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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781932425291
ISBN: 1932425292
Label: Front Street
Manufacturer: Front Street
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2006-11
Publisher: Front Street
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 274091
Studio: Front Street
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We have seen similar stories before: "Death Takes a Holiday", "Meet Joe Black" and the story of Persephone are several examples that come to mind. But Leavitt's version, "Keturah and Lord Death", is a gentle retelling, suitable for young adults (it was chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection). Set during Medieval times, with all of its squalor and disease, beautiful 16-year-old Keturah lives in a small village with her grandmother. After being lost in the forest for 3 days, she has resigned ... Read More
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Keturah gets lost in the woods and, after days of wandering around, is found by Death. She manages to convince him to give her a little extra time to live by striking a deal. The rest of the book focuses on how she tries to get around her bargain and live.
I really, really liked this book. I thought that the plot and resulting resolution were creative and satisfying. Keturah and her friends in the village were interesting, memorable characters, and the romance was great. Definitely read ... Read More
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The poetic style of this book reminded me of a fable or fairy tale. It was beautifully written and conceived. I loved the character Lord Death. His lonliness and longing for connection with someone who doesn't fear him makes him such a sympathetic and relatable character. He is powerful and intimidating, yet vulnerable. Keturah is kind and brave; someone easy to support and root for. And I enjoyed the descriptions of the village and villagers who gave the story so much color.
I appreciated ... Read More
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An original fairy tale told with a unique and beautiful voice. Leavitt's language sucked me in from the first sentence, and I was enchanted throughout. This novel includes a somewhat unlikely heroine, romance, danger, darkness, and a totally unexpected triumphant ending. I loved it and have added it to my wish list to reread and share with my children. Absolutely recommended.
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I love this book! It was slow for about the first 4 chaptors, but i had been waiting to read this book, and i wanted it finshed. So, i stuck with it and was greatly rewared. It was a beautitul story, that made me laugh, and made me bite my nails, and turn the pages as fast as i could to get to the ending, because i had to know what happens.
When 16-year-old Keturah, follows the legendary Hart into the woods, she is lost. And so lord Death comes to claim her, but she isn't ready, so she ... Read More
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