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I don't know that I've ever read a book that felt so much like a graphic novel, from the very first image of Nancy arriving at the school to the lovely conclusion. The descriptive language adds lots of heft to a very slim book, but every word is deliberate and works toward the whole. I wished that the story stayed with Nancy the whole time, so I didn't love that it started to veer toward Jack and Jill toward the end, but the ending was so satisfying. This was definitely not my typical comfort zo
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4.5 stars.
This was a weirdly, hauntingly, beautiful book.
This was a weirdly, hauntingly, beautiful book.
Recently returned from the underworld, Nancy Whitman is the newest admission to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, a half-way house where one receives therapy prior to returning home. All residents are children who have escaped reality through suddenly-appearing magical portals when gender issues and other behaviors create familial tension and ostracism among peers may life unbearable. All would like nothing better than to returned to their fanciful worlds; however, a therapist who ages b
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This is a short murder mystery about a high-school of a sort where students are children who have found a door. A door that leads them to another world. Candyland, Underworld, Wonderland... different worlds to different people, everyone a land of their own...
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