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Article: Wilce, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda; being the magickal mishaps of a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and a red dog.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- July 1, 2008
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WILCE, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda; being the magickal mishaps of a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and a red dog. Harcourt, Magic Carpet. 438p. c2007 978-0-15-205439-7. $7.95. J *
To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, September 2007: The subtitle to this book is an accurate description of its fantastic nature. But it is an even better coming-of-age novel. On the cusp of her 14th birthday, the eve of adulthood on Califa, Flora is fighting for her existence. Good deeds do not go unpunished and Flora learns that firsthand when she tries to help their banished butler, only to ...