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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. "Keep repping the double X, Maggie." -Jayda ( ) This feels like 3 short novellas featuring Maggie Lou's adventures. I loved that no matter what happened, her family laughs about it -- they tease each other, they plead with Maggie to not hurt herself, and they make up a nickname to gently mock whoever has distinguished themselves in that moment's story. This is apparently the Metis way, and it's beautiful and funny. Maggie is a handful, a spitfire, an energetic and stubborn being that is practically vibrating with her creativity and fight and constant stream of ideas. I loved that she kept to her tutu, and stubbornly refused to quit even when her boxing instruction looks more like smelly housekeeping. I loved that this family has such a specific feeling about hunting and guns and addresses that with thoughtful instruction and respect. I loved that the message is that hard work and listening to your elders will eventually earn you the things you are looking for. Really great. Advanced Reader's Copy Provided by Edelweiss. no reviews | add a review
"Maggie Lou's grandpa doesn't call her Firefox for nothing. She's always finding ways to make life more interesting - even if this means getting into big trouble. When her grandfather Mushom finally agrees to teach her how to box, she decides that the rank odors, endless drills and teasing won't stop her from wearing a tutu to the gym. Joining her father's construction crew uncovers a surprising talent -- besides learning how to use a broom -- and a great source of scrap wood to build a canine hotel for her dogs. And when she turns thirteen, she figures out an ingenious way to make some smokin' good camouflage to wear on her first deer hunt, where she joins a long family tradition. Through it all she is surrounded by her big extended gumbo soup of a family, pestered by annoying younger siblings, and gently guided by her strong female relatives - her mother, her kokom and her ultra-cool cousin Jayda. "Keep taking up space," Maggie's mother says. "You're only making room for the girls behind you." A heroine for today, Maggie Lou discovers that with hard work and perseverance she can gain valuable new skills, without losing one iota of her irrepressible spirit."-- No library descriptions found. |
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