Posts Tagged ‘magical realism’
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Audio Review: Matilda by Roald Dahl
3April 20, 2014 by Heidi
Title: Matilda [Goodreads] Author: Roald Dahl [Website] Narrator: Kate Winslet Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Middle Grade, Magical Realism Published: July 3rd, 2013 by Penguin Audio (Originally …
keep readingCategory Audiobook, Middle Grade, Review | Tags: Armchair Audies, Audiobook, classic, fantasy, Great Britain, magical realism, Middle Grade, Penguin Audio, review, superhero, telekinesis, vigilante
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Review: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
7April 10, 2014 by Heidi
Title: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender [Goodreads] Author: Leslye Walton [Twitter] Standing: Stand alone. Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Published: March 25th, 2014 …
keep readingCategory Adult, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, angels, crossover appeal, Historical Fiction, magical realism, Pacific Northwest, review, Seattle, Washington, young adult
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Classics Retold Un-Classically: Two Odyssey “Retellings” to avoid.
5September 19, 2013 by Heidi
So I’m guessing at this point that you’ve all noticed my complete and utter failure to keep up with my …
keep readingCategory Adult, Audiobook, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, apocalyptic, Audiobook, Connecticut, Doubleday, Gothic, Henry Holt, Historical Fiction, LGBT, literary, magical realism, Moby Dick, New England, Random House Audio, retelling, The Odyssey, whaling, young adult
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Review: The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
10March 19, 2012 by Heidi
Title: The Probability of Miracles [Amazon|GoodReads] Author: Wendy Wunder[Website|Twitter|Facebook] Standing: Stand alone novel. Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism Published: …
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