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Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale
by Donna Jo Napoli
Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in mediæval Ireland -- but all of this is lost the day she is kidnapped and taken aboard a marauding slave ship. Thrown into a world that she has never known, alongside people that her former country's laws regarded as less than human, Melkorka is forced to learn quickly how to survive. Taking a vow of silence, however, she finds herself an object of fascination to her captors and masters, and soon realizes that any power, no matter how little, can make a difference.
Based on an ancient Icelandic saga, award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli has crafted a heartbreaking story of a young girl who must learn to forget all that she knows and carve out a place for herself in a new world -- all without speaking a word.
This book was a Christmas gift to myself and I have never been so disappointed in a book before. I honestly wanted to like this story because just the idea is inspiring! This girl, Melkorka, is a princess. She's typical. Spoiled. And very bratty I must say. In the beginning, I really was thinking to myself that if I met this girl, she would have a handprint across we cheek.
She really didn't consider other people's feelings and I think that the author was noticing that the brat times was off the charts and she would have Melkorka think to herself hmm, I care about my people and I would do anything for them. But would she? Really?
I was thinking that maybe she would be this really shallow on the outside but later on we would learn that she really is caring.
It was too bad that I didn't stick around long enough. I gave up on this book about half way through. It just wasn't for me. Maybe it is for other people but for me this book only gets 1/5
Based on an ancient Icelandic saga, award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli has crafted a heartbreaking story of a young girl who must learn to forget all that she knows and carve out a place for herself in a new world -- all without speaking a word.
This book was a Christmas gift to myself and I have never been so disappointed in a book before. I honestly wanted to like this story because just the idea is inspiring! This girl, Melkorka, is a princess. She's typical. Spoiled. And very bratty I must say. In the beginning, I really was thinking to myself that if I met this girl, she would have a handprint across we cheek.
She really didn't consider other people's feelings and I think that the author was noticing that the brat times was off the charts and she would have Melkorka think to herself hmm, I care about my people and I would do anything for them. But would she? Really?
I was thinking that maybe she would be this really shallow on the outside but later on we would learn that she really is caring.
It was too bad that I didn't stick around long enough. I gave up on this book about half way through. It just wasn't for me. Maybe it is for other people but for me this book only gets 1/5