The Dark Portal: Deptford Mice Trilogy - Book One | 
“Sometimes I can tell when a book is written by a man just by reading the descriptions of female characters. 🙄”
-Lucy, age 9
I swear I didn‘t coach her on this!
2BR02B Very astute! 6y
Moray_Reads I loved these books when I was a child, I was clearly not so astute 😒 6y
BarbaraBB She‘s so right! (And smart 💕) 6y
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Bibliogeekery Smart kid! 💖 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads I think she‘s still going to love it. She‘s chosen it as her next read for a book report. 😊 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore I hope the actual story doesn't follow that pattern, especially as I think I recommend it! 😳 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads You did! Oh, but an engaging story with issues might inspire a more critical review. I love it when she challenges & is challenged by what she reads. My favorite books from childhood are all very problematic in one way or another... 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore very true. And some that I've loved as an adult too. All of those classics, in particular! 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads My goodness, yes. Charlotte Brontë‘s prejudices are far-reaching and unrelenting in Villette. It seems like every other footnote explains some stereotype of the day! 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore and she has a talent for writing problematic relationships I know I should hate, but I don't 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads True! A further testament to her enduring brilliance. 6y
MemoirsForMe Way to go, Lucy! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
batsy Lucy is my hero 😘 6y
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