Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from

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catie james, January 13, 2010 (view all comments by catie james)
Flora Fydraaca is one busy young lady. Between her search for a Gramatica instructor, dealing with the fallout of her best friend Udo’s moneymaking schemes in the bounty-hunting biz, elder sister Idden’s desertion from Califa’s military, discovering and thwarting the source of a series of deadly earthquakes threatening the city, a freshly sober and keenly aware father, a burgeoning crush on Califa’s greatest living magickal adept and old Fydraaca family enemy Lord Axacaya, tentacles accosting her in public bathrooms, family secrets, assassination attempts, and inadequate sartorial resources--it’s a wonder the girl has time to breathe. At least this time around, Crackpot Manor’s one and only accessible potty is up and running...

There is so much going on in FLORA’S DARE that it’s by no means an overstatement to call the book a fantasy fiction lover’s treasure trove. Author Ysabeau S. Wilce has done a remarkable job creating and populating Flora’s world with multiple, complex plots and subplots, and plenty of intriguing back story to keep readers coming back for more. I deeply appreciated the level of sophistication author Ysabeau S. Wilce has invested in the creation of Flora’s world. She easily juggles multiple, complex plot threads without causing any confusion to the reader. By building the back story of Flora’s friends, family, adversaries, ahd the heroine herself into the narrative, Ms. Wilce has created a series that will sustain itself over a number of books, striking the perfect balance between a compelling story and characters that are quirky,yet deeply flawed.

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jennifer morris, March 30, 2009 (view all comments by jennifer morris)
Join Flora on her rolicking run through a someplace that is almost California [except for the evil Birdies, magical boots and some very strange clothing]. What? You don't have a Butler? And you don't know even one small word of Gramatica? You didn't read Flora Segunda? [the first book in the series] Then you definitely need to read Flora's Dare to see what you're missing.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780152054274

Author:

Wilce, Ysabeau S

Publisher:

Harcourt Children's Books

Author:

Wilce, Ysabeau S.

Subject:

Situations / Adolescence

Subject:

Fantasy

Subject:

Social Issues - Adolescence

Subject:

Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic

Subject:

Horror & Ghost Stories

Subject:

Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General

Subject:

Action & Adventure - General

Subject:

Humorous Stories

Subject:

Fantasy & Magic

Subject:

General Juvenile Fiction

Subject:

Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy

Copyright:

2008

Edition Description:

Trade Cloth

Publication Date:

20080931

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

Children/juvenile

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Jacket illustration by Eric Fortune

Pages:

528

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.5 x 1.19 in 1.4 lb

Age Level:

12-17