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Flora's Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from | 
| Author: Ysabeau S. Wilce
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 97593
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0152054278
EAN: 9780152054274
ASIN: 0152054278
Publication Date: September 2008
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too November 14, 2008
Flora Fydraaca is one busy young lady.
Between her search for a Gramatica instructor, dealing with the fallout of her best friend Udo's moneymaking schemes in the bounty-hunting biz, elder sister Idden's desertion from Califa's military, discovering and thwarting the source of a series of deadly earthquakes threatening the city, a freshly sober and keenly aware father, a burgeoning crush on Califa's greatest living magickal adept and old Fydraaca family enemy Lord Axacaya, tentacles accosting her in public bathrooms, family secrets, assassination attempts, and inadequate sartorial resources - it's a wonder the girl has time to breathe.
At least this time around, Crackpot Manor's one and only accessible potty is up and running...
There is so much going on in FLORA'S DARE that it's by no means an overstatement to call the book a fantasy fiction lover's treasure trove. Author Ysabeau S. Wilce has done a remarkable job creating and populating Flora's world with multiple, complex plots and subplots, and plenty of intriguing information to keep readers coming back for more.
I deeply appreciated the level of sophistication Ms. Wilce has invested in the creation of Flora's world. She easily juggles plot threads without causing any confusion to the reader. By building the backstory of Flora's friends, family, adversaries, and the heroine herself into the narrative, she has created a series that will sustain itself over a number of books, striking the perfect balance between a compelling story and characters that are quirky yet deeply flawed.
Reviewed by: Cat
An absolutely sensational sequel October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought the first book in this new fantasy series was good (see my review of Flora Segunda), but this one is a giant step forward.
The prose is of the same high standard being stylish and a simple joy to read. But, having set the scene and established the core characters in the first book, Wilce dives headlong into the plot and a series of incredible adventures for Flora in which she learns a lot about the politics of Califa, how things are far more complicated than they seem, and many shocking family secrets, as well as having to save both her would-be flamboyant boyfriend Udo and the city. Characters grow and change. The society and culture of Califa itself are given more space and are quite fascinating with their unusual echoes of modern California.
The book is stated as being for 12 and up which is about right so long as you understand the emphasis is on the 'up'. This is too good to be left in the hands of teenagers and young adults (whatever the difference is there). In a just world, Wilce would be selling as well as JK Rowling. Yes, she is that good, if not better.
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