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Frontier Week Review: Caroline by Willo Davis Roberts (A Sunfire Novel)
Caroline by Willo Davis Roberts. Scholastic, 1984. No longer in print. Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance Face Value: It’s terrible of course, but it evokes a certain nostalgia for me. All the Sunfire covers looked like this, basically – a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theme Week, Young Adult
Tagged California, disguise, Frontier Week, Gender, Historical Fiction, Oregon Trail, pioneers, Romance, Sunfire
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Review: Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke & Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer
Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke. Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer. Translated by Chantal Wright. Scholastic, 2007. Currently available. Genre: Picture book Face Value: Very appealing. I love Kerstin Meyer’s charming illustrations, and the image on the cover is captivating – a … Continue reading
Posted in Picture Books, Reviews
Tagged Brave, Class, Gender, picture book, princess, Royalty
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Shakespeare Week Review: All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen
All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen Tom Doherty Associates, 2011 Genre: Steampunk / Historical / Retelling Face Value: Eh. I’m pretty indifferent to this cover. It doesn’t set off any of my usual triggers – it has an … Continue reading
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