Christine’s Comments (group member since Jun 24, 2017)

Christine’s comments from the What's the Name of That Book??? group.

Cara’s Craftsations: thanks for the list! My son has outgrown the Rick Riordan books, and “As Nature Made Him” isn’t really specific to transgender people. “The Female Man” sounds like interesting sci-fi, but again, not transgender-oriented. “Cycler” also seems to be more sci-fi than actual transgender issues. “The Bone Doll’s Twin” appears to be more of a fantasy, with someone “given” a different form, as opposed to being born transgender. “Orlando” is a male-to-female story, and I need FTM. “The Pussycat Transplant” was described as a “brain transplant” (scifi?) story, rather than a transgender theme.

: ) I added “Mask of Shadows,” though, because gender-fluid is another part of my son’s identity. Thanks for compiling the list!

Tathariell, thanks for bringing “I Am J” to my attention. I had not seen that one before! I added it.

Rosa, thanks, I added Middlesex.

Thank you, Joseph! I have added most of those. Though three of them were MTF (male-to-female) and I’m only looking for FTM (female-to-male) books. I appreciate your help.

Thanks, AJ, but I have read that one, and it’s not the one I’m thinking of.

Mine is definitely about fae/fairies.
It might be urban fantasy? And it might have been a kindle free preview (which could be why I didn’t finish it).

Bump!

Thanks, Stormhawk, I’m just seeing your suggestion. That looks promising, and was published at the right time. I will look into it. : )

Maybe it will contain the story I remember (but I could have sworn it was in its own picture book).

Rosa, it wasn’t Insights Into the Ancient Ones, but thank you! I think I read it in my early 20s, but I don’t remember the age group it was intended for.

The front cover *might* have had a photo of cave dwellings in a cliff face, in oranges, yellows, browns & reds? (Or I might be confusing that with another book.) It also *might* have been a softcover book.

Following....
I hope you find this; I’d like to read it too! : )

Somehow, this also sounds familiar to me, and I will try to put some thought into it. I have read so very much fantasy throughout my life, that some of it blends together inevitably.
Could the knights/warriors have been Templars or some type of Freemasons (with elves & other fantasy elements included)?

Thanks! I’m still hoping to find this.

There is one called “Tasha Tudor’s Heirloom Crafts,” by Tovah Martin. There are more titles, if you search “Tasha Tudor.” Hope this helps...

Could it be one of the Tasha Tudor books? They were popular in the 90s, and sometimes sold in museum shops. Some of them contained “historical” crafts. (Tasha Tudor was an American author & illustrator who lived her life in a home devoted to doing things as they were done in previous eras.)

Author Eric Flint writes several book series that combine history & time travel. Maybe it's one of those? There are 20+ listed on goodreads under his name: perhaps one of the blurbs will match the book you're seeking. : )

This sounds really familiar to me, and I'll try to remember it. (My childhood was the 70s, though, so maybe what I remember would be older than what you're looking for.)

Could it have been one story in a book of stories, maybe? (I'm googling books and only seeing one, but the description does not match. Time and the Tapestry: A William Morris Adventure, by John Plotz. No princess in that one.)

I recently remembered a book I had read in the early 80s (mid 80s at the latest). I can't recall if it was fiction or nonfiction, but it was about the Anasazi people and what might have happened to them, that left their cave dwellings empty. I don't quite remember any main character(s), but there was a lot of detail about the dwellings: construction, rooftop entries with ladders that could be drawn up, interconnectedness with other people's homes. Also detail about family structure, pottery, and farming. There was a sort of mystical or spiritual tone, uncommon to nonfiction, so it may have been some kind of "speculative" exploration of their culture.
It may have been published in the 70s, but not later than the 80s. It was a paperback, definitely not a well-known author. No photographs or illustrations that I recall. I can't remember the front cover. Thanks for any help!!

These probably are not your books... but author Melanie Rawn has an (older) fantasy series, starting with Dragon Prince, that features characters who can weave light, specifically threads of sunlight, to cast spells. Ther are called Sunrunners. It's a great fantasy series (with a lot of romance, but still). The magic system is interesting. Anyway, thought I'd mention them, since you talked about magic & threads of light.

Aerula- I'm assuming that your tip, above ^^^, only works when logged in on a computer? I mainly use goodreads through my phone app, and have no drop-down menu, that you mentioned. I can never find old requests that I've posted, to bump them.

Thanks, Rainbowheart! I don't think it's Christmas Stories... but will have to look at that one online to be sure. Thanks for the site info- I will check into them both!

Thanks, Pamela! I will look into this one. The publication date is in the right time period ('67), but without more plot details I can't be sure. I'll have to search out a copy. I appreciate your help! I hope this is the one. : )