Frogged

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Thank you to Tara M. Stringfellow, Dial Press, and NetGalley for a copy of this book which has published already on April 5, 2022 But that's ok, because YA or MG, I can pretty much always count on Vivian Vande Velde to give me these things: What I mean to say is that this is a solid read. It didn't leave a huge impression on me, but that's mostly because it's the more MG Vivian Vande Velde as opposed to the more YA Vivian Vande Velde, and I like her YA stuff more than her thinner MG stuff. Her YA stuff has more character depth and deeper plots, whereas her more MG stuff sits a little closer to the surface and the characters aren't nearly as developed.

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I don't even know how to describe this book. It's Vivian Vande Velde. I like Vivian Vande Velde. I haven't read a book she's written that I haven't liked, though some I've LOVED (but this one I liked). I recommend her to everyone because she's just that kind of author. Basically, amazing. By concentrating, she could make out what the frogs were saying, and that was when she realized their language only had a few words. Imogene didn't like to judge, but she felt that the frogs didn't have much to say." Memphis opens with Miriam driving her two daughters Joan and Mya to Memphis to her childhood home after leaving an abusive relationship. She is greeted by her sister August who never left Memphis and lives in the house that her Mother’s husband built with his two hands before he was killed. There is a lot of history under this roof and the North women are known in that part of Memphis. We see everyone adjusting to the new reality of living under the same roof. I am not going to lie, the book was written well enough that I needed to see how things turn out. I had to see how each character turned out and whether they got closure in certain aspects of their lives. The things women do for the sake of their daughters. The things women don't. The shame of it all. The shame of her daughter's rape, the shame of her husband's violence, her nephew's psychopathy.As she grows up, Joan finds relief in her artwork, painting portraits of the community in Memphis. One of her subjects is their enigmatic neighbor Miss Dawn, who claims to know something about curses, and whose stories about the past help Joan see how her passion, imagination, and relentless hope are, in fact, the continuation of a long matrilineal tradition. Joan begins to understand that her mother, her mother’s mother, and the mothers before them persevered, made impossible choices, and put their dreams on hold so that her life would not have to be defined by loss and anger—that the sole instrument she needs for healing is her paintbrush.

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I am not use to being befuddled about a story, but I was here. I would have preferred a more linear book, but then again, I was not the author, nor was I sitting atop her shoulder waiting to amass her thoughts. I would imagine this book providing many discussions for members of book clubs, as perhaps together they could puzzle out the way things were flowing in this story. Each chapter brings us to a new peril as Imogene faces the challenges of being a frog and returning home. The reader is compelled to read the next chapter to find out how Imogene gets out of the situation and what new situation she will encounter. This was just a fun take on The Frog Prince all around! Imogene was a hilarious heroine to follow, and you were rooting for her so hard to be un-frogged.A princess should be as good as she is beautiful.So says The Art of Being a Princess, which Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. But since she is neither particularly good nor all that beautiful, she skips her homework to visit the pond. There she meets a talking frog who claims to be a prince under a witch’s spell. Imogene kindly kisses him to remove the spell – and gets turned into a frog instead!Now the only way for the princess to un-frog herself is to convince someone else to kiss her. But before she can figure out a plan, Imogene gets kidnapped and becomes the unwilling star attraction in a third-rate traveling theater company. Can she find a way to undo the witch’s spell – or will she be frogged forever? Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde – eBook Details It’s a family saga, shifting between 3 generations of women and while the sound of nonlinear stories doesn’t always appeal to me, it worked well here. Though this is a fictional story, it’s frustrating to know how little some things have changed over the last several decades. Memphis has no shortage of hardship and tragedy as the women and girls contend with challenges in life, but it also shows the power of family bonds and strong community, and has some hopefulness.

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a main issue with this book is the non-linear story telling. this is a new trope in modern literature, and i can confidently say it never benefits the story or the reading experience. it's use in this book was particularly bad in my opinion. it made for a lot of confusion and a lot of flipping around, at least for me. This is an emotional story with adversity and dark topics that are hard to read or listen to. It feels chaotic through most of the story but this family puzzle does come together to confirm the strength of family, bonds between women, mothers protecting children, and neighbors helping neighbors. There is also a hopeful ending!

Come on, then. Follow me. Can’t have no half kin of mine walking ’round looking like Kunta Kente. Let’s at least get you looking like the Ike Turner you is.” The three way chats, in which they are joined by other animals, about web spinning, themselves, other humans—are as often informative as amusing, and the whole tenor of appealing wit and pathos will make fine entertainment for reading aloud, too. Now the only way for the princess to un-frog herself is to convince someone else to kiss her. But before she can figure out a plan, Imogene gets kidnapped and becomes the unwilling star attraction in a third-rate traveling theater company. Can she find a way to undo the witch’s spell – or will she be frogged forever?