A school for fantasy princesses? Sure, let’s cover the usual academic standards of Deportment, Grace, Manners, Geography, Dancing. One problem: not every girl wants to be princess. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Shannon Hale
authors / Brit Lit / fairy tales / fantasy / gender roles
Will boys read books with girls as main characters?
My reaction to a blog by acclaimed author, Shannon Hale. Continue reading
Book Review: Book of a Thousand Days
Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Ok, this is the Hebrew cover, but it’s just stunningly symbolic, so that’s what you get this time. Book of a Thousand Days has just about everything I have come to love in Shannon Hale, in abundance. She brings a surprising depth, even a kind of ache, to her fairy tales. … Continue reading
Book Review: Forest Born
THE BOOKS OF BAYERN #4 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Oh, author Shannon Hale, you got me again. I thought you’d fallen so in love with your own characters from the first 3 books of the series, that book 4 would just be an excuse to go hang out with them again. Regardless of a plot. … Continue reading
book reviews / fantasy / humor
Book Review: River Secrets
THE BOOKS OF BAYERN #3 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Top 3 reasons to read this book: Razo Razo Razo The plot isn’t as tight as in the first two books of this series, nor is the use of theme as poignant. But I don’t care, because Razo is a fantastic protagonist. I love being in … Continue reading
Book Review: Enna Burning
THE BOOKS OF BAYERN #2 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Enna was a memorable, capable, and loyal best friend from the first book of this series, The Goose Girl. That’s why she’s a natural lead in book 2. Just as Ani (aka Isi the Goose Girl) found the power to speak to wind, now Enna finds … Continue reading
Book Review: The Goose Girl
The Books of Bayern #1 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Only after I turned the last page of Shannon Hale’s book did I look up the original tale of The Goose Girl in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Maybe my education in fairy tales is incomplete, because I don’t remember this one at all. But I was impressed … Continue reading
