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Book review: Equal Rites

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

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Author:Terry Pratchett
Reading Level (Conceptual):Children 12 and up
Reading Level (Vocabulary):Children 12 and up
Genre:fiction

As usual with Pratchett, this book is witty, often downright, funny, but it also has to do with real life problems.

The plot follows a girl who wants (and is destined) to be a wizard, but is not allowed to be because she is a girl. Wizarding is OBVIOUSLY only for boys.

But as little kids do, she doesn't really understand the situation and so proves that she CAN be whatever she wants.

Loved it.

-- Fizzy, age 14

Note: This novel is in Pratchett's Discworld series, which is not calibrated for young adult readers.

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Book review: The Wife

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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Author:Meg Wolitzer
Reading Level (Conceptual):For grown-ups
Reading Level (Vocabulary):For grown-ups
Genre:fiction
Year of publication:2003

First person fiction in which the wife of a famous author describes the events that lead to the end of their marriage.

Plot seems to describe a situation that I suspect is fairly common in pre-feminist societies.

-- Emily Berk

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