Sisterland

Sisterland
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مشارکت: عنوان و توضیح کوتاه هر کتاب را ترجمه کنید این ترجمه بعد از تایید با نام شما در سایت نمایش داده خواهد شد.
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فرمت کتاب

ebook

تاریخ انتشار

2019

Lexile Score

700

Reading Level

3

نویسنده

Owen Frederick Witesman

شابک

9781524718800
  • اطلاعات
  • نقد و بررسی
  • دیدگاه کاربران
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Kirkus

October 1, 2019
Two lonely preteens meet in Sisterland, a beguiling world of wonders, and begin to forget their snowbound world and the families they left behind. Alice is following wolf tracks that have appeared from nowhere when she falls through the snow, losing consciousness and then awakening to a night sky sparkling with stars and five moons. The tracks belong to a shape-shifter who gives her a key to open the gate to the Garden of Secrets. Inside, she finds Marissa, a strange girl who's arrived the same way. It's always summer in this lush and forested garden, home to the inquisitive question flowers, wind fairies, dream weavers, singing roses--and it's constantly changing. Exploring its dreamlike wonders together, the girls grow close. As they lose track of time, they're occasionally troubled--Alice especially--by memories and dreams of the world and families they barely remember. Their idyll's interrupted when they're told the powerful queen ruling Sisterland is sending the snow that's overwhelmed their world and only the girls can save it. When their difficult quest leads to a tragic separation, the way forward is less clear. Well served by Witesman's supple translation from Finnish, Simukka incorporates elements from classic children's literature inventively. The enticing setting, quirky creatures, and humans (who default to white) are entertaining, but the passionate friendship is the story's heart, providing emotional heft. A girl-centered hero's journey, at once princess-free and enchanting. (Fantasy. 8-12)

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Publisher's Weekly

Starred review from October 14, 2019
In epigraphs from classic fairy tales, Finnish author Simukka (As Red as Blood) acknowledges the influences for this modern story, which feels both fresh and timeless. Alice is 11 years old, an age that feels “like crawling under the rosebush where you’d always hidden as a child, but now suddenly the roses had grown thorns,” and she longs for adventure and a best friend. She gets both when she follows a shapeshifting dragonfly from her snowy homeland to Sisterland, a realm of wind fairies, dragons, and Marissa, the human travel companion she’s always wanted. The eerie beauty of Sisterland has an anesthetizing effect on the girls, but they sense their homes and families are in jeopardy. Their journey takes them to Queen Lili, whose statements about human suffering might be commentary on an exploitative global economy: “That’s a small price to pay for Sisterland having an eternal summer.... I’m not going to allow the snow troubles of some distant world... concern me.” But Simukka is primarily interested in the intensity of young female friendships and the ways in which they wax and wane. While a few readers may wish for longer pauses in this Odyssey-paced journey, most will delight in the wondrous details and flexible metaphors. Ages 8–12.



School Library Journal

December 1, 2019

Gr 3-6-This fantasy adventure, translated from Finnish, is inspired by classics like Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. It's the story of Alice, who lives with her family in a place where snow is normal-but one year, the snow comes so early and with so much intensity that the 11-year-old starts to think something is wrong. One day, she spies a dragonfly, a creature seriously out of place, and follows it. Much like Alice in Wonderland, she ends up in a fantastical land of endless summer, with beautiful and unfamiliar creatures. She finds a girl named Marissa who, much like herself, seeks adventure. Alice and Marissa enjoy their time in Sisterland, but start forgetting their families and set out on a quest to find Queen Lili, who might be able to send them home. It turns out there is a prophecy about the two girls and the Queen. Magical creatures are discovered and a great battle ensues. There are overarching themes of friendship, including how to be a friend and the lengths people go to support each other. The enchanting writing contains rich descriptions and similes, and will be accessible to reluctant readers. This story is strongly centered in Western European culture; readers who don't have background knowledge of it may struggle to connect. VERDICT A good choice for lower middle grade collections seeking fantasy adventure stories with strong female friendships.-Debbie Tanner, S D Spady Montessori Elementary, FL

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Booklist

November 15, 2019
Grades 4-7 An endless snow has descended upon Alice's world, so when she sees a dragonfly, she follows it?into another world called Sisterland, where it's always summer and where she discovers that a witch is the cause of her world's plight. Alice finds a new friend in Marissa, and together they learn of a prophecy predicting that only they can save their homeworld. As the two girls travel from endless winter into a magical garden full of secrets, Simukka (As Red as Blood trilogy) draws on inspirations such as Alice in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, and The Snow Queen in bringing her own world to life. Adventure finds Alice in the form of several quirky characters, including talking animals and dragons reminiscent of beloved Alice characters in the way they twist their words. Ultimately, friendship forms the heart of this story, with Alice discovering newfound strength through her bond with Marissa and their journey full of courage, bravery, and heart. A humorous, delightfully sweet tale of magic and sisterhood.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)




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