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Target Audience

Did you know that teaching full-time is time consuming? I’m pretty sure I came to that realization last summer, too, actually.  The actual teaching load is a lot easier this summer, because I’m much more comfortable with the curriculum, with … Continue reading

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Feminist Magical Realism, in Cambridge, Plus Books

Menna Van Praag’s The House at the End of Hope Street is magical realism set in Cambridge, which pretty much explains exactly why I wanted to read it. A young Cambridge grad student, Alba, stumbles upon a house she’s never … Continue reading

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Realistic Teenagers in Jennifer Mathieu’s ‘The Truth About Alice”

The Truth About Alice deals deftly with teenage sexuality and identity in a small Texas town. Everyone in Healy, Texas knows that slutty Alice Franklin slept with two guys in the same night (I shudder to think about high school … Continue reading

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