[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraJan 27, 20204 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "*Scroll down for English & comments*"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Adolygiad Cymraeg gan Awen Schiavone"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "English review by Helen Perdikis."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "[Both refer to the Welsh version of the novel.]"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Antur gyffrous... mewn bus stop!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Crazy adventure... that starts in a bus stop!"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Lefel her/reading challenge level: \u2756 \u2756"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Welsh and English editions available \u25e2 \u25e2"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Wrth yr arhosfan bws, hanner ffordd rhwng ei gartref newydd a'i ysgol, mae Rhys yn digwydd dod ar draws yr union fan lle mae byd chwedlau a helyntion y byd go iawn yn cwrdd. Cowbois yn canu, creadur gwyrdd o'r cloddiau, y ferch gyflymaf ar ddwy olwyn, ymhlith eraill - a fydd y criw brith yma'n ddigon i'w achub rhag y gelyn peryclaf y gwyddon ni amdano?"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Yr hyn sy\u2019n taro rhywun ar unwaith am y gyfrol hon yw\u2019r clawr deniadol. Mae yma grafanc enfawr du fel pe\u2019n anelu at fachgen sy\u2019n eistedd mewn arhosfan bws, tra bo degau o barau o lygaid yn gwylio o\u2019r cysgodion. Mae\u2019r darlun, ynghyd a\u0302\u2019r teitl anarferol \u2013 Arhosfan ym Mhen Draw\u2019r Byd \u2013 yn denu sylw unrhyw ddarllenydd sy\u2019n chwilio am stori unigryw ac annisgwyl. Ni chaiff darllenydd o\u2019r fath ei siomi!"}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Cawn ein cyflwyno i fachgen ifanc o\u2019r enw Rhys, sy\u2019n byw gerllaw\u2019r arhosfan bws gyda\u2019i dad, Sio\u0302n, sy\u2019n methu a\u0302 gweithio oherwydd anabledd. Mae Rhys yn gymeriad hoffus, ond nid yw\u2019n cael llawer o fwynhad o fywyd ar hyn o bryd \u2013 mae\u2019n cael trafferth darllen, nid yw\u2019n adnabod llawer o bobl, ac mae pawb yn chwerthin ar ei ben yn yr ysgol. Mae Rhys yn teimlo\u2019n arbennig \u2013 ond arbennig o anobeithiol yw hynny, gan ei fod yn arbennig o dda am wneud pethau\u2019n anghywir."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Ond, daw tro ar fyd gyda dyfodiad cyfres o ddieithriaid i\u2019r dref a\u2019r ardal gyfagos, ac yn benodol i\u2019r arhosfan! Gydag ymddangosiad llond llaw o gymeriadau unigryw a rhyfedd, mae bywyd Rhys yn datblygu\u2019n fywyd diddorol tu hwnt! Dywedir wrtho fod ganddo bwerau arbennig, sef y gallu i weld bydoedd eraill \u2013 bydoedd sy\u2019n bodoli yn yr un gofod a\u0302\u2019r dimensiwn dynol. Ni all Rhys gredu ei glustiau, ond mae\u2019n gwybod fod rhywbeth rhyfeddol ar droed pan mae\u2019n cyfarfod cymeriadau mor amrywiol a\u0302 Doc Penfro a Kid Welly \u2013 sy\u2019n gwisgo fel cowbois; Mrs Prydderch a Rhiannon, sy\u2019n ymhel a\u0302 dewiniaeth ddu gwrachod; Beth, y ddraig sy\u2019n groes rhwng Lamborghini a roced; dyn bach gwyrdd o\u2019r enw Wdig; y Wraig Wlanog; dafad ddu o\u2019r enw Dafi; ellyllon; coblynnod; ysbrydion; a bra\u0302n fusneslyd!"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "O fewn cloriau\u2019r gyfrol hon, cewch fynd ar antur dra gwahanol \u2013 i fyd ffantasi a mytholeg \u2013 ymysg cymysgedd o gymeriadau a digwyddiadau difyr a gwallgof. Mae yma hud a lledrith, gyda\u2019r cwbl yn canolbwyntio ar bw\u0302er honedig carreg arbennig. Mae\u2019r awdur yn llwyddo i ddal sylw\u2019r darllenydd hyd y diwedd, gan gadw\u2019r datgeliad am ddirgelwch y garreg a\u2019r holl gymeriadau rhyfedd nes y tudalennau olaf."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Dyma stori llawn cyffro a dirgel, gyda\u2019r arddull ysgrifennu\u2019n caniata\u0301u i\u2019r stori lifo\u2019n gyflym o bennod i bennod \u2013 y llinyn stori\u0308ol yw elfen gryfaf y nofel. Nid eir i fanylder gyda\u2019r disgrifiadau \u2013 sy\u2019n caniata\u0301u rhyddid i ddychymyg y darllenydd \u2013 tra bo\u2019r darluniau difyr hwnt ac yma\u2019n cynorthwyo\u2019r dychymyg. Os ydych am ddianc i fyd anturus, llawn dirgel a ffantasi, bachwch y gyfrol hon."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "The novel begins with a red sweet and ends with a rice pudding, or at least the image of one. What lies in between is a veritable roller coaster of a bus ride with Rhys, the rather reflective hero and all round sensitive 12-year-old facing the challenges of secondary school and being a \u201cone off\u201d."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Set in Pembrokeshire with a deep sense of nature and landscape, the novel explores Rhys\u2019s life with his wounded veteran father, Jamie, a single parent. Despite loving his father deeply, the emptiness at the centre of his life draws Rhys to many solitary hours at the bus stop arranging stones into imaginary armies, his own Camp Bastion. At this \u201cintersection\u201d, Rhys is not alone: \u201cthe bus stop ... had chosen him.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Here Rhys's adventures begin with a host of vivid characters, including supportive bus drivers and dubious cowboys, Woody the woodland creature and rampant spanner men. Naturally there are witches. Anwen \u201cBike\u201d is a worthy and feisty heroine although never quite evocative enough to upstage Rhys."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Rhys\u2019s encounters at the bus stop will appeal to readers in the middle years and are rather more engaging than the slightly stereotypical and less finely drawn school scenes. It is the imagination which triumphs here and a special effort has been made to appeal to boys with plenty of pace, excitement and humour. The themes of otherness, loneliness and bullying are offset by a lively and tantalising glimpse into other worlds where time and place can be turned upside down. Rhys's trials, the build up to the last battle and the promise of a mysterious King ensure the reader is never bored."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "There is much to enjoy in the novel although some adult characters feel overly predictable and a little flat at times. With an all-knowing crow and a brooding black sheep keeping an eye on proceedings, however, readers will find much fun to focus on here."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Parents! If your child is reading the Welsh copy in school and you'd also like to join in, then grab yourself an English copy and read along too."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "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. Rydym yn gweithredu\u2019n gwbl annibynnol ac yn gwerthfawrogi unrhyw roddion all ein helpu i gyflawni'r nodau hyn. Bydd eich rhodd yn help i ni gynnal y gwasanaeth."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "So\u0302n am Lyfra is a voluntary venture that provides bilingual reviews for Welsh children and young people\u2019s books. 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