Tag: education

Book Review: Princess Academy

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale My kid said this was good, and assured me it wasn’t anything as cutesey as the Princess Diaries. It is a coming of age novel involving girls in a somewhat fantasy/middle-ages world, but it doesn’t feel like it’s in McFantasyland the way I’d feared, even though the premise sounds pretty …

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Book Review: Educated

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover This is a memoir of what I call the “my childhood was worse than your childhood” sub-genre. In fact, I would say that it’s a standout in this sub-genre, although “worst childhood” is not a contest anyone really wants to enter, much less win. It’s a good book, well-written …

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