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Paterson, Katherine

Celia and the Sweet, Sweet Water

32 pp. | Clarion | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-395-91324-1 $$15.00
(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Vladimir Vagin. Celia undertakes a perilous journey to obtain a vial of sweet, sweet water from the well in the village of her mother's childhood; her mother is dying, and both think the water is the only thing that might revive her. The smooth, well-worn cadences, memorable turns of phrase, and familiar structural elements are reminiscent of a beloved, oft-told traditional tale. Vagin's figures are sometimes stiff; his scenery is more successful.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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