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The Homeschool Liberation League
Friday, September 4th, 2009 | Children's Literature | No Comments
This is a great YA novel by Lucy Frank. 13 yr old Katya finds she can’t force herself to return to school after a transforming experience at a wilderness camp. She manages to persuade her parents to trial homeschooling, but the difference between her vision- unschooling - and her parents’ attempts mean the trial turns into a disaster. However, Katya’s tenacity wins through and the whole family learn something from the experience.
This was a great read - it wasn’t a pro-homeschooling tract, it was simply a story of an independent young girl who happens to find homeschooling working for her. I really enjoyed it - it was well-written with great characters and a lot of humour. I’ll look out for other books by Lucy Frank.
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