As far as The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan goes, it is the story of a character who is not a Disney princess. They do share some commonality though, as they're both based on the Chinese Ballad of Mulan folklore where the main character goes off to fight against the Romans because dad is too old and brother is too young.
I found the book itself to be an interesting read. While I'm somewhat familiar with the folklore, the book's story is told in totally different light here. Since the story is from the 5th century, there is no strategic advantage given in the vendor's site specifically.
Unlike Oprah's book club selection American Dirt, where the story is written by a women who identifies as white, but is writing about the story of a stereotypical Mexican immigrant, The Magnola Sword is written by an Asian who understands the cultural significance of the time period and writes about it accordingly. Diversity of producer
Now to get my son to read this. He just turned 13, so we hit the target age range perfectly. He was an early reader, so even if more complex, he should be able to handle it. What would scare him the most though is the roughly three hundred and fifty pages of the book. He has read some books that long The sheer number of chapters sits at 23.
This book review is part of the Multicultural Children's Book Day event. Don't miss the 1/31 Twitter party.
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