Saturday, August 6, 2011

Trouble With May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

Trouble With May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
Atheneum Books For Young Readers
2011
204p.


Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.

5 comments:

  1. Started slow, and I wasn't sure where the plot was headed. The first half seemed a collection of anecdotes and character sketches, but then the plot took more serious turns (without much warning, but I guess that's like life), and in the end had enough renewal in it to make me smile. (I haven't read the first May Amelia book yet, so can't compare them.)

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  2. No need to compare them Anne. I haven't read this yet but the same thing happens in True Sort of by Hannigan. Starts out slow and more light-hearted then takes a serious turn.

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  3. I thought this one was one of the strongest I've read so far...characterization, plotting, setting, believable characters plus definitely written for a child reader. Excellent book.

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  4. I enjoyed this book. It was an "easy" read. It might be a good book to recommend for a historical fiction for the children who "don't want to read over 60 page books" even though they are at a higher reading level. Very well written with strong characters and plot. Just enough humor to offset the seriousness of the ending.
    It could be a Newbery contender.

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  5. This book can really stand on it's own. I think it has a strong chance of an honor. I love Jennifer Holm's style of writing in this book. Very intriguing. Very interesting read.

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