Showing posts with label daughters of the sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daughters of the sea. Show all posts

Friday, October 02, 2009

SLJ Review

The new issue of School Library Journal is available online, as well as a review I wrote for them. (Scroll down to LASKY)

Hannah (Daughters Of The Sea) Kathryn Lasky

You'll have to click over to actually read it but basic thoughts: End is rushed but readers will like the main character.

Further thoughts (with slight spoilers): Hannah's true nature is blindingly obvious and I needed to her to discover it already so we could get on with the story. BUT! I really did like the Upstairs/Downstairs feel to most of the book as Hannah figures out how to be a good scullery maid and servant and the life of the servants and their view on the family. REALLY liked that aspect.