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Praise for Banished--; Praise for Forbidden--; A fast-paced, entertaining choice which will appeal to fans of historical fiction and romance. --School Library Journal Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden's narration, and the dynamics of Jayden's tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden's story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Little's descriptions of the landscape are evocative in both desolation and in beauty. Just as good is her pacing, which gets the blood pumping for both characters and readers. This will heighten anticipation for a no-doubt exciting conclusion. --Booklist At its core, this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates the story by creating a perilous landscape, both outward and inward, as Jayden must deal with the hardship of desert life as well as her own desires. --Booklist (starred review)

"Praise for Banished -- ; ""Little's descriptions of the landscape are evocative in both desolation and in beauty. Just as good is her pacing, which gets the blood pumping for both characters and readers. This will heighten anticipation for a no-doubt exciting conclusion."" -- Booklist Praise for Forbidden -- ; ""At its core, this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates the story by creating a perilous landscape, both outward and inward, as Jayden must deal with the hardship of desert life as well as her own desires."" -- Booklist (starred review) ""A fast-paced, entertaining choice which will appeal to fans of historical fiction and romance."" -- School Library Journal ""Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden's narration, and the dynamics of Jayden's tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden's story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love."" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden s narration, and the dynamics of Jayden s tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden s story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for Banished -- ; Little's descriptions of the landscape are evocative in both desolation and in beauty. Just as good is her pacing, which gets the blood pumping for both characters and readers. This will heighten anticipation for a no-doubt exciting conclusion. -- Booklist Praise for Forbidden -- ; At its core, this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates the story by creating a perilous landscape, both outward and inward, as Jayden must deal with the hardship of desert life as well as her own desires. -- Booklist (starred review) A fast-paced, entertaining choice which will appeal to fans of historical fiction and romance. -- School Library Journal Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden's narration, and the dynamics of Jayden's tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden's story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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"Kimberley Griffiths Little was born in San Francisco, but now lives in New Mexico with her husband and their three sons. For such award-winning middle grade novels as When the Butterflies Came, The Last Snake Runner, The Healing Spell, and Circle of Secrets, her writing has been praised as ""fast-paced and dramatic,"" with ""characters painted in memorable detail"" and ""beautifully realized settings."" Kimberley adores anything old and musty with a secret story to tell. She's stayed in the haunted tower room at Borthwick Castle in Scotland; sailed on the Seine in Paris; ridden a camel in Petra, Jordan; shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul; and spent the night in an old Communist hotel in Bulgaria."

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