With a long list of her mothers family on the riverboat, the Oh My. River travel, as Megan quickly learns, is fraught with danger, both on the wate...
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Jul 19, 2009
Molly
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Her daughter lives in town; the author is an hour south of us, and as a person who wants to support Local more often, of course I bought this book for my YA Lit-loving mother-in-law for Christmas and promptly borrowed it when she was done.
The writing was good--it wasn't gorgeous, but good--and thus, it is the story itself that rose this book up to 4/5 stars for me (generally, as a poetry reader, I'm more keen to language that stuns me, with plot a secondary consideration). Congratul More...
The writing was good--it wasn't gorgeous, but good--and thus, it is the story itself that rose this book up to 4/5 stars for me (generally, as a poetry reader, I'm more keen to language that stuns me, with plot a secondary consideration). Congratul More...
Feb 20, 2011
Ruie
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I liked it of course because it takes places on the Mississippi River. I loved the historical fiction aspect. Due to its content I think it would make a great choice for the SSYRA for 6-8 grade. It was fun and light read, but interesting at the same time. Megan, the main character, seemed naive but she was only 14 and it was 1896 so my perspective is possibly jaded on this point. Kids who like historical fiction will enjoy this book.
Feb 13, 2012
Megan Barnett is about to have an Adventure. She is leaving home (a Nebraska farm) to live with her sister on a riverboat for the summer.
She gets on the east-bound train, and her transformation begins. She talks to strangers; she, who has a gift of "seeing" learns that things, especially people, aren't always what they seem. She has harrowing experiences, exhilirating experiences, and life-view changing experiences.
She gets on the east-bound train, and her transformation begins. She talks to strangers; she, who has a gift of "seeing" learns that things, especially people, aren't always what they seem. She has harrowing experiences, exhilirating experiences, and life-view changing experiences.
Apr 12, 2010
Art
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Ms. Gray covered a young woman who leaves her mother of rules and stays w/her older sister, Husband and son on a River boat called the "Oh My".
She gets a lesson about people and human nature on her trip on the railroad. She thens learns about photography and about her self worth in life.
I really liked this book because it kept me engaged.
She gets a lesson about people and human nature on her trip on the railroad. She thens learns about photography and about her self worth in life.
I really liked this book because it kept me engaged.
Dec 06, 2010
With a long list of her mother's dos and don'ts swirling in her head, and with that ticket will get her only halfway home at the end of sdummer, fourteen-year-old Megan Barnett boards the eastbound train. Her destination, the mississippi river at Burlington, Iowa is twenty-four hours and host of unfamiliar seatmates away. The most pleasant of these characters us Horace an engineering student whose passion for newspaper as well as a sharp curve of the tracks, lands him nearly in Megans lap. To fi
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Dec 16, 2009
Angela
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I picked this up because I was looking for a YA book with a strong female character. The store clerk steered me the right way. It's a darling book, kept me up late to finish it. Megan, the hero of the story, has just the right mixture of confidence and self doubt to be lovable. Plus, I love historical novels, especially ones that take place in the Midwest -- most of the action of this one happens on a riverboat traveling up the Mississippi between Missouri and Minnesota.
Jul 06, 2008
Aedan78
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I usually don't like historic fiction, but this one was fun. It told the story of a young girl going away from home for the first time. What I liked best was the fact that the story was told both from the main character's perspective and from newspaper clippings that let the reader know more than the main character. It was cute, but not great (due to a slightly predictable plot & a slow start).
Jun 22, 2010
Chrisanne
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A whimsical little book that winds slowly, and enjoyably, forward much like a riverboat. Much better than her first book, this is a fun little jaunt that ends up in a humorous and surprising place, but not too surprising. It's like turning a gray page to find a sunset behind it.
Nov 05, 2008
Clare D' Lune
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Wow, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It was one of the nice, rather calm books that I just feel like reading sometimes... : )
Mar 19, 2008
Kathy
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Can't say I heard much press about this one but it's REALLY well done. Informative and interesting, but also a good story and great characters.
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