Books by Patricia Reilly Giff
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review 1: Elizabeths from different eras share traits like klutziness and an inquisitiveness about the world around them.. Each Elizabeth has her challenge - the one from the present has some family ans abandonment issues while the Elizabeth from the past has the Revolutionary War disrupti...
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review 1: Historical Fiction is my favorite and Giff does it well. I have loved all the books I've read by this author, but this one was a disappointed for me. It lacked character depth, a thesis, moving story-line, and unpredictability. There were some neat ideas, but it seemed like th...
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review 1: Gr 3-5; BL: 3.7Historical fiction. Set in 1932 in the throes of the depression a family of three kids moves from the city out to the country to save money on rent. Rachel is the eldest and the story is told from her viewpoint. The father goes off in search of work with CCC; lea...
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review 1: Actually this is a very well written book. It is obviously written for a young audience; but the story is solid with some pretty good character development. Siria is a head-strong 12 year old who idolizes her dad and his fire-fighting career. She wants to make sure he is sa...