A mute healer who meets the one man who can hear her thoughts, an abandoned princess who discovers the truth behind the mysterious stagman, a modern girl who finds the knot in the grain which leads her on a magical mission--these are a few of the characters in these five tales, created by a Newbery Medal-winner. 1995 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book).
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A mute healer who meets the one man who can hear her thoughts, an abandoned princess who discovers the truth behind the mysterious stagman, a modern girl who finds the knot in the grain which leads her on a magical mission--these are a few of the characters in these five tales, created by a Newbery Medal-winner. 1995 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book).
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0688092012. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page and as stated on copyright page, only two minor flaws to this attractive copy: a tiny edge-wrinkle to the bottom front corner of the book and moderate rubbing to the rear panel of the jacket, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a collection of five stories.
Five short stories by wordsmith McKinley. This collection includes a story set in Damar and a story set in modern-day New York City. The plots are varied, but all are fairy tales in the true sense -- they use magic to teach us about life in some way. The women in these stories are strong, individual, and interesting. They use their brains and their hearts to find what they need to be happier, or make life better, in some way. I think my favorite story is Buttercup, because the imagery is somehow more vivid than in the other tales. The title story was my first glimpse into the kind of writing she uses in her novels Sunshine and Dragonhaven, which are both set in recognizably modern worlds that are some variation on the one we know.
Now, I'm looking forward to reading her new novel, Chalice, so can review it, too.
