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A review by musingsofmocha
Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
4.0
I originally read this book as a middle schoolers but decided to pick it up again, just to see if the middle grade books of my past were as trauma-heavy as the books of the present.
And it wasn't. Yes, there was some trauma - I mean, each of the kids were in horrible situations when they were found, which necessitated their travel to the temple - but, and I don't know how to clearly say this, it just wasn't as traumatic a read as the more recent ya and middle grade books I've read recently.
While reading this book, I knew things would work out, and even the scenes where things did get a little gory or scary (cause that did happened) it wasn't as explicit...
Yes, that's the word. Explicit! Because geesh, books nowadays are really explicit!
Well, this fantasy read was lovely. Kiddos discovering their magic, warming up curmudgeonly adults, getting into hijinks but ultimately ending up ok at the end. We need more books like THIS!
And it wasn't. Yes, there was some trauma - I mean, each of the kids were in horrible situations when they were found, which necessitated their travel to the temple - but, and I don't know how to clearly say this, it just wasn't as traumatic a read as the more recent ya and middle grade books I've read recently.
While reading this book, I knew things would work out, and even the scenes where things did get a little gory or scary (cause that did happened) it wasn't as explicit...
Yes, that's the word. Explicit! Because geesh, books nowadays are really explicit!
Well, this fantasy read was lovely. Kiddos discovering their magic, warming up curmudgeonly adults, getting into hijinks but ultimately ending up ok at the end. We need more books like THIS!