![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, I knew she would step up to the plate and do “the right thing,” because that’s what fantasy heroines do. I’m not sure what happened here, but at certain critical junctures in the story, I found myself wondering how Genna would react, even though I felt I should have known. Genna, the narrator and main character of the story, was more clueless than I would have liked… and more shallow than any of Holly’s other characters. All of this is the excellence you’d expect from Holly Lisle. Holly portrays wonderful characters, led along an exciting adventure, in a vibrant fantasy world. (See especially the Little One’s review, which proves that, yes, I am really smarter than a 5’th grader!) ![]() In any case, here are our online reviews of The Ruby Key. But apparently, she didn’t make it very far through. The Little One’s classmates enjoyed her presentation, and one even asked to borrow the book. (Her 10 items, in the picture from upper-left to lower-right: a dog, a cat, a vial, a red key, a walking stick, the moon, a bell, a giant worm with sharp teeth, a boot, a backpack.) She—that is, the Little One—then collected 10 items from of the story for a “Book Bag,” a show-and-tell project she and her classmates do in school. ![]() As you can see, we gave our paperback quite a workout it was brand new when we started. A couple weeks ago, the Little One and I finished The Ruby Key, a youth fantasy novel by Holly Lisle. ![]()
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