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Hale, Marian
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
When the 1918 flu epidemic hits Texas, sixteen-year-old Mercy finds herself working for a widowed neighbor. Though she has always yearned for independence, Mercy begins to wonder if family is what she has wanted all along. Mercy's strength when faced with adversity casts her as an admirable character, and the small-town Texas setting is well envisioned.
Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett
(4)
YA
On September 8, 1900, a hurricane hit Galveston Island, killing thousands. Hale states in her author's note that she read first-person accounts of the storm and wanted to honor those who lived through it. She does, but the power of the setting and the survivors' experiences overwhelm all other elements of this novel, particularly the underdeveloped conflict between sixteen-year-old Seth and his father.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
(2)
4-6
In the summer of 1933, Sadie Wynn, twelve, and her family leave Missouri and settle on Texas's Gulf Coast in a makeshift community of cardboard houses, supportive neighbors, and the promise of a better life. Everyone sacrifices, but Sadie feels the most slighted of all. Sadie and her family, who not only endure the Depression but emerge stronger from it, are triumphant and memorable.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
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September, 2004
3 reviews
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