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Keehn, Sally M.
4 Reviews
(3)
4-6
This rollicking Kentucky tale, full of strange events and characters, is as peculiar as it is wonderful. Newly thirteen, Magpie has to leave her family's mountain to return her brother's missing foot, save the moon from goblins, and end an age-old feud. Keehn's heroine is unique, and readers will root for her on her odd quest.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Shaver
(4)
4-6
Goodlow Pryce needs to be saved from the Swamp Queen, and twelve-year-old Gnat Stokes aims to do it--even though she's technically not his one true love. This Appalachian story based on "Tam Lin" is rich in colloquial language and characters, but the jumpy narrative (in which we find out that the Swamp Queen is Gnat's mother) is sometimes confusing.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
(3)
4-6
Motherless twelve-year-old Anna, disguised as a boy, and her younger brother Jed travel from Pennsylvania to Virginia on a horse named Samson to nurse their wounded soldier father. After various adventures with a sutler, they find their Yankee father being nursed by a Confederate housewife, offering glimpses of humanity and politics on both sides. Meticulous historical details enrich the plot. Bib.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(3)
4-6
When Willojean falls in love with a feisty, abused ex-racehorse, her doubting father gives her three months to prove she's up to the challenge. Willo, who lives with her grandfather, finally trains the horse and comes to terms with her mother's death and her father's drinking and absence. Willo is a strong, believable character in this well-crafted story.
Reviewer: Patricia Riley
4 reviews
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