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BOOK REVIEW: The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap

September 14, 2010 |

Author Tinamama

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The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap (Hardcover)

By (author) H. M. Bouwman

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I found this on the library bookshelf and was intrigued…Just finished it today…was reading to see if my 9.5yr old would like it and if it was appropriate. I am handing it to her with a big thumbs up!

This is the story of 2 very hard headed and mostly unlikable (by their peers) girls from 2 very different cultures. Snowcap is the orphaned daughter of shipwrecked convicts from England in the late 1700s. Lucy is a native of the island on which they shipwrecked. The typical British invasion of native lands occurs and they take over, establishing a colony. Read more... (323 words, 2 images, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)

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BOOK REVIEW: Amelia’s War

September 9, 2010 |

Author Tinamama

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Amelia's War (Paperback)

By (author) Ann Rinaldi

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I just finished this book yesterday…was reading it to see if it would be appropriate for my 9.5yr old daughter and I had a hard time putting it down! I cannot express enough how wonderful this book is! I did decide my daughter isn’t ready to read it yet, as she has no knowledge currently on the Civil War (we’re still studying ancient and medieval times and haven’t yet gotten to American history beyond the native cultures), and I really think she’ll get more out of this book if she has at least a basic knowledge of that war and the times surrounding it. Read more... (566 words, 2 images, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)

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