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OoMCZ: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for… Continue reading OoMCZ: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Book Review: My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and . . . queens?⠀⠀Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is an Eðian (shapeshifter) in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that… Continue reading Book Review: My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

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Out of My Comfort Zone: Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu

Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she'll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in eighteenth-century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to… Continue reading Out of My Comfort Zone: Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu