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War. Rage. Magic. Love. In May 1756 war is formally declared between the British and the French. During this highly dangerous time, Isabella Sevens is travelling with her father to the British stronghold Fort William Henry. In the forest, Wusamequin, the young and handsome medicine man, looks to avenge the death of his wife and child at the hands of British soldiers. When Wusamequin spots Isabella and her father, he alerts his warriors to capture them. But Wusamequin is quite taken with how show more bravely Isabella battles. He orders the warriors to spare her and her tfather, and they are dragged back to their village. However, many members of the Mohican tribe still want them to be killed. In a desperate plea to Wusamequin, Isabella vows to stay as his hostage if he lets her father go. show lessTags
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A unique take on Beauty and the Beast set during the French and Indian war. I loved how that story brought a classis tale and combined it with an understanding of one tribe of the Native Americans of the time. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairytale and this held its own as a historical version. I enjoyed the story but the writing made the story drag a bit and i never felt any of the romance that was supposed to have bloomed between Isabella and Wusamequin.
I love this book. I read it as a little girl and have continued to read it as an adult. A whimsical, dark take on Beauty and the Beast, there is action and magic on every page. Very few books tackle the French and Indian War in this way. Truly enjoyable for all ages.
If Spirited wasn't a part of the Once Upon a Time Series, I might never have guessed that it was supposed to be a retold fairy tale. And, even knowing that, it took me until the last few pages to realize what fairy tale it even was. Spirited is a very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The setting is the United States during the French and Indian War. Of all the Once Upon a Time books I have and have read, Spirited is most definitely my least favorite. I'd only recommend it to a person if they already are collecting all the Once Upon a Time books. Spirited is just mediocre historical fiction (and horribly inaccurate historical fiction at that) with a touch of American Indian mysticism - it's hardly a retold fairy tale. You might show more want to hold out to read Belle by Cameron Dokey (out November 2008) which is another Once Upon a Time series version of Beauty and the Beast. show less
I usually love the Once Upon a Time series, but as an anthropologist I found this story kind of offensive and could barely finish reading it.
Great book. Best one of the series so far.
read this review and others at http://readingforsanity.blogspot.com/2008/11/spirited-by-nancy-holder-summary-in...
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Nancy Holder is the coauthor with Chistopher Golden of the original Watcher's Guide and several Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels, as well as numerous Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Salem's Tails books. (Publisher Provided) Nancy Holder was born in Los Altos, California. When she was sixteen, she dropped out of high school to become a ballet dancer show more in Cologne, Germany. Eventually she returned to California and graduated summa cum laude from the University of California at San Diego with a degree in Communications. Soon after, she began to write; her first sale was a young adult romance novel titled Teach Me to Love. She is a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award and has received accolades from the American Library Association, the American Reading Association, the New York Public Library, and Romantic Times. show less
Nancy Holder is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- Spirited: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"
- Original publication date
- 2004-11
- People/Characters
- Isabella Sevens; Wusamequin
- Important places
- Lake George, New York, USA; Fort William Henry
- Important events
- French and Indian War (1754 | 1763)
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
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