{"id":1038,"date":"2015-09-18T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2015-11-22T11:43:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-22T11:43:22","slug":"though-my-eyesemilio-by-sophie-masson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/09\/18\/though-my-eyesemilio-by-sophie-masson\/","title":{"rendered":"Though My Eyes: Emilio&lt;br&gt;by Sophie Masson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image3-14.jpg?resize=225%2C348\" alt=\"Image 3\" width=\"225\" height=\"348\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/><strong>I started the book,<em> Emilio<\/em>, and was unable to put it down!! Three hours later I made it to the end, through adventures, family kidnapping, and dealing with drug cartels, all through the eyes of Emilio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Chapter Two, Emilio hears the bad news<em>.'<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Federal policeman said, 'My name is Raul Castro, and I am an officer of the PF here in Mexico City....I regret to inform you that I have bad news.'<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Emilio learns that his mother has been kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p>Author <a title=\"Sophie Masson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiemasson.org\/books.html\">Sophie Masson<\/a> deals with real life issues for a young person in an area of conflict. It is excellently written, and is part of the Through My Eyes series published by <a title=\"Allen and Unwin\" href=\"http:\/\/allenandunwin.co.uk\">Allen and Unwin <\/a> with series editor <a title=\"Lyn White\" href=\"http:\/\/throughmyeyesbooks.com.au\/LynWhite.html\">Lyn White.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As well as being a great read it has information about the languages used, the areas of drug cartels and a timeline of drug conflict in Mexico and provides a good teaching resource for use in schools.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend this book for 9 - 12 year olds.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Martin <a title=\"Dolphin Booksellers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/\">Dolphin Booksellers<\/a> and <a title=\"Books Go Walkabout\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booksgowalkabout.com\/bookmonitor\/\">Books Go Walkabout<\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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The Federal policeman said, 'My name is Raul Castro, and I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/09\/18\/though-my-eyesemilio-by-sophie-masson\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Though My Eyes: Emilio&lt;br&gt;by Sophie Masson\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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