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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Gr 9-Up A traumatized teen mother magically escapes to her own personal heaven in this daring and deeply moving fantasy. The characters, setting, much of the action, and even the very words of the title are taken from the Grimm Brothers' "Snow-White and Rose-Red," a sweet story of contrasting sisters who live deep in the forest and whose innocent hearts are filled with compassion for a lonely bear and an endangered dwarf. In the novel, Liga's daughtersone born of incest, the other of gang rapefirst flourish in Liga's safe world. But encounters with mag...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
After escaping from horrifyingly abusive circumstances, Liga raises her daughters, Branza and Urdda, in a parallel world without aggressio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More