Wrede, Particle C. & Stevermer, Caroline. The grand tour.WREDE, Particle C. & STEVERMER, Caroline. The grand tour. (Sequel to Sorcery sorcery: see incantation; magic; spell; witchcraft. Sorcery Sorrow (See GRIEF.) sorcerer’s apprentice finds a spell that makes objects do the cleanup work. [Fr. and Cecilia.) Harcourt. 469p. c2004. 0-15-204616-X. $17.00. JS Kate and Cecilia are still writing in this sequel to Sorcery and Cecilia (an ALA Best Book for YAs), but now the cousins are together, and they write as "From the deposition of Mrs. James Tarleton," and "From the commonplace book commonplace book n. A personal journal in which quotable passages, literary excerpts, and comments are written. Noun 1. commonplace book - a notebook in which you enter memorabilia of Lady Schofield," because now they are married to the men they met in the first book. As a foursome, they embark upon the grand tour of Europe for their extended honeymoon journey, first crossing the Channel to get to Calais (where they meet Beau Brummell Beau Brum·mell n. A dandy; a fop. [After George Bryan ("Beau") Brummell.] Noun 1. ) and on to Paris, then the Alps, Milan, Venice, Florence, and Rome. The year is 1817, just after the defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic Wars Napoleonic Wars, 1803–15, the wars waged by or against France under Napoleon I. For a discussion of them see under Napoleon I. Napoleonic Wars (1799–1815) Series of wars that ranged France against shifting alliances of European powers. . As Michelle Winship wrote in her review of the first book in KLIATT, "Jane Austen meets Harry Potter" in this story, combining the formality of the comedy of manners comedy of manners Witty, ironic form of drama that satirizes the manners and fashions of a particular social class or set. Comedies of manners were usually written by sophisticated authors for members of their own social class, and they typically are concerned with social of Austen with magic spells and sorcery. An odd combination, but charming. This book does not stand alone, however, and should be purchased only where the first book has been read and admired. J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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