Sophia Duleep Singh: Princess, Suffragette, Trailblazer by Rebecca Mordan

Rating:

4 Stars

Themes:

History, Childrens, Play. Feminism

Thoughts:

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is a great idea, the book is mainly a play that is offered free for schools (I checked them out online) and it’s done in a fun way that will keep children entertained. Boise and Jindan are the main factors in the play as narrators but it is written to only need 3 actors and the narrators interactions not only mention this but find a way to make it funny with them bickering about who has to be a man or who gets to be the richer one. The one that plays Sophia stays as only Sophie so as to keep a focus on her as a whole rather than remembering the character of that scene and it covers her life quite well in the hour it’s expected to go on. It is also cool that it intends to have audience participation as again it will keep children engaged. The biography type bit at the beginning is great and can be used after the play in classrooms to further explore her life.

Favourite Quote:

“All life is risk. But while you can't be sure you can change things, you can be sure that, if you do nothing, things will stay the same.”

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