Fantasies based on fairytales in historical settings other than Germany and France -- chronolologically ordered
BOOKLIST:
... beautifully written... romance, adventure, fantasy...
VOYA:
...subtle highlighting of the need to work hard, yet appreciate the beauty in life...
KIRKUS:
...Gripping... dark and psychologically truthful...
HORN BOOK:
... everyday magic that makes life worth living.
CRAZY JACK
1999 Delacorte (pb 2001)
ISBN 0-385-32627-0
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Junior Library Guild
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Smithsonian's Notable Books
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starred review BOOKLIST
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starred review BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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starred review VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES
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Tennessee Master List, Volunteer State Book Award
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Renaissance Learning recommended list
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available in large print from Thorndike (ISBN 0-7862-3047-9)
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audiocassette with Recorded Books (ISBN 0-7887-4010-5)
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available in cassette through National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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in Japanese (2006 Julian ISBN 4-902584-14X)
To see a one-act play version performed at Lamoille Union High School in Hyde Park, VT on 13 March 2014, go here.
HORN BOOK:
... brings immediacy and vitality to the beast
KIRKUS:
... sensual and brillliant imagining... Compelling, relentless, erotic.
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL:
... rich language and gracefully formal prose portraying Beast's poignant search for his place in the world...
LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS:
Besides creating unconventional viewpoint characters, Napoli is a master of atmosphere ...a deep immersion into an unfamiliar world... anguish... integrity ... true love.
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For a description of Donna Jo's visit to Iran in 2005, click here:
BEAST
2000 Simon & Schuster (pb 2002)
ISBN 0-689-83589-2
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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Books
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Junior Library Guild
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VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES "Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers"
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VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror"
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finalist for 2001 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
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starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
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starred review KIRKUS
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starred review THE HORN BOOK
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audiocassette with Recorded Books (ISBN 0-7887-5227-8)
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Washington DC's Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book Pennsylvania Library Association
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Keystone Young Adult Book Award list
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YALSA 100 Great Books for Teens
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2001-2002 Texas Tayshas Reading List
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Renaissance Learning recommended list
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available in cassette through Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
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available in large print from Thorndike (ISBN 0-7862-7421-2)
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in Japanese (2005 Julian ISBN 4-902584-13-1)
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in Farsi (2003 Peydayesh ISBN 964 349 169 2)
CAPITOL CHOICES:
...this excellent read-aloud introduces young readers to an exotic habitat.
KIRKUS:
...fabulous coming-of-age story... beautiful lessons about finding oneself, about fitting in (or not), about the implacability of nature and weather and the importance of maternal advice.
HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE,
a child review:
...you'll want to read it again and again... It sounds like music when it's being read to you.
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To hear the first chapter read by the author, click here.
BOUND
2004 Simon & Schuster (pb 2006)
ISBN 0-689-86175-3
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Books
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Books
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KIRKUS Editor's Choice
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BOOKLIST Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth
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starred review SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
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starred review KIRKUS
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starred review BOOKLIST
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starred review PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Junior Library Guild
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American Library Association Young Adults (YALSA) Popular Paperbacks
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nominated for Kentucky Bluegrass Award
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher Master List (Vermont)
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South Carolina Junior Book Award List
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available in large print from Thorndike (ISBN 0-7862-7419-0)
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in German (2008 Patmos Verlagshaus ISBN 978-3-7941-8047-9)
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in Japanese (2009 Akane Shobo ISBN 978-4-2510-6662-6)