Monday, May 19, 2008

So Far From Home



So Far From Home

A Dear America Book

by Barry Denenberg (1997)

Irish girl escapes the potatoes, sails the ocean blue, works in the mills, dies of a cough... I've been very impressed with the "Dear America" series, so I'm glad I didn't pick this one up first. It didn't start out too bad, maybe a little rushed, yet melodramatic, but the 2nd half must have been written right after reading Lyddie ... really does not measure up to the quality of the other books.

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1 comment:

  1. SlimMay 23, 2008 at 4:25 AM

    Let's hope the author doesn't happen upon this review ;-)

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