{"id":5771,"date":"2016-04-02T14:40:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T18:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5771"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:56:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:56:08","slug":"the-far-west-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5771","title":{"rendered":"The Far West"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Far West<\/a><\/em> (2012) Patricia C. Wrede<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The-Far-West\"<\/a>The final book finds Eff grown up, but still unsure what to do with herself, even though she has come to terms with being a thirteenth child.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I couldn\u2019t help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being a thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She remains fascinated with the Far West, and wants to travel there more, but the dangers and the fears of her family make her unsure what she wants to do. But her friend William’s return helps, as he never saw her birth order as a liability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have to get together this week, so you can tell us all about it,\u201d William said to me. \u201cLetters just aren\u2019t the same.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYour letters certainly aren\u2019t,\u201d I said, sticking my nose up in the air and pretending to be cross. \u201cI sent you pages and pages about the trip Professor Torgeson and I took through the settlements last year, and I was lucky to get three sentences back.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very good sentences, though,\u201d William said earnestly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although Eff is grown in this book, it is still a YA, so even if there is falling in love and talk or marriage, it remains acceptable for even younger teens.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t want to hurt Roger, but I had to admit that not wanting to hurt him was a terrible reason to marry a man.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although the focus remains upon Eff, I still like Professor Torgeson.<\/p>\n

\u201cBureaucrats!\u201d Professor Torgeson said, like it was a really horrible swear word.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis one is Stheno, and that\u2019s Euryale.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI suppose there\u2019s a certain symmetry in naming them after the three Gorgons,\u201d Professor Torgeson said. \u201cI presume the third one is Medusa?\u201d <\/p>\n

Professor Jeffries shook his head. \u201cA medusa lizard named Medusa would be confusing, and in any case, the third one is male. So I\u2019m calling him Fred.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cStheno, Euryale, and Fred.\u201d Professor Torgeson sighed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I really do love this series:
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Scholastic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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