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Albert, Melissa. THE HAZEL WOOD New York, New York : Flatiron Books, 2019. IL YA ISBN 9781250147936 |
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have all wanted to escape into a story and drown out the
world that we live in, if only for a few minutes. The
Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert allows us not only to do
that, but the characters actually go into a story.“The
Hazel Wood” is the name of the home owned by Althea
Proserpine. Althea is a famous author and recluse, with
one main book under her belt: “Tales from the
Hinterland,” a collection of dark fairy tales that seem
to captivate all that read them. Alice, our
seventeen-year-old protagonist, is the granddaughter of
Althea. She has been kept away for the Hazel Wood,
Althea, and “Tales from the Hinterland” her whole life.
Alice does not understand why and becomes obsessed with
her grandmother. Alice and her mother, Ella have been on the move since Alice can remember. Moving from this place to that place trying to outrun the bad luck that always seems to follow them. However, when Ella receives a letter stating that her mother, Althea, has passed away she is sure that their luck is going to change and she decides to make a real home for her and her daughter. They are certainly wrong. In this exciting book Alice must find a way to change her fate, save her mother, and escape Hinterland for good. This is a story that left me clinging to my seat. I become enveloped in Alice’s world and found myself mesmerized by the idea of the Hinterland. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an escape, as well as, those lovers of fantasy. You are left with only one question at the end of this book: do you want to go to the Hinterland? ( Prepared by: Toni Anderson, Lamar High School, toni.anderson@darlington.k12.sc.us) (South Carolina Book Awards, 2020-2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Magic -- Juvenile fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction. |
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