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Stacey Perkey LIS 6530 Spring/Summer 2011

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Stacey Perkey LIS 6530 Spring/Summer 2011

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  1. Extraordinary is a novel about a young girl, Phoebe Rothschild, who befriends the new girl, Mallory Tolliver, at the beginning of seventh grade. The two girls become extremely close and even feel like sisters. That is until Mallory confesses that she has an older brother , Ryland, who is coming to live with Mallory and her mother. At first Phoebe is upset that Mallory has hidden the fact that she has a brother but vows to make him feel welcome. The first time Phoebe meets Ryland she is instantly drawn to him, but she has no idea why. However, Ryland has used faerie glamour on Phoebe making it impossible for her to resist him. You see Ryland and Mallory are faeries that have been instructed to make Phoebe feel as though she is ordinary so that she can repay a debt that her ancestor Mayer Rothschild owes to the faerie queen. Will Phoebe discover the truth before it is too late, or will she be forced to pay the debt? Extraordinary by Nancy WerlinDial Books: New York; 2010; 1st Edition390 pages; $17.99 (hardcover); ISBN: 978-0-8037-3372-5 Extraordinary is a novel that could be used in a library program asa book for a book club. Extraordinary allows the readers to discuss the meaning of true friendship and one’s own self-worth since Phoebe is led to believe that she is ordinary. By the end of the novel Phoebe is able to recognize how “extraordinary“ she is by how much she is willing to give up for those that she loves. Archetype Character: Ryland Fayne: The Villian/Trickster-Ryland tricks Phoebe into believing that she is “ordinary” by any means necessary. Mallory Tolliver: The Friend-Mallory proves to truly by Phoebe’s friend when she sacrifices her own life for Phoebe. Stacey Perkey LIS 6530 Spring/Summer 2011

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