Talk:The Red Necklace

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The article may be improved if any of these themes can be addressed reliably.
 * ages. How old are Sido and Yann? One probably-US library Library of Congress says 12 and 14. See the Summary, which is otherwise inferior to the one we now link. We call Yann a "young gypsy boy", meaning in 1789 perhaps. Some catalogs (perhaps US Library of Congress) direct the book to senior high school readers, ages 14-18 or so --or to their secondary school librarians.


 * covers. Re the first cover, depicted here, we say "Lydia Corry (Portrait of boy)". Does that mean Lydia Corry designed the cover using a historical illustration named "Portrait of boy"? Do the US covers of Red Necklace and Silver Blade mislead regarding Sido and Yann? She doesn't look 12 to me!


 * fantasy. How strong is the fantasy element, found at least in the "gypsy magic" and "telepathic powers"? Not so much to be be outside historical fiction, evidently. Is it magical realism?
 * or supernatural fiction, per the Publishers Weekly review ...

--P64 (talk) 20:06, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ages and fantasy. Re the sequel Silver Blade, one probably-US library Library of Congress says "descent into the Reign of Terror", which implies the characters are about 4 years older. "Yann, now an extraordinary practitioner of magic, uses his skills to confound his enemies and help spirit refugees out of France".
 * In a starred review (which is not common), Kirkus does label Red Necklace fantasy and directs it to ages 12 up. Same for Silver Blade without the star (which sequels rarely earn).
 * --P64 (talk) 21:03, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * --P64 (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I covered the two-book series hastily in the lead, giving Library of Congress records for the 1st US editions as references. Those records show the "probably-US library" summaries are by LC and the senior high school label is not by LC,as corrected above in strikeout and boldface. --P64 (talk) 20:51, 2 July 2014 (UTC)