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From: Dean Schneider <schneiderd>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:05:02 -0500
A novel of the Gulf Coast:
A book I especially liked last year was The Truth About Sparrows by Marian Hale. It's a Depression-era novel about 12-year-old Sadie, who moves with her family from Missouri to Texas, near the Aransas Pass Seawall, an area I knew nothing about. It's a fascinating geographical context -- the Gulf Coast, the canneries, the story of the Seawall -- and a young girl's struggle to find new friends in a new home during another difficult time in American history. A remarkably well done first novel. There's a good reader's guide to it if you go to Google.
Dean Schneider Ensworth School Nashville, TN 37205 schneiderd at ensworth.com
Received on Mon 05 Sep 2005 09:05:02 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:05:02 -0500
A novel of the Gulf Coast:
A book I especially liked last year was The Truth About Sparrows by Marian Hale. It's a Depression-era novel about 12-year-old Sadie, who moves with her family from Missouri to Texas, near the Aransas Pass Seawall, an area I knew nothing about. It's a fascinating geographical context -- the Gulf Coast, the canneries, the story of the Seawall -- and a young girl's struggle to find new friends in a new home during another difficult time in American history. A remarkably well done first novel. There's a good reader's guide to it if you go to Google.
Dean Schneider Ensworth School Nashville, TN 37205 schneiderd at ensworth.com
Received on Mon 05 Sep 2005 09:05:02 AM CDT
