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Author Archives: Katy K.
Silver Phoenix
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon Ai Ling was a scholarly girl who mostly stayed properly home with her mother. Then, her father gives her a jade pendant before leaving for a month at the emperor’s palace. Months later, their family … Continue reading
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Kids, Parents and Power Struggles
Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Kurcinka Kurcinka is best known as the author of Raising Your Spirited Child. While she still recommends that book for anyone, and this book covers what she calls spirited children as well, this … Continue reading
Your Best Birth
Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein Lake and Epstein start this positive and empowering look at birth with explaining how even a woman in love with her Tylenol PM could want to try for a natural birth, … Continue reading
Protected: More challenges
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Selkie Girl
Selkie Girl by Laurie Brooks Elin Jean lives on the Orkney Islands. She doesn’t know why she has webbing in between her fingers, only that the bullying that disfigurement causes has kept her from having any social life outside her … Continue reading
Sacred Myths
Sacred Myths: Stories of World Religions by Marilyn MacFarlane When I was in the sixth grade at a religious school, my teacher skipped the brief pages on other religions at the beginning of our religion text. She was trying to … Continue reading
Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation
Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation by Tom Siddell And now for something fun. Gunnerkrigg Court is the first print volume of a popular web comic, set in a spooky British boarding school/industrial complex. Our heroine is young Antimony Carver, just starting at … Continue reading
A Curse Dark as Gold
Unhappy mythic pregnancy number 3 – though the focus is only on pregnancy if you happen to be pregnant yourself, I expect. And at least the pregnancy itself is happily come by in this one. A Curse Dark as Gold … Continue reading
Impossible
I hope, Dear Readers, that you are appreciating my book-reviewing industry. I’ve been reading like mad with all the extra time spent eating, but have been then too busy to post. I’m making up for lost time now, and have, … Continue reading
