by Elizabeth Wilcox | Oct 12, 2021 | Enchanted Garden Blog
Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for December 2021 is: The Raven and the ReindeerbyT. Kingfisher Join us in reading this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen.” In December, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel....
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Sep 24, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Back in April, I read the American Library Association’s list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020, and I decided that I was going to read and review all ten of those books. As I made my way through these books, I took the time to think deeply about each...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Sep 21, 2021 | Enchanted Garden Blog
This quarter, for our sixth book club pick and the third quarterly pick of 2021, we are discussing House of Salt and Sorrows, a “Twelve Dancing Princesses” retelling by Erin A. Craig. We’ve already shared our individual reviews (find...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Sep 7, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
House of Salt and Sorrowsby Erin A. CraigGenre: YA, fairy-tale, fantasyFirst published 2019 There were twelve of us: the Thaumas Dozen. Now we stood in a small line, my seven sisters and I, and I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a ring of...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Sep 3, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
The Hate U Giveby Angie ThomasGenre: realistic fiction, YAFirst published 2017 Khalil drops the brush in the door and cranks up his stereo, blasting an old rap song Daddy has played a million times. I frown. “Why you always listening to that...
