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Beasley, Cassie
2 Reviews
(1)
4-6
Way back when, horse thief Walcott Montgomery and murderer Almira LaFayette set a plot in motion in the Okefenokee Swamp. Their descendants are doomed to play out their tale of curses, trickery, and family feuds; middle graders Blue and Tumble join forces to neutralize the curse. In a mix of tall tale, magic realism, comic mayhem, and sweetness, Beasley creates a distinctive, energetic world.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017
(4)
4-6
Micah's grandpa Ephraim regales him with stories of the amazing Circus Mirandus. But now that Ephraim is dying and unimaginative Aunt Gertrudis is taking over Micah's care, it seems that the Circus might actually be real. Beasley's first novel succeeds in tone, suspense, and inventiveness of the magical setting, but her invented world feels more convincing than her real one.
Reviewer: Nina Lindsay
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2015
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