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233 pp.
| Houghton |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-618-56329-6$16.00
(2)
4-6
In 1896 fourteen-year-old Megan (younger sister of Hannah from Gray's Together Apart) spends the summer traveling up the Mississippi River on her sister and brother-in-law's steamboat. An inquisitive heroine with a poet's eye for detail, Megan can't always discern people's moral characters. Although the novel sometimes stalls, its sedate pace is balanced by some character-based intrigue, and Megan's transformation is ultimately rewarding.