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Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets


School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11

No. of pages 400

Published: 2011

Great for age 12-18 years

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Francesca Lia Block, critically acclaimed author of Weetzie Bat, gathers together three of her most enchanting books into one volume. Retelling age-old fairytales and Classical myths, this collection captures the best Block has to offer: extravagantly imaginative tales, dark landscapes, fierce poetry, and storytelling that is nothing short of magical. Psyche in a Dress is told in free verse. A contemporary retelling of several Greek myths rolled together, it is set in California in a world where Aphrodite owns a dress shop and Orpheus is a rock musician. Echo is a prose reimagining of the stories of Echo and Narcissus. It stars a Hollywood girl who goes on a quest for love and along the way comes across angels, vampires, and fairies. The Rose and the Beast is a collection of nine short stories which put a modern and original spin on fairytales such as Snow White, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Rose Red and Rose White, and others. Roses and Bones was praised by VOYA as "a vivid and sensual ride." And each book in this evocative collection received multiple starred reviews, including one from Kirkus which proclaimed "Block uses language like a jeweled sword, glittering as it cuts to the heart.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

'One of the coolest people in L. A. ', according to Buzz magazine, Francesca Lia Block writes for Spin magazine and is currently working on a series for MTV and a movie treatment of WEETZIE BAT.

 

"A retelling of myths and tales, Roses & Bones takes the reader on a vivid and sensual ride." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) PRAISE FOR PSYCHE IN A DRESS: "[Block] deftly weaves myth and magic into scenes from contemporary life, viewed through a shimmering prism of the very hip." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Riveting and brilliant, this is a must for most YA collections." -- School Library Journal "Vignettes of urgent free verse make for a fast read...Block raises the edgy question: 'Is beauty monstrous?'" -- ALA Booklist PRAISE FOR ECHO: "[Echo] begs not just to be read, but to be reread and savored." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[Block] is the sorceress of iridescent language." -- Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR THE ROSE AND THE BEAST: "[Block] uses language like a jeweled sword, glittering as it cuts to the heart." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Intoxicating... Heady... The darkness of these conflicts and subjects proves the strength of the magic [Block] describes: the transfiguring power of love." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[Block's] lush, beautiful words turn modern-day Los Angeles into a fantastical world of fairies, angels, and charms -- ALA Booklist