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Saving Lucas Biggs (2014)

by Marisa de los Santos(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062274627 (ISBN13: 9780062274625)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: Compelling story with realistic historical perspective on the evils on the corporation that owns everything and what happens to those who sell their souls to the company store or chose to fight that evil, both with present day fracking and coal in 1938. However, the subject of a young girl's father being sentence to death, corporate greed, etc. seems a little dark and intense for the young audience that this book was written for. Maybe better for young adults, but the characters are probably too young for their interest. So a really interesting book that struggles to find its audience.
review 2: This is a fantastic choice for middle school readers looking for a more sophisticated clean read. Teague and de los Santos created a rich history for Victory, Arizona a... morend seamlessly tied its past and present together for an engaging, thought-provoking journey. While I preferred Josh's point of view in 1938, both Margaret and her Grandpa Joshua had clear, distinct voices that were easy to flip between and blended a perfect balance between history and fantasy. Saving Lucas Biggs goes beyond being the standard time travel story and delves into how the choices we make can ripple out in huge and unexpected ways. less

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