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When women were dragons[book discussion kit] : [a talk tote for book discussion groups] etc. : a novel
Title:
When women were dragons[book discussion kit] : [a talk tote for book discussion groups] etc. : a novel
Author:
Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.
Edition:
First Anchor Books edition.
Physical Description:
367 pages ; 21 cm. + resource guide + black tote.
General Note:
12 items in black tote bag + resource guide.
Abstract:
Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours. But this version of 1950's America is characterized by a significant event: The Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales and talons, left a trail of fiery destruction in their path, and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex's beloved Aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn't know. It's taboo to speak of. Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this disturbing event: a mother more protective than ever; a father growing increasingly distant; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and helping to raise a beloved younger girl obsessed with dragons far beyond propriety.