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Cheaney, J. B.
4 Reviews
(2)
4-6
After Isobel's father enlists during WWI, Isobel, her mother, and her sister stay with Aunt Buzzy and her thirteen-year-old stepson, Ranger. Ranger is more interested in making films than making friends, but he and buddy Sam have only a bare-bones script; Isobel steps in with rewrites. There's some melodrama in both the movie script and Isobel's real-life situation, but her coming of age rings true.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2016
(3)
4-6
Veronica and her brother Gee accompany their grandfather in his RV from Missouri to Kansas. While Pop, a wind prospector, searches for future wind farm sites, Veronica must act as a buffer between her hyperactive, trouble-seeking brother and grumpy Pop. Skillful character development and a snappy plot with unexpected twists and turns contribute to this enjoyably bumpy ride through the flatlands.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey
(2)
YA
This sequel to The Playmaker is as intriguing and well researched as its predecessor. Once again, events are seen through the eyes of Richard Malory, an apprentice with the theater company with which Shakespeare is affiliated. The plot twists are ingenious; the style evokes the Elizabethan period; suspense is maintained despite the book's length. An author's note distinguishes between fact and fiction.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2003
(2)
YA
Fresh from the countryside, fourteen-year-old Richard Malory arrives in London in 1597 searching for his estranged father. The novel is an engrossing blend of intrigue and insight into the operation of a theater in Shakespeare's day. The disguises are many, the assumptions of false identities are plentiful, and the plot twists numerous--much like an Elizabethan drama.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2001
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