him to hide and leave. He leaves to human world disguised as a kitten. Gets found by little girl. Makes little girl promise to tell no one. Little girl is super involved in a stereotypical girly thing (ballet, horse riding, ). Little girl gets into trouble and lion prince/magic kitten magically helps her out. Little girl encounters bullies. Lion prince/magic kitten teaches bullies a lesson. Littke girl self sacrifices to save lion prince/magic kitten. Little girl is sad over the day the lion prince/magic kitten will have to leave. Little girl attends a big event for her particular passion. Evil uncle finds lion prince/magic kitten. Lion prince/magic kitten leaves.
Message
Be kind to animals. Bullies get what they deserve.
Little kids or girls, since this is clearly aimed at girls, need better stories than this.
Two things I will give it is that it's cute and most little girls do indeed like those stereotypical interests
Occasional but noticeable grammar and spelling errors.
Each story is just a cookie cutter template with names and appearances changed.
Lion prince being cased by evil uncle, old friendly lion tells him to hide and leave. He leaves to human world disguised as a kitten. Gets found by little girl. Makes little girl promise to tell no one. Little girl is super involved in a stereotypical girly thing (ballet, horse riding, ). Little girl gets into trouble and lion prince/magic kitten magically helps her out. Little girl encounters bullies. Lion prince/magic kitten teaches bullies a lesson. Littke girl self sacrifices to save lion prince/magic kitten. Little girl is sad over the day the lion prince/magic kitten will have to leave. Little girl attends a big event for her particular passion. Evil uncle finds lion prince/magic kitten. Lion prince/magic kitten leaves.
Message
Be kind to animals. Bullies get what they deserve.
Little kids or girls, since this is clearly aimed at girls, need better stories than this.
Two things I will give it is that it's cute and most little girls do indeed like those stereotypical interests
November 13, 2018
We got some horses and a mama fox in this one!
April 1, 2019
Very good
I liked the whole thing. It was funny, interesting, and also very nicely written. Love it with my 💓. Bye
I liked the whole thing. It was funny, interesting, and also very nicely written. Love it with my 💓. Bye
April 25, 2020
My favorite character is the cat Flame. She was so soft and precious.
April 29, 2025
pretty good stories
love the tales of flame the king
love the tales of flame the king
September 24, 2026
Super, bardzo fajna historia.
March 12, 2017
Liest dieses buch. es macht sehr spass XD
February 9, 2012
Note as of 08/28/21
I read a lot of the books in this series as a child and I loved them! I'd say good books for third - fifth graders depending on reading level.
(having gotten a Goodreads account as a child, I added a lot of the books I read back then to my list - I have ultimately decided to keep them on my shelves because I like seeing my reading history)
I read a lot of the books in this series as a child and I loved them! I'd say good books for third - fifth graders depending on reading level.
(having gotten a Goodreads account as a child, I added a lot of the books I read back then to my list - I have ultimately decided to keep them on my shelves because I like seeing my reading history)
June 5, 2014
My 5 year old daughter and me read these books together and she loves them! These our her new favorite chapter books and she can't wait to read the next one! It's magical, funny, and sincere all at the same time! The star raitings on these always come from my daughter! I would be more inclined to give it 3-4 stars.
February 18, 2023
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nie moge z samej siebie
przeczytalam to bo nie mam zadnej samokontroli.
niezbyt zachodze sie z literatura dziecięca ale ta ksiazka i ogolnie seria to cale moje dzieciństwo. uznalam ze dobrze byloby wrocic do tych czasow. słodka krotka nostalgiczna historyjka
nie moge z samej siebie
przeczytalam to bo nie mam zadnej samokontroli.
niezbyt zachodze sie z literatura dziecięca ale ta ksiazka i ogolnie seria to cale moje dzieciństwo. uznalam ze dobrze byloby wrocic do tych czasow. słodka krotka nostalgiczna historyjka
August 22, 2011
I thought it was "really" good! Also I liked it because I read it with my mama... I mostly read EVERYTHING with her :)
October 11, 2013
I love those books
May 6, 2014
Some of the titles in this series blur together, but I liked this one.
April 21, 2023
definitely one of the books i read this year. for sure it's on the list of books i've read
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