tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post2412655991240456660..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Middle Grade Review: Princess Academy by Shannon HaleRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-31910581656413061422014-02-28T10:05:42.065-08:002014-02-28T10:05:42.065-08:00What a fun and fabulous book!! It reminds me the P...What a fun and fabulous book!! It reminds me the Princess School by Barbie, but in different style. Thank you for sharing on Kid Lit Blog Hop!Lina Dicksonhttp://www.best4future.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-969604648268495292014-02-26T14:23:05.065-08:002014-02-26T14:23:05.065-08:00I agree that Hale has created a world where girls ...I agree that Hale has created a world where girls marrying between 16 and 18 makes sense. I suppose my real problem is that the book seems to be aimed at middle grades, or Tweens--so they are identifying with older girls and being given all the romance stuff. <br /><br />I think I'm getting old and cantankerous.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-66947978016172044192014-02-20T16:06:53.526-08:002014-02-20T16:06:53.526-08:00I read Princess Academy awhile back--and your revi...I read Princess Academy awhile back--and your review makes me want to re-read. I definitely think the points you raise in your review are relevant. This would make a good discussion point with girls that are reading the book. I wonder if Hale was trying to replicate a time period where getting married at such an early age was more the norm? Then, there's always the discussion of child brides in the Middle East that could be brought up--I think it's a story with a lot of potential for discussion that goes beyond the actual narrative. Thanks for this review!! <br />-Kate @ Spirit of Children's Literature Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-58885073181654389232014-02-20T09:57:09.123-08:002014-02-20T09:57:09.123-08:00Well, there is that! And I did appreciate that it...Well, there is that! And I did appreciate that it made education relevant--it wasn't just about getting out of the quarries, but making the quarry work profitable for the workers (hmm. . . nice Marxist touch! Though they did it through free-market economics. . .).Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-83740177926832129992014-02-20T05:18:38.905-08:002014-02-20T05:18:38.905-08:00Any book that promotes literacy and education gets...Any book that promotes literacy and education gets an A in my book ;) Thanks for linking into the KLBH, Rebecca!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-76767154386797666102014-02-13T18:15:37.844-08:002014-02-13T18:15:37.844-08:00Oh, and my sister in law gave me pink gardening gl...Oh, and my sister in law gave me pink gardening gloves for Xmas. With tongue firmly in cheek, since she knows how I am about pink :)Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-39061505370539303462014-02-13T18:14:05.017-08:002014-02-13T18:14:05.017-08:00Agree completely. And the rest of the story was s...Agree completely. And the rest of the story was so good, with the girls figuring things out for themselves! The whole love thing could have been left out entirely (except maybe for the one girl who is really in love with the prince, since someone has to marry him). <br /><br />Your note also makes me realize I left the publication date off--I usually try to include that!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-38146919141979203562014-02-13T03:25:19.663-08:002014-02-13T03:25:19.663-08:00I'd not heard of the book or the author, so I ...I'd not heard of the book or the author, so I checked to see when it was published. After all when I was a gal, growing up to find true love and live happily ever after slaving over a hot stove for your prince was pretty much the norm. Could it be excused?<br />According to Amazon it was first published in 2008.<br />So, that's a no, then. I think your assessment is spot on. Do we really need 10 year olds indoctrinated like this? It's bad enough with forcing us all into pink (even in ladies gardening gloves, for pete's sake). Sorry, rant over!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.com