Horsefly
by Alice Hoffman
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Jewel is afraid of everything until her grandfather gives her a special horse to raise, a small horse with the ability to fly.Tags
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This is a story of a little girl that lives on a ranch but is afraid of everything. she is even afraid of horses. Her grandfather gives her a horse named Bug. Bug has a secret he can fly. He helps Jewel to forget he fears and to be open to trying new things. Bug is stolen and Jewel must get him back. This is a great story about the relationship between Jewel and Bug.
Critique of Genre- This is a fantasy because horses are not able to fly.
Age-2nd-4th grade
Media chalk, Gouache
Critique of Genre- This is a fantasy because horses are not able to fly.
Age-2nd-4th grade
Media chalk, Gouache
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Alice Hoffman, an American novelist and screenwriter, was born in New York City on March 16, 1952. She earned a B.A. from Adelphi University in 1973 and an M.A. in creative writing from Stanford University in 1975 before publishing her first novel, Property Of, in 1977. Known for blending realism and fantasy in her fiction, she often creates show more richly detailed characters who live on society's margins and places them in extraordinary situations as she did with At Risk, her 1988 novel about the AIDS crisis. Her other works include The Drowning Season, Seventh Heaven, The River King, Blue Diary, The Probable Future, The Ice Queen, and The Dovekeepers. Her book, The Third Angel, won the 2008 New England Booksellers' Award for fiction. Two of her novels, Practical Magic and Aquamarine, were made into films. She has also written numerous screenplays, including adaptations of her own novels and the original screenplay, Independence Day. Her title's The Museum of Exteaordinary Things, The Marriage of Opposites, Seventh Heaven, and The Rules of Magic made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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