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amdame1's review
3.0
Unfortunately, I think I will have a hard time selling "Selling Hope" to most of my middle school students. While it is a really interesting look at the hype caused by Halley's comet back in 1910, and there are some interesting characters, it just isn't as riveting as it has potential to be.
voraciouslycurious's review
4.0
Lovely story about a young woman traveling with the Vaudeville circus in the early 1900s. She longs to leave the life of a traveling performer but finds solace with an unlikely woman and a young Buster Keaton. When news of Hailey's Comet causes uncertainty, worldwide doomsday predictions and desperation, she thinks she's found a way to get out of the circus for good, but does she want to after all?
It's a lovely story, constantly moving forward and not at all dull. Just a delightful narrative that is a great, casual read.
It's a lovely story, constantly moving forward and not at all dull. Just a delightful narrative that is a great, casual read.
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