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September 20, 2008 review: I've read this as a short story in a collection, but this is an illustrated novel.
July 26,2014 review of book republished in 2014 I wish I had a group of young middle schoolers or old elementary students with whom to share this beautiful novel. It would make a lovely, look-forward to reading aloud, read- aloud. It’s beautiful to look at, with gorgeous illustrations by Charles Vess and told with loving care by Charles de Lint.
It’s about Sarah Jane, her six sisters and ...more
July 26,2014 review of book republished in 2014 I wish I had a group of young middle schoolers or old elementary students with whom to share this beautiful novel. It would make a lovely, look-forward to reading aloud, read- aloud. It’s beautiful to look at, with gorgeous illustrations by Charles Vess and told with loving care by Charles de Lint.
It’s about Sarah Jane, her six sisters and ...more
This is a fantastic, wonderful tale about life and alternate worlds filled with fairies.
interesting quotes:
"She finally understood what the term 'an honest day's work' meant because after an afternoon tending to the animals and working in the garden, she just felt 'righteously tired,' as Aunt Lillian would put it. She would return home with a spring in her step, never mind the long day she'd put in." (pp. 36-37)
"Everybody lives without things they figure they're desperate to have. That's just p ...more
interesting quotes:
"She finally understood what the term 'an honest day's work' meant because after an afternoon tending to the animals and working in the garden, she just felt 'righteously tired,' as Aunt Lillian would put it. She would return home with a spring in her step, never mind the long day she'd put in." (pp. 36-37)
"Everybody lives without things they figure they're desperate to have. That's just p ...more
Mar 23, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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