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Katerina's Wish (2012)

by Jeannie Mobley(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1442433434 (ISBN13: 9781442433434)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

review 1: Mobley does a great job bringing to life the late 19th century mining Colorado immigrant story. She gets the lives, desires, hopes and realities right. The story reminds me of Sinclair Lewis' the Jungle. Unlike the jungle, however Katerina's Wish is much tamer and more appropriate for the young reader for which it is aimed. Having said that, Mobley careful crafting of the story still describes the abusive system which many immigrants lived and died within. Yet, unlike, Sinclair Lewis' Characters, Katerina and her family doesn't succumb to the trap, and are able in the end able to live in all respects the American Dream. The challenges of a young 14 year old are beautifully described in this story. Perfect for 4-8 grades (9-13 years).
review 2: I did like thi... mores historical fiction possible WAW nominee. Katerina is a hard working 13 year old living with her family in a coal mining camp. They moved there from Europe to buy a farm, but have not been able to save enough to buy it. Katrina sees a fish in a quiet pond and thinks it might be lucky like in the native fairy tale she remembers. So her sisters each make a wish and they both come true so Katerina makes the third wish that the family finally gets their farm. Then since Katerina can't decide if she believes in the fairy tale or not, she also starts working in several ways to try to earn the extra money they need. Soon they have the money, but Katerina has to choose between the farm and the boy she loves. She chooses the farm for her family, and I wasn't sure that was the right choice. I would have preferred some kind of compromise. But this will still be a yes vote for me. less

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