Wilce, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda; being the magickal mishaps of a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and a red dog.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

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WILCE, Ysabeau S. Flora Segunda; being the magickal mishaps of a girl of spirit, her glass-gazing sidekick, two ominous butlers (one blue), a house with eleven thousand rooms, and a red dog. Harcourt, Magic Carpet. 438p. c2007 978-0-15-205439-7. $7.95. J *

To quote the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, September 2007: The subtitle to this book is an accurate description of its fantastic nature. But it is an even better coming-of-age novel. On the cusp of her 14th birthday, the eve of adulthood on Califa, Flora is fighting for her existence. Good deeds do not go ...

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