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Book Shelf Clean Out: The Princess Tales (Gail Carson Levine)
Book shelf clean out: the princess tales (Gail Carson Levine)
These are very slim and short books. Each one is a retold version of a "classic" fairy tale like Sleeping Beauty. They usually feature a fairy who curses/blesses the protagonist. They're really fun books. Also, yes that IS the same Gail Carson Levine who wrote many other fairy tale inspired stories
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It's just that Harrow and Gideon have obtained a new key at the Canaan House and now they're running towards their new trials!
Original: "The Emperor's New Groove"
This is now a Courtney Milan blog
Kidding but not kidding
Yes I read another. This time it was The Suffragette Scandal. My heart melted. I was charmed. I cried. I had Big Big feelings
The thing about Ms Milan's book is that... even when the book is about [generic romantic plot], it is also about [other topic]. So like uhhh the Suffragette Scandal is about a suffragette and a scoundrel who find each themselves drawn to each other. But also it's about...
If you guessed feminism and gender equality, you're only partway there. It's about keeping up the push for change, for progress, knowing that the work is so big and the challenges so daunting that they simply won't be "fixed" in your lifetime. Call it fighting the good fight, lighting a candle in the dark, starfish (though they should be sea stars) throwing, gardening...
And you know what, this isn't even my favorite of Ms Milan's books. They all seem to do it. I just love her works so much.
Catwings!
I don't know where my first one of these went, but I loved these ones! The books are about a bunch of cats who grow wings. They go through trials and tribulations because they need to find a safe place to live without being made into unwilling lab subjects. The illustrations are great too
Also yes they are by THAT Ursula K Le Guin.
Unfortunate note: despite my love for these books, I want to go on the record as one of those people who begs pet owners to keep their cats indoors. Thank you.
I was upset that I didn't have any birthday presents, but today I bought one and I'm very happy🎉
