Hawes, Louise Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand, 211 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Company; Language~G, Sexual Content~PG-13; Violence~PG At first glance, this title appears to be the telling of some dark faerie tale. Unfortunately the cover is very misleading. Hawes takes 7 known fairy tales and retells them in a non-traditional way, while intriguing to the fairytale connoisseur; the stories are far from scary and are often full of disturbing images with underlying sexual inferences. This collection will leave most readers slightly disappointed. Upper MS/HS. Optional Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Librarian
Monday, July 14, 2008
Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand
Hawes, Louise Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand, 211 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Company; Language~G, Sexual Content~PG-13; Violence~PG At first glance, this title appears to be the telling of some dark faerie tale. Unfortunately the cover is very misleading. Hawes takes 7 known fairy tales and retells them in a non-traditional way, while intriguing to the fairytale connoisseur; the stories are far from scary and are often full of disturbing images with underlying sexual inferences. This collection will leave most readers slightly disappointed. Upper MS/HS. Optional Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Librarian
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