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Dallas, Sandra
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
The difficult, weather- and nature-dependent life of farming on the Colorado frontier is the theme of this middle-grade novel centered on twelve-year-old Belle, whose family takes part in the government homesteading program in 1910. Reminiscent of the Little House series, hardships are paralleled with the loving support of family and neighbors struggling and succeeding together. Glos.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
(4)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Tomi Itano is proud to be an American, but America doesn't seem to want her anymore. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her father is imprisoned and the rest of her family is sent to an internment camp in Colorado. The descriptions of day-to-day life in the camp are interesting, and Tomi's optimism is generally infectious, if forced at times.
Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay
(3)
4-6
Emmy Blue is only ten when her father announces that they'll be leaving Illinois to travel in a covered wagon to Golden, Colorado. As a gift, her grandmother gives her a bag of fabric pieces to make her first quilt. As she walks and quilts, Emmy faces the dangers of the trail and makes her own journey toward womanhood. This engaging tale is based on a true story.
Reviewer: Lisa Catherine Findlay
3 reviews
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