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REVIEWS: Love and Other
Consolation Prizes
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Rhapsody in Books
Kirkus Reviews
Goodreads
Book Companion
This powerful novel is inspired by a true story about a
boy whose life is transformed at Seattle’s epic 1909 World’s
Fair. For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a
boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like
a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits,
fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the
one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is
astounded to learn he will be raffled off—a healthy boy “to a
good home.” Against a rich backdrop of post-Victorian vice,
suffrage, and celebration, Love and Other Consolation Prizes is
an enchanting tale about innocence and devotion—in a world where
everything, and everyone, is for sale.
Characters: 65. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Fiction.
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