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Walton, Leslye
2 Reviews
(2)
YA
The last descendant of an infamous witch on a Pacific Northwest island, high-school dropout Nor can hear the thoughts of plants and animals. Nor witnesses a mass exodus of animals, and plants begin to act strangely; her impulse to self-harm becomes harder to control; and she regularly awakes from horrific nightmares--harbingers of her wicked mother's return. Walton's horror tale features a vivid setting, lyrical prose, and engaging characters.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2018
(3)
YA
Narrator Ava describes her life being born (in 1944) with wings. She begins with her great-grandmother's story: Maman's emigration from Le Havre, France, to "Manhatine," her husband's disappearance, and the tragedy of two of her children's deaths. A third child, Emilienne, is Ava's grandmother, who bore her own share of troubles. Lyrical language permeates this languidly told magical realism tale full of mystery and melancholy.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
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