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Psyche in a Dress
By Block, Francesca Lia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06076-372-5 978-0-06076-373-2
- Publisher
- Cotler HarperCollins
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2006
Gr 9-Up If the Greek gods lived today, would Psyche be a film star, compelled by her father to act however he directed her? Would Hades have been abused by his parents? Would Aphrodite own a dress shop selling clothing made of petals and butterfly wings? Would Orpheus be a rock musician who hides his talent by working as a bartender until after hours, when...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Block, who has published poetry for adults and whose YA novels have always verged on prose poetry, makes a graceful segue to the free-verse format with this mythology-infused novel. Greek deities, with all their trafficking in love, sex, and power, easily make themselves at home in Block's LA, a city filled with beauty and tragedy of mythic proportions. Psyche, the teen star of her cruel father's violent film...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
