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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
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
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
