by Melissa Studdard
Author's Website: www.melissastuddard.com
Date Published: August 2nd, 2011
Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 978-0984651702
Book Synopsis:
Move over, C.S. Lewis; Melissa Studdard is here! Annalise of the Verdant Hills is one of the most delightful protagonists to skip through the pages of literature since Dorothy landed in Oz. Join Annalise and her two walking, talking wondersheep as they travel to ever more outlandish places and meet outrageous and enlightening folk on their journey to discover interconnectedness in a seemingly disconnected world. Discover with them how just one person can be the start of the change we all strive for. A book for all ages, for all time: wonderful, wacky, and bursting with truth!
Review:
Talk about a refreshing piece of literature! This is a story about a young girl who gets transported into a land in which animals talk and there are rules quite unlike anything you've heard before. The story reminded me of the adventures Alice partook in Wonderland or that of Dorothy in the land of Oz. There is an abundance of imagination that could only exist in children or those young at heart. Likewise, this story is for both the young and older. Young ones will enjoy the playfulness of Annalise's story along with her adventures. Adults will be able to appreciate the thoughtfulness and, some might even say, existential basis of the story. Truly a tale of adventure and intrigue for everyone.
Melissa Studdard is the
author of the bestselling novel Six Weeks to Yehidah, and
its companion journal, My Yehidah (both on All Things That Matter Press). Since its August 2011 release, Six
Weeks to Yehidah has been the recipient of many accolades, including
the Forward National Literature Award and January Magazine's best
children's books of 2011. It was also named a finalist in the National Indie
Excellence Awards and is a current finalist for the Readers Favorite Awards.
Along
with Scott Lutz, Melissa is co-author of For the Love of All (Trestle Press), which is
the fifth story in the Mark Miller’s One series and debuted in
the number one spot for Hot New Releases in Literary Criticism and Theory in
the Amazon Kindle store. As well, her poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and
articles have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and anthologies.
Melissa
currently serves as a Reviewer-at-Large for The National Poetry Review,
an editorial advisor for Lapis Lazuli Journal of The Harold
Pinter Society of India, and a contributing editor for Tiferet
Journal. She is also the host of Tiferet Journal’s radio program,
Tiferet Talk. Melissa received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and
is a professor at a community college in Texas and a teaching artist at The
Rooster Moans Poetry Cooperative.
As you might have
guessed already, she loves anything related to writing and reading, whether
it's sitting alone with a book and a cup of hot tea, or attending a large
poetry reading or literary festival. She also loves travelling, meditating,
going for walks, bicycling, practicing yoga, and spending time with family.
She currently resides in
Texas with her wonderful daughter and their four sweet
but mischievous cats.
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Thank you for a lovely review!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a lovely book :D
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