bailedI am unsure if it is me, if the book is outdated or what but I am at chapter 5 and I have spent most of the book wondering why we are talking about whatever he is writing about. Then for no apparent reason Egan drops the "R" word and I am over it. It is supposed to be about the dust bowl but I am 1/4 in and he has spent more time talking about people coming to America on boats from Germany and Russia then was ever needed.
This book could make an excellent lesson on the importance of resilience and the ability to thrive where you are. This book would be an amazing classroom addition to a library.
so-soThe illustrations in this book were really good and I enjoyed the writing style of the author. It was also very interesting and would make a good addition to a classroom library.
Historical fiction
November #BookSpin is a middle grade historical fiction I've been wanting to read. #Doublespin is my #AuthorAMonth selection!
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pickWeek 9: Historical Fiction. story discusses an immigrants journey to the United States. Highlights the struggles and adventures when making this great mission. Published: 2019.
“The next day, Mary walked through the rubble of their destroyed house. They had never had anything but now they had nothing. Mary realized how different those two conditions were.”
The Dust Bowl in the 1930s drove families to California, away from the destruction. The photo on this book cover was taken by Dorothea Lange, who aimed to document the lives of those unfortunate families.
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so-soVery interesting subject, but it meanders a little in the middle.
MYSTERY - HISTORICAL FICTION - MURDER MIXED WITH LAUGHTER
Chicago, Chicago my kind of town.....but at the moment it definitely wasn‘t Amos Jansen‘s kind of town since he is being accused of murder.
A history lesson with many names you will want to look up to find out what part they played in America‘s history of unions and civil liberties.
Murder mixed with laughter make this book an historical page turner.
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pickIn the “Dirty Thirties”, families were torn apart by poverty and dire circumstances. The found family, hardships, and resiliency of the characters was wonderful.
