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A review by stephbeaudoin20
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Elsie Chapman, Ellen Oh
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, Edited by Ellen Oh and Elise Chapman
With stories from: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong
I really enjoyed this anthology. Each author has a fairy tale or a legend from their culture and they put their own spin on it. Then we hear from the author about the culture/origin/location of the story, its traditional telling, and why they chose to write the story the way they did.
I really loved the story Eyes like Candlelight by Julie Kagawa. Japanese Kitsune are magical!
One of my favorite highlights was from Daughter of the Sun by Shveta Thakrar, which was my favorite story. I loved the imagery in this story.
“She learned all manner of things this way, such as how to be loyal for the greater good, that the sky changed color because its attendants continually traded out the different silk saris it wore, and, best of all, how to sing.”
I started reading this to preview it as a potential gift for a 6th grade lady. I found one site that recommended the book for grade 8 and up. There are scenes that allude to sex, so I think you need to know your audience and their knowledge/comfort level. Sometimes these things go over kids heads, sometimes kids already know more than we do.
Adding to The Diverse Baseline Challenge August Prompt of an Anthology by BIPOC authors.
With stories from: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong
I really enjoyed this anthology. Each author has a fairy tale or a legend from their culture and they put their own spin on it. Then we hear from the author about the culture/origin/location of the story, its traditional telling, and why they chose to write the story the way they did.
I really loved the story Eyes like Candlelight by Julie Kagawa. Japanese Kitsune are magical!
One of my favorite highlights was from Daughter of the Sun by Shveta Thakrar, which was my favorite story. I loved the imagery in this story.
“She learned all manner of things this way, such as how to be loyal for the greater good, that the sky changed color because its attendants continually traded out the different silk saris it wore, and, best of all, how to sing.”
I started reading this to preview it as a potential gift for a 6th grade lady. I found one site that recommended the book for grade 8 and up. There are scenes that allude to sex, so I think you need to know your audience and their knowledge/comfort level. Sometimes these things go over kids heads, sometimes kids already know more than we do.
Adding to The Diverse Baseline Challenge August Prompt of an Anthology by BIPOC authors.