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From: Melody Allen <melody_allen>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:32:47 -0500
Since our new discussion seems not to have started yet, I will just sneak in two favorite fiction titles: Olive's Ocean and Keeper of the Night. Both succeed in putting the reader inside the skin of young women at critical moments in their lives. Keeper of the Night also introduces a fascinating culture which I learn about through subtle osmosis as a girl describes her life after her mother's suicide. In both, the setting is presented as a force in each character's life (I must say Aleutian Sparrow also did this extremely well), and they stay on in my mind and senses as much as the characters do. In City of Ember, the setting is obviously critical and very vivdly described. It is a more plot driven book and should be popular with The White Mountains readers. Our Mock Newbery is tonight. Melody Melody Allen melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
Received on Mon 05 Jan 2004 07:32:47 AM CST
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 08:32:47 -0500
Since our new discussion seems not to have started yet, I will just sneak in two favorite fiction titles: Olive's Ocean and Keeper of the Night. Both succeed in putting the reader inside the skin of young women at critical moments in their lives. Keeper of the Night also introduces a fascinating culture which I learn about through subtle osmosis as a girl describes her life after her mother's suicide. In both, the setting is presented as a force in each character's life (I must say Aleutian Sparrow also did this extremely well), and they stay on in my mind and senses as much as the characters do. In City of Ember, the setting is obviously critical and very vivdly described. It is a more plot driven book and should be popular with The White Mountains readers. Our Mock Newbery is tonight. Melody Melody Allen melody_allen at gw.doa.state.ri.us
Received on Mon 05 Jan 2004 07:32:47 AM CST
