The Blue Mirror.THE BLUE MIRROR. Kathe Koja Kathe Koja (born 1960) is an American writer. She was initially known for her intense speculative fiction for adults, but over the past few years has turned to writing young adult novels. Koja is also a prolific author of short stories, including many in collaboration with Barry N. . 2004. Read by Katherine Kellgren. 3 tapes. 3.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4025-9933-1. $28.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. S From the March 2004 KLIATT review of the book: "Koja writes with great artistry art·ist·ry n. 1. Artistic ability: a sculptor of great artistry. 2. Artistic quality or craft: the artistry of a poem. ...her prose is close to poetry...This is ... about an adolescent artist who loses herself in the world she call the Blue Mirror, the world she creates through her drawings. Maggie is 16 years old, confused and lonely as she lives with her alcoholic mother. She likes to hang out in a cafe in the evenings, escaping her home life ... The world on the streets that Maggie enters briefly is a dark one. She has casual sex with a [young man], powerless to resist him. There are drugs, petty crimes, hunger, loneliness, disease, lost souls. This is a brief and powerful story ... Fortunately, she is strong enough to pull back before being swallowed up by [the young man] and his destructive ways." Kellgren's voicing of each character captures their personalities. Maggie is artistic, independent and lonely. Her mother is an alcoholic confused about her role as a mother. Cole is magnetic, controlling and abusive Tending to deceive; practicing abuse; prone to ill-treat by coarse, insulting words or harmful acts. Using ill treatment; injurious, improper, hurtful, offensive, reproachful. . As their paths cross, the emotional roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. that exemplifies their lives is vividly captured in Kellgren's reading. The sadness and hardships of life on the street and first love that results in disillusionment Disillusionment Adams, Nick loses innocence through WWI experience. [Am. Lit.: “The Killers”] Angry Young Men disillusioned postwar writers of Britain, such as Osborne and Amis. [Br. Lit. are brilliantly expressed. Carol Kellerman, Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. , NM S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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