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From: Rebecca Graham <regjjp>
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 10:28:26 -0800
I recently read Richard Peck's The River Between Us and thought it was wonderful. It's actually a kind of double historical fiction starting with a boy about to visit some relatives he's never met around 1900. Then the story switches to a narrative by one of the older characters about her life at the beginning of the Civil War. It's set in an area of Southern Illinois that I'm familiar with so I loved the description of places I know. In addition, though, I also got so much more about life in New Orleans from another of the characters. This book deals with so many big ideas: war, racism, loyalty. And all with a surprise ending!
Rebecca Graham Anchorage, Alaska
Received on Tue 04 May 2004 01:28:26 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 10:28:26 -0800
I recently read Richard Peck's The River Between Us and thought it was wonderful. It's actually a kind of double historical fiction starting with a boy about to visit some relatives he's never met around 1900. Then the story switches to a narrative by one of the older characters about her life at the beginning of the Civil War. It's set in an area of Southern Illinois that I'm familiar with so I loved the description of places I know. In addition, though, I also got so much more about life in New Orleans from another of the characters. This book deals with so many big ideas: war, racism, loyalty. And all with a surprise ending!
Rebecca Graham Anchorage, Alaska
Received on Tue 04 May 2004 01:28:26 PM CDT
