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May B. (2012)

by Caroline Starr Rose(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

158246393X (ISBN13: 9781582463933)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Schwartz & Wade

review 1: I read this out loud to my seven year old dyslexic daughter. I picked it up from our staff recommendation shelf at the library. I was drawn to the cover and the comparison to Laura Ingalls. It wasn't until we were in the middle of it that we discovered the main character also struggled with reading. My children lead a life of modern day privilege, so I like books that broaden their minds to the fact that this wasn't always so. The main character is only 13, and is sent away to work on another farm to earn money for her parents and she no longer gets to go to school. The book led us to google photos of the Kansas prairie and sod houses. A great read!!
review 2: I started off thinking this would be a somewhat Laura Ingalls Wilder-type book. It turned out quite a ... morebit differently than I expected. It's children's fiction, written in (un-rhymed) verse and is a very quick read. The protagonist is brave, but also real. She faces a terrifying and dangerous problem and at first she is unable to meet the challenge. She responds to it an a way I could see myself responding. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I read it in a day and then demanded that Ellie read it. :) less

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