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Nina Alexander

Auteur van The Case of the 202 Clues

19 Werken 368 Leden 2 Besprekingen

Werken van Nina Alexander

The Case of the 202 Clues (1998) 71 exemplaren
The Case of the Haunted Camp (1897) 58 exemplaren
Alison Of Arabia (Magic Attic Club) (1997) — Auteur — 53 exemplaren
The Case Of Thorn Mansion (1997) 50 exemplaren
April Fools! (1998) 22 exemplaren
And the Winner Is... (1999) 14 exemplaren
He's the One (Love Stories) (1998) 8 exemplaren
1,2,3 Peep (1997) 8 exemplaren
1 2 3 Peep 2 exemplaren

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This book, published six months after I was born, was the first chapter book I ever read. I have no idea what it was about or how good it was, and frankly, I don't care. Five stars.
 
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Aglassman | Jun 7, 2021 |
I forced myself to read this because I was considering proposing it for an exhibit/commentary on the concept of Orientalism.

I know I have to concede that this is a children's book so the writing wasn't going to blow me away. I do like that children are encouraged to dream and use their imaginations but this book is full of cultural errors. This is dangerous because these ideas could fester and turn into bigotry later in life, and if bigotry already exists this is just reinforcing these incorrect stereotypes.

It's very difficult to write about a culture one has only ever heard stereotypes about so it's best to just stay away from them completely.
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½
 
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lizzybeans11 | Mar 17, 2011 |

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Werken
19
Leden
368
Populariteit
#65,433
Waardering
½ 3.4
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
42

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