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Hilmo, Tess
3 Reviews
(2)
4-6
Ailis and Quinn, orphaned and displaced by fire, endure harsh treatment in a Chicago boardinghouse. Six-year-old fellow orphan Nettie inspires them to find a way out so the three can be a family--but then Nettie is kidnapped, and the novel veers into over-the-top territory. A happy ending comes quickly after all the angst, and readers will cheer the children's good fortune. Bib.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2017
(2)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Jade's parents have shipped her off to Wyoming to visit her aunt. The first friend Jade makes there, Roy (who worships Butch Cassidy), insists she help him rob a bank so his parents can reopen their hardware store. Hilmo's small-town setting is affectionately portrayed, as are her characters--all of whom turn out to have hearts of gold.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2014
(2)
4-6
In 1957, thirteen-year-old Ollie wants a friend, but her father's a traveling preacher so they never stay in the same town for long. In Arkansas Ollie meets Jimmy, who needs her help: his mother confessed to murdering her husband, but Jimmy claims she's innocent. The murder mystery is compelling, and sweet, frog-loving Jimmy is a boy any girl would want to save.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
3 reviews
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