As my roommate Kelly pointed out when I read her the description, it sounded like a cross between Disney’s The Princess and the Frog and Don Bluth’s Thumbelina.

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Then, in the kind of voice quite a few people use for pets and very young children, Luella said, "Can you say Polly'? Touching its corners, I thought then about all that had passed in the eight years since we arrived in Memphis. They were all stories of struggles but also stories of women who chose to fight in any way they could. The Timeline offers scholarly contributions to the public knowledge of the history of fashion and design. Princess Imogene is trying to be helpful in kissing the frog claiming to be a prince, only to find herself unwittingly used by that pesky boy Harry who got himself justly turned into a frog for annoying a nice old witch.it was kind of silly how much this jumped from Historical Event to Historical Event, and there were times you could really tell it was a debut, but. Stringfellow’s debut novel Memphis (Dial Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House) is a multi-generational bildungsroman based on the author’s rich Civil Rights history. There must be plenty of suspense to propel the story forward and compel the reader to keep turning the pages (Chance, p. The effect of this blend allows the reader to gain a sense of the powerlessness,anger,forgiveness and struggle for freedom that was a prominent characteristic of those years in America. August welcomes Miriam and her daughters, she is a independent woman, with strong and supportive links in the community.

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Some reviewers have said this isn't one of Vivian Vande Velde's best books, but I've read only one other book by her, so I can't comment on that. In the very long Acknowledgments section of this book, the author lists the restaurants that have treated her with dignity.The sights,sounds and feelings of these activities are woven into seminal moments in Memphis’ and America’s history…. Joan is the only one granted a first-person narration, and while her voice is never believable (especially when we meet her as a young child), she is a very likeable character. The eponymous problem, as Vande Velde (There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around) explains in an author's note, is that the original fairy tale ""makes no sense. The plot starts off interestingly enough, but then starts meandering all over the place until it reaches a fairly dull and predictable ending.

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Alys, falsely accused of witchcraft, her father dead from the strain of her trial, is condemned to be sacrificed to a dragon. And she's on her way to the palace to see if she can convince them that she's Princess Imogene and then get their help to find some way to break the enchantment -- but on the way she gets caught by some actors who think she can make quite a bundle for their show. The women of the family become victims of male violence and racism, but they are able to survive, also due to familial solidarity.Memphis opens with Miriam driving her two daughters Joan and Mya to Memphis to her childhood home after leaving an abusive relationship. Within this framework, Ms Stringfellow unfolds a history of violence, brutality and sporadic justice that runs throughout the North family and American society. Characters emerge through conversations and actions, especially Luella, who, in contrast to Imogene, allows for observations about class, education and the role of women.