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I've created a "wish list" on powells.com to capture suggestions so far. The link on the sidebar should take you straight there.
(Note, I've created a dummy email to establish this list, which is also what you use to find the list on powells.com if you don't have the direct link: ninasnewbery@gmail.com. I won't ever check this email account, and if you decide to send to it anyway, you'll get a message back saying so. Post a comment here instead.)
(Note, I've created a dummy email to establish this list, which is also what you use to find the list on powells.com if you don't have the direct link: ninasnewbery@gmail.com. I won't ever check this email account, and if you decide to send to it anyway, you'll get a message back saying so. Post a comment here instead.)
posted by Nina at 11:34 AM
3 Comments:
My favorite book so far in 2006 is THE BOOK OF STORY BEGINNINGS by Kristin Kladstrup. It's part INKSPELL and INKHEART and part THE GREAT GOOD THING.
How about Katherine Sturtevant's A TRUE AND FAITHFUL NARRATIVE?
Definitely at the top of my list to add: BLACK DUCK by Janet Taylor Lisle. For me, this is historical fiction at its best: significant historical period with local community color; fascinating factual event woven into story; suspenseful adventure; complexities of community and individual ethical behaviour respectfully presented; crisp writing; author's note with more to chew on.
The story is about coastal Maine towns deeply involved in rum-running during Prohibtion. The "Black Duck" was a real boat that ferried illegal alcohol onshore, skippered by an almost mythic Robin Hood-type character. Do I need to confess that I love setting above all? And this has atmosphere, atmosphere!
Kathy Shepler
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