Two children's books examine the meaning of home
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Book Review - Once Upon a Book
Grace Lynn and Kate Messner wrote once upon a book about a girl named Alice who finds a way out of a gray winter the way a lot of us have through reading. Emma Mackey stars as Emily Brante, the reclusive daughter of a clergyman with a rebellious nature set against the beauty of the Yorkshire Moors. Francis O'Connor's feature film debut uses the few known facts about Emily to craft a passionately told fable about the complex writer.
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