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Snow in Summer, born with a caul in Depression-era West Virginia, is seven when her mama dies birthing her baby brother and her papa goes into a decline from grief. For four years Summer has no mama but Cousin Nancy; then Summer's papa, "besot" by a haint he meets on the mountain, abruptly takes a new wife, driving warm Cousin Nancy away. Summer at first laps up her stepmother's calculated affection, but soon that affection is bounded by rules and conditi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Yolen's "Snow White" retelling is set in Depression-era West Virginia. There's a calculating Stepmama and a magic mirror; the magic is tilt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More