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Author: Francesca Lia Block
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 83717

Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.7

ISBN: 0061358363
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780061358364
ASIN: 0061358363

Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description

A celebration of girls and women in a three part poetry collection that is powerful, hopeful, authentic, and universal.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Courtesy of Teens Read Too November 23, 2008
HOW TO (UN)CAGE A GIRL is a short collection of poetry for and about girls. Told in three parts, these poems deal with many facets of life that women must deal with, from being a teen to becoming an adult. This is a book about life: the ups and downs, the pressure, the joys, the pain. This tiny book includes it all.

I enjoyed the book very much, and found the modern approach to poetry to be interesting and refreshing. It was a bit hard to understand at parts, but definitely enjoyable overall.

One of my favorite entries in this collection was one titled Media Queenz, which addresses all the singers and actresses that girls tend to idolize. I think the following line from this poem explains it best:

"where were our pradas? our pouts?
our captivating glances?
only later we would grow up
and realize that these women were just women"

This is a perfect novel for any girl who ever felt unworthy or like they didn't fit in. We are all our own people, and this book celebrates that.

With the holidays approaching, this small book would make a great stocking stuffer, as well!

Reviewed by: Lauren Ashley

5 out of 5 stars

Enchanting Review: How to (Un)cage a Girl October 28, 2008
HOW TO UN(CAGE) A GIRL
FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK

Rating: 4.5 Enchantments

...choose to believe in your own myth
your own glamour
your own spell
a young woman who does this
(even if she is just pretending)
has everything....

This is just a taste of what awaits the reader in Francesca Lia Block's new collection of poetry that celebrates the journey of a girl growing up. Block's collection of poems is both powerful and moving. The words flow like magic, hitting a cord on emotions such as loss, growing up, and death of a father to cancer. The theme is universal and the voice is authentic and true.

I love Block's poetry. Her poems in this collection touched me; especially the one titled pain is like an onion. Who ever suffered a broken heart can relate with this message.

Not all of the poems deal with sad issues. There's also hope. Block talks about believing in yourself and your own beauty. Not what the world considers beautiful but the beauty that's within.

My only complaint is this book ended too soon. This slim poetry collection is a must have for fans of Block and those who love a good poetry book.

Francesca Lia Block is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including WEETZIE BAT, DANGEROUS ANGELS, and PSYCHE IN A DRESS. You can find out more about her by visiting her website at www.francescaliablock.com

Kim
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
August 2008

3 out of 5 stars

Lovely although not brilliant poetry October 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

How to (Un)cage a Girl by Francesca Lia Block is a collection of poetry full of lush and lavish imagery. It reads almost like a memoir, an open letter to her friends, her children, and her many fans. I don't know enough about Block's life or history to know how much of these poems are confessional. It doesn't matter. The messages, if they are based on her individual experience, have a resonance. Any young girl struggling with body image will understand the narrator's anorexia even if the reader hasn't starved herself for beauty's sake.

I can't imagine any girl growing up in our nation not being compromised by body image issues.

If there is any doubt about why Block has a huge cadre of fans, reading this book will settle some of the misgivings to rest. Whether the poetry style appeals or not, the messages are ones that only an oblivious or vicious person would not agree is beneficial to young readers.

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