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"Stygo is home to Mama Jewell, who runs the foster home where Baby Annie primps and rants and Hallie lives life as a gremlin; Jack Stiles, who locks wild dogs in an old Chevy behind the Sweetwater Truck Stop; Billy Fiddle, the twin who's left to call everybody's bluff; Willa Moon, who has come home because no place else pays nearly as much attention to her; and a cast of children, powerful and wise, who know what to take from life and when to leave it alone."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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What I enjoyed most about the book was the way it spiraled outward, each story bringing the reader farther into the margins of town, farther from the apparent heart of the community. By the time the chapters come back to the center, back to the bar and Willa Moon, it's clear that neither a place nor a person is the center of this community, but rather an unanswered need, a void.
My favorite stories in this volume were those of teen and tween girls, especially "Corsage" and "Calliope." Hendrie does a great job with these lives and voices, on the edge of self-consciousness and the edge of transformation. Individual stories in the book may end too easily or too pat, but the images and people stick with you, and it's an engaging read. Push on beyond the establishing shot of the first story, and you'll be well-rewarded. ( )