Life in Claireespecially when it is not a love that can be spoken of, least of all by Claire.Teenage sexuality, northern segregation, differing rel...
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Dec 22, 2011
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Natalie Tsang for TeensReadToo.com
You would think that reading about other people's sins wouldn't be much fun, but Marion Dane Bauer's KILLING MISS KITTY AND OTHER SINS is a surprisingly pleasant and quick read. Set in the 1950s, we follow Claire, a young girl growing up in a small town in Illinois, through five stories spread out over about five years.
One of my few complaints is that at only 167 pages, including the foreword and afterword, the book is much t More...
You would think that reading about other people's sins wouldn't be much fun, but Marion Dane Bauer's KILLING MISS KITTY AND OTHER SINS is a surprisingly pleasant and quick read. Set in the 1950s, we follow Claire, a young girl growing up in a small town in Illinois, through five stories spread out over about five years.
One of my few complaints is that at only 167 pages, including the foreword and afterword, the book is much t More...
Aug 07, 2010
R
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I think the last story was my favorite. That's the thing about linked-short-story collections, the last ones tend to be my favorites. Why? Because I've already gotten into the world and the character, so by the end I'm anxious to see what happens.
Anyway, this is one of the better short story collections I've read. They aren't necessarily happy stories, but then again, what short stories are, really?
That's the end. I can't make my thoughts sort themselves out. It's hopeles More...
Anyway, this is one of the better short story collections I've read. They aren't necessarily happy stories, but then again, what short stories are, really?
That's the end. I can't make my thoughts sort themselves out. It's hopeles More...
Mar 11, 2008
Susan P
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This is a series of five stories about a girl named Claire, growing up in the 1950s. I'm not sure who the audience is for this book - it's too mature for elementary aged kids, but high schoolers won't relate to it either. The title story really is about the girl's mom killing their vicious family pet, so just b/c there is a cat that is murdered, I don't like this book!
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