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Block, Francesca Lia. Blood roses.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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Kliatt
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May 1, 2008
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- Flint-Ferguson, Janis
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BLOCK, Francesca Lia. Blood roses. HarperCollins. 144p. c2008. 978-0-060-76384-8. $15.99. S
Block is known for magical realism, for intertwining the experiences of young people with fantasy and myth. This collection of short stories follows in that tradition; it begins with a story of two girls who put themselves into danger and sets the stage for the remaining tales. There is a series of female YA characters who reappear in different stories with a variety of mythic creatures and fantastic occurrences. Rachel Sorrow has a crush on John Mandolin, but when she comes home from school and contemplates working with John on a project, she grows. Rachel becomes a giant, fearing ...