Book review: At the Back of the North Wind
| Author: | George MacDonald |
| Reading Level (Conceptual): | Sophisticated readers |
| Reading Level (Vocabulary): | Children 8 and up |
| Genre: | fiction, fairy tale |
| Year of publication: | 1871 |
A child flirts with Death. | |
Some books are of their times. The time of this book was, obviously, one in which children died with great regularity. In this book, a boy has adventures with Death and with family and friends, and, pretty much, chooses Death. -- Emily Berk | |
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