[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraNov 11, 20194 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "*scroll down for English & to leave comments*"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "\"Stori emosiynol, gyda chymeriadau cryf a thema\u0302u heriol\""}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "\"Emotional story, with strong characters and"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Nofel hawdd i'w darllen, easy to read."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Mae\u2019r dudalen gyntaf yn eich cydio\u2019n syth gyda\u2019r frawddeg \u201cDwi ddim yn gwybod beth fyddwch chi\u2019n ei feddwl o\u2019r stori yma...Do\u2019n ni ddim yn coelio mewn ysbrydion tan yr haf dwytha.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Prif gymeriad y stori yw Huw, bachgen cyffredin deuddeg oed sy\u2019n agos iawn at ei nain ac rydym yn dilyn ei hanes dros gyfnod gwyliau\u2019r haf. Ond nid nain gyffredin gwallt gwyn, ffedog a sbectol ydy hon. Er fod Nain yn wyth deg pump roedd hi\u2019n ifanc iawn ei ffordd. Ers talwm roedd hi\u2019n gwisgo dillad ffasiynol a sodlau uchel ac yn mwynhau rhedeg Ras yr Wyddfa ond erbyn heddiw mae hi wedi arafu ac mae tad Huw wedi so\u0302n ei fod yn bryderus amdani gan ei bod yn anghofus weithiau."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Er hynny mae gan Huw a Nain berthynas glos iawn a dydy Huw ddim yn poeni\u2019n ormodol amdani\u2019n anghofio pethau tan y diwrnod mae Nain yn ei groesawu a\u2019i gyfarch fel Hywel. Brawd Nain oedd Hywel ac roedd o wedi marw yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Er i Huw holi doedd Nain ddim yn hoffi siarad am Hywel. Dirgelwch!"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Gwaethygu mae cyflwr Nain ac maen cael pyliau \u201canghofus\u201d yn fwy aml. Un tro mae Huw yn dod o hyd i\u2019w nain yn cuddio yn y cwt glo yn cysgodi rhag \u201cawyrennau\u2019r Jyrmans\u201d. Weithiau dydy Nain ddim yn \u2018nabod Huw neu yn meddwl mai Hywel ydy o. Yn sgi\u0302l hyn mae rhieni Huw yn penderfynu dylai fynd i gartref nyrsio i fyw. Er nad ydy Huw yn hapus am hyn ar y dechrau, buan iawn mae o\u2019n gweld fod Nain yn hapus iawn yn y cartref ac yn mynd yno i\u2019w gweld yn aml. Yn ystod un ymweliad i\u2019r cartref nyrsio mae Huw yn cyfarfod un o ofalwyr y cartref- dyn caredig iawn sy\u2019n dod ymlaen yn dda gyda Nain. Yn aml iawn mae pluen wen yn ymddangos yn hollol annisgwyl pan mae Huw yn ceisio ffeindio mwy o wybodaeth am Hywel..."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Mae nifer o droeon spooky yn y stori ac mae\u2019r awdur yn gofalu fod y darllenwr, fel Huw, wir eisiau gwybod yr atebion i nifer o gwestiynau. Beth oedd hanes Hywel? Pam nad ydy Nain eisiau siarad amdanno? Beth ydy arwyddoca\u0302d y plu gwynion?"}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Nofel hynod o annwyl y gallwn ei hargymell i unrhyw un."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Manon Steffan Ros has succeeded in bringing together several sensitive themes effectively in this book. It discusses the Second World War, growing old and dementia. There\u2019s plenty of rich language but at the same time it\u2019s easy enough to understand and some parts are deeply moving and emotional. She gets under the skin of her characters and she knows how to write for the teenage audience. Despite this story being ideally suited for Young people aged between 10-14, anyone could \u2013 and would \u2013 enjoy this novel."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "The first page captures our interest straight away with the sentence: \u201cDwi ddim yn gwybod beth fyddwch chi\u2019n ei feddwl o\u2019r stori yma...Do\u2019n ni ddim yn coelio mewn ysbrydion tan yr haf dwytha.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "[I didn\u2019t believe in ghosts; that is, until last summer]"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "The main character is Huw, a regular 12-year-old who\u2019s very close to his Nain as we follow his story over the summer holidays. His Nain isn\u2019t your typical grandmother with White hair, an apron and glasses. Even though Nain is 85 years old she is very Young in her ways. A long time ago, she used to wear high heels and fashionable clothes. She even enjoyed running the Snowdon Race. By now of course, she has slowed down a little and Huw\u2019s Dad is a little concerned as she has started getting a little forgetful."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Despite this, Huw and Nain maintain a close friendship and Huw isn\u2019t\u2019 too worried until the day Nain calls him \u2018Hywel\u2019. The thing is, Hywel is Nain\u2019s brother who died in the Second World War and she really doesn\u2019t like to talk about him. This is a bit of a mystery..."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Nain\u2019s condition worsens and she has more frequent forgetful episodes. One day, Huw finds Nain hiding in the coal box hiding from the \u2018German planes.\u2019 Sometimes, she doesn\u2019t recognise Huw and she thinks it\u2019s Hywel. For this reason, Huw\u2019s parents decide that it\u2019s time for her to go to a nursing home to live. Huw isn\u2019t impressed with this decision to begin with but comes to realise how happy Nain is in the home once she\u2019s settled. He goes there often to visit her. During one visit he meets one of the carers \u2013 a kind man who gets along well with his grandmother. Often, when Huw enquires about Hywel, a White feather appears..."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "There are a few spooky turns in the story and the author makes sure that the reader, like Huw, desperately wants to know the answers to their questions. What was Hywel\u2019s fate? Why doesn\u2019t Nain want to talk about it? What\u2019s the significance of the White feathers?"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "An endearing novel: I can thoroughly recommend."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Mwy o Helynt - Rebecca Roberts"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "Menter gwirfoddol yw So\u0302n am Lyfra sy\u2019n darparu adolygiadau dwyieithog o lyfrau Cymraeg i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd hefyd yn cynnig llwyfan i sgyrsiau a thrafodaethau am lyfrau. 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