From: Donna McMillen <donnamcm>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:00:34 -0800 (PST)

I did read Sobel's Longitude when it came out and recently read The Longitude Prize. It compares favorably with Sobel's book, but is much more accessible for the younger reader. The historical characters, with all their eccentricities, are brought out more, as is the class prejudice which made the winning of the prize more difficult. I am so pleased that there is now a special award for non-fiction books! As a side note: I am somewhat new to the list. I've been enjoying reading the postings and look forward to all your comments. I've been on the Best Books for Young Adults (YALSA/ALA) committee these past few years, but always enjoy hearing more book discussion.

Donna McMillen, Managing Librarian donnamcm at kcls.org King County Library System Algona-Pacific Library 255 Ellingson Road, Pacific WA 98047 phone: (253)833554 fax:(206)296P19

"...And then there were books, a kind of parallel universe in which anything might happen and frequently did..." from Anna Quindlen's How Reading Changed My Life, 1998.
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