Vivian Vande Velde
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Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951, Rochester, New York) is an American author who writes books primarily aimed at children and young adults. She currently resides in Rochester, New York. Her novels and short story collections usually contain elements of horror, fantasy, and humor. Her book Never Trust mostrar más a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Vivian Vande Velde
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Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical (2009) — Contribuidor — 59 copias, 1 reseña
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1951-06-18
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- New York, New York, USA
Rochester, New York, USA - Ocupaciones
- secretary
writer
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characters are inside a game en Name that Book (Septiembre 2013)
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- Obras
- 49
- También por
- 9
- Miembros
- 9,689
- Popularidad
- #2,468
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 324
- ISBNs
- 268
- Idiomas
- 7
- Favorito
- 26
Alys is accused of being a witch by her neighbours, who've been eyeing her dad's shop for a while. Then she's rescued by a dragon who turns into a handsome young man.
This is a short story, taking place over five days. I had some preconceived notions of which way the story would go but Vande Velde gaily upended those. I'm not sure what the overall message was, in the end - though I admit that my reading was a bit fragmented.
On reflection, I feel that there were some strong points in the ideas behind this story but the execution was fragmented. I think the intention behind the story changed direction a couple of times (I liked the beginning with Alys learning her father's trade in spite of the fact that she's a girl but that didn't get more than a paragraph) and Vande Velde does successfully emphasise the alien nature of the dragon's personality. I felt that the ending was a bit sudden/ up in the air.
August 2024
3-3.5 stars… (más)