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Author Archives: Laura MacDonald

On the Importance of Retellings, a Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

October 17, 2015by Laura MacDonald 10 Comments

I think there are a myriad of ways to consider a story a “retelling.” It could be a contemporary retelling of a classic tale (such as Ella Enchanted as a […]

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Discussion, Retellings

The Princess in Black: An Inconclusive Rumination, guest post by Laura MacDonald

August 29, 2015by Laura MacDonald 6 Comments

For anyone who remembers my series on Princess Picture Books (or just anyone who knows me IRL/at all) you know that reimagined and/or feminist princess stories are kinda my thing. […]

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A Year in the Life of a (Total and Complete) Genius, guest post by Laura MacDonald

September 26, 2014by Laura MacDonald 2 Comments

Like most of my fellow Book Wars contributors I am a student of the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature program at The University of British Columbia. And, like Nafiza, […]

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Code Name Verity: WWII Fiction, Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

August 8, 2014by Laura MacDonald 3 Comments

If you’ve paid any attention to my posts here at The Book Wars, you may have noticed two themes: historical fiction and feminism. Code Name Verity, a YA novel by Elizabeth […]

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Friendship, Guest Post, Historical Fiction, History, Review, Young Adult

Game-Changing Princess Books: Part 3, Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

April 29, 2014by Laura MacDonald 7 Comments

Welcome to the third and final Game-Changing Princess Books post: Dangerously Ever After (2012) by Dashka Slater! (Part 1 on Princess Smartypants here, and part 2 on The Princess Who Had […]

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Guest Post, picturebook, Picturebooks

Game-Changing Princess Books: Part 2, Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

April 22, 2014by Laura MacDonald 7 Comments

Last week I discussed Babette Cole’s Princess Smartypants and the wonderful world of an independent princess who chooses her own happily ever after (check it out here). This week I’m […]

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Guest Post, picturebook, Picturebooks

Game-Changing Princess Books: Part 1, Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

April 15, 2014by Laura MacDonald 12 Comments

The first book I thought of when I found out about this month’s picture book theme was Princess Smartypants (1986) by Babette Cole. I like this book because it’s about […]

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Guest Post, picturebook, Picturebooks

That Fatal Night: A Dear Canada Book, Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

January 24, 2014by Laura MacDonald 1 Comment

When I found out the theme for this month was Canadian Children’s Literature, my initial reaction was “Oh well, maybe I can write something next month…” I have never thought […]

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Canadian, canadian ya authors, Guest Post, Review

The Book Thief: Death as Horrific (and Hopeful?), Guest Post by Laura MacDonald

October 30, 2013by Laura MacDonald 1 Comment

Confession: My name is Laura, I am 22 years old, and I have never seen a scary movie. The point of that confession was to help convey that I am […]

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Guest Post, Horror

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