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When Women Were Dragons : A Novel
352 pages | PaperbackĂ
A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a womanââŹâ˘s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. ââŹÂ˘ The first adult novel by the Newbery award-winning author ofĂ The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did AlexââŹâ˘s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesnââŹâ˘t know. ItââŹâ˘s taboo to speak of.
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Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; andĂ
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.
In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations.Ă When Women Were DragonsĂ exposes a world that wants to keep women smallââŹâtheir lives and their prospectsââŹâand examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did AlexââŹâ˘s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesnââŹâ˘t know. ItââŹâ˘s taboo to speak of.
Ă
Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; andĂ
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.
In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations.Ă When Women Were DragonsĂ exposes a world that wants to keep women smallââŹâtheir lives and their prospectsââŹâand examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.
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352 pages | PaperbackĂ
A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a womanââŹâ˘s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. ââŹÂ˘ The first adult novel by the Newbery award-winning author ofĂ The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did AlexââŹâ˘s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesnââŹâ˘t know. ItââŹâ˘s taboo to speak of.
Ă
Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; andĂ
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.
In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations.Ă When Women Were DragonsĂ exposes a world that wants to keep women smallââŹâtheir lives and their prospectsââŹâand examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did AlexââŹâ˘s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesnââŹâ˘t know. ItââŹâ˘s taboo to speak of.
Ă
Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; andĂ
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.
In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations.Ă When Women Were DragonsĂ exposes a world that wants to keep women smallââŹâtheir lives and their prospectsââŹâand examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.
