Publish Date |
December 29, 2009 |
Category |
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings |
Price |
$7.99 |
ISBN: 9781416938941
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: December 29, 2009
"Mazer has succesfully imagined a story of the Lincoln children's childhood told from Sally's point of view...this is solid historical fiction, offering a unique and likeable protagonist and a believable recounting of historical events."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Sally...is a smart, strong, and sassy characters, and...it is most succesful as a congenial story of a heastrong young lady's life in the wilderness of early nineteenth-century America."--Kirkus Reviews "Through such vivid details, Mazer offers an engaging and believable tale of survival."--School Library Journal "The dramas of frontier life quickly prove absorbing...Contemporary readers will easily relate to Sally...Fans of historical novels will savor the details evoked here."--Publishers Weekly