Post AZOyBSKWSaESxkMUa0 by terri@social.afront.org
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 (DIR) Post #AZOyBSKWSaESxkMUa0 by terri@social.afront.org
       2023-09-03T19:58:36Z
       
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       Hatch would like me to quit reading and Do Something Interesting (but he's now settled for moping on my feet)I got the book from https://paperbacksandfrybread.com/ which is my new favourite bookstore. I'm reading "To Shape A Dragon's Breath." This is a "magic school with dragons" but the protagonist is indigenous and she's stuck with the culture shock of going to the only available dragon school with a bunch of people who think she's uncivilized and... Look, the culture shock is a pretty common theme in young adult fantasy but hers feels deeply real to me in ways that I'm not sure I could explain. It's hooking into some part of hindbrain from my own cultural adaptation to the US and the small moments of "Oh your English is so good" (thanks, it's my native language) from my experience as an off-white teenager. But more than that, the author is a genius of using language and stories and myths shared among people and cultures. I'm only halfway through and I *need* there to be more in this series so you should all go buy a copy or request it at your library.Which is all to say that poor Hatch might have to wait until I get hungry before I get up 😅#DogsOfMastodon #dog #book #IndigenousFantasy #bookstodon #BookReview
       
 (DIR) Post #AZOyBThFNa0JCW09dg by Aviva_Gary@noc.social
       2023-09-03T20:53:44Z
       
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       @terri Cute