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Tag Archives: magical realism
All the Crooked Saints
All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater. Narrated by Thom Rivera. Scholastic, 2017. Beatriz, Joaquin and Daniel Soria are cousins living in Bicho Raro, Colorado, in 1962. The Sorias have developed a reputation over the past century as miracle workers, … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Colorado, Latino/a, magical realism, spectrum, teen fantasy
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Three Gentle Fantasies
Apologies for the silence, friends. My daughter just spent the week in the hospital – something that goes along with being a transplant recipient. Fortunately, her liver was not affected and the doctors think she’s on the mend. Also, a … Continue reading
Nightingale’s Nest for 48HBC
I always keep an eye out for a good fairy tale retelling, and this one has magical music as a bonus. This one had been on my radar for a while (thanks, Charlotte!), and was the last book I finished … Continue reading
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Tagged 48 hour book challenge, diversity, fairy tales, magical realism, multiculturalism, musical fantasy, youth fantasy
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O.M.G. Am I a Witch?
I’m not going to write another review of it, but I’d like to note for the record that I recently finished reading Starry River of the Sky (which I’d bought last January) to the boy, who loved it. He hadn’t … Continue reading
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
Now that I’ve read this and the author’s most recent book, The Peach Keeper, I can cross her off of my unfinished series and authors list. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. I adored Allen’s first … Continue reading
Garden Spells
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Two estranged sisters forge a bond they never had as children in this new book of magical realism. Older sister Claire Waverly grew up living in her mother’s car, while Mom shoplifted a living … Continue reading