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I, Coriander - Sally Gardner

Description: ISBN 0142407631 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Sally Gardner / Edition: Reprint / Paperback / Reading Level: Ages 9-12 / 288 Pages / ... more

I, Coriander - Sally Gardner ... Book is published 2007-03 by Puffin Books

Newest Review: ... magical, you will love 'I, Coriander'. Firstly: the story is set in Cromwell's England, but one of the most impressive ... more

... thigns about the writing is the way in which Gardner packs the story full of accurate historical detail without overtly showing-off her knowledge or boring the reader with what feels like a lesson. Secondly: this is a fairy story, and Gardner masterfully injects her historical ficition with all the magic of a true fairy tale. There is nothing soppy or romaticised about this - Coriander's story is heart-rending, and her happy ending feels like a homecoming for the reader as well. It is a true psychological exploration ...more

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I, Coriander - Sally Gardner: I, Coriander (282 words)
by - written on 11/08/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
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This one of my all-time favorite children's books, and it is not only children it is likely to appeal to. If you liked Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose', or Connolley's 'The Book of Lost Things', or anything Angela Carter, or Guillermo del Torro's 'Pan's Labyrinth, and if you like children's books that are very well-written and magical, you will love 'I, Coriander'. Firstly: the story is set in Cromwell's England, but one of the most impressive thigns about the writing is the way in which Gardner packs the story full of accurate historical detail without overtly showing-off her knowledge or boring the reader with what feels like a ... Read the complete review