Talk:The Red Necklace

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• ages. How old are Sido and Yann? One probably-US library Library of Congress says 12 and 14. See the Summary, which is otherwise inferior to the one we now link.[1] We call Yann a "young gypsy boy", meaning in 1789 perhaps. Some catalogs (perhaps US Library of Congress) direct the book to senior high school readers, ages 14-18 or so --or to their secondary school librarians.[2]

• covers. Re the first cover, depicted here, we say "Lydia Corry (Portrait of boy)". Does that mean Lydia Corry designed the cover using a historical illustration named "Portrait of boy"? Do the US covers of Red Necklace and Silver Blade mislead regarding Sido and Yann?[3] She doesn't look 12 to me!

• fantasy. How strong is the fantasy element, found at least in the "gypsy magic" and "telepathic powers"? Not so much to be be outside
  magical realism
  ?

or supernatural fiction, per the Publishers Weekly review ...

--P64 (talk) 20:06, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ages and fantasy. Re the sequel Silver Blade, one probably-US library Library of Congress says "descent into the Reign of Terror", which implies the characters are about 4 years older. "Yann, now an extraordinary practitioner of magic, uses his skills to confound his enemies and help spirit refugees out of France".[4]

In a starred review (which is not common),

Kirkus does label Red Necklace fantasy and directs it to ages 12 up.[5] Same for Silver Blade without the star (which sequels rarely earn).[6]

--P64 (talk) 21:03, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

--P64 (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I covered the two-book series hastily in the lead, giving Library of Congress records for the 1st US editions as references. Those records show the "probably-US library" summaries are by LC and the senior high school label is not by LC,as corrected above in strikeout and boldface. --P64 (talk) 20:51, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]