Books by Sally Gardner
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review 1: This book was surprising and fun to read--a young boy who "can't read" living in a dystopian society, akin to a parallel-universe ghetto of WWII on the surface of the moon rises against the oppressors to save his race. An interesting note about the author is that Gardner was als...
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review 1: A very cute VERY BRITISH fantasy detective series opener that will delight kids looking for a bit of whimsy and a bit of the odd in their reads. Emily Vole's story starts off very much like Cinderella, initially taken in by a well to do family and reduced to a servant in her own ...
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review 1: The sequel to Gardner's The Red Necklace. Set in the midst of the French Revolution, Yann and his friends continue to help aristocrats escape the terror of the guillotine. In England, Sido's guardians try to discourage her love for Yann because of his gypsy heritage. But when Sid...
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review 1: Standish Treadwell seems a completely unique YA voice and as a character totally believable and there. He made me think of Riddley Waker or Huck Finn with his simple forthright cleverness. The malapropisms and odd turns of phrase, he uses in his narration to describe his world, a...
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review 1: Stark, powerful and original in its contextual adaptation of the moon landing. I loved the ambiguity and ambivalence of the setting, with its potential to be read as both a dystopian future and alternative Soviet past. Kudos to the publishers as well for the innovative ebook, whi...
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review 1: A dark dream-like fairytale that examines love and the horrors of war. Tinder is an exquisitely designed book, filled with a beautiful poetic prose, and amazing angular black and white (and red) illustrations that interact in unique ways with the text. The story, inspired by Hans...