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Vivian Untangled.


Vivian Vivian

the Lady of the Lake, enchantress and mistress of Merlin. [Br. Lit.: Barnhart, 1118]

See : Enchantment
 Untangled

Sarah Hartt-Snowbell

Napoleon Napoleon
 French Napoléon Bonaparte orig. Italian Napoleone Buonaparte

(born Aug. 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica—died May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island) French general and emperor (1804–15).
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  • The neighbourhood of Willowdale in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • The electoral district of Willowdale in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • The small town of Willowdale in Pennsylvania, USA
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www.napoleonpublishing.com

1894917251 $8.95 1-877-730-9052

Sarah Hartt-Snowbell's Vivian Untangled is a 136 page children's novel that is genuine and pulls no punches. Holding interest from start to finish, Vivian Untangled deals with the dilemma of a young Jewish-Canadian girl of the mid fifties who tries to face up to her mistakes and reflect the love of her grandfather back to him in a troubled time. Vivian makes mistakes, but she has spunk. She takes the bad with the good and tries her best to make something of her life. Although she may seem like a troublesome meddler med·dle  
intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles
1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere.

2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper.
 to some, Vivian is a flawed flaw 1  
n.
1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish.

2.
 heroine with whom young readers can identify. As her grandfather proudly tells her in the end, when she has done her best to create a solution to her crime of theft from her grandfather, "My precious Vivian, you're ready for life (p. 127)!"
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