A Book A Day ... December 7 and The Broken Lands
"A crossroads can be a place of great power."
Again, Kate Milford takes time and history and mystery and gadgets and really, really wows us with the classic evil versus good dilemma. Her bad guys ooze evil in the most chilling way. Her good guys include, Sam, a card shark and Jin, a female Japanese pyro expert capable of exploding the night sky and all of New York City along with it.(Which I thought appropriate to recommend the day we celebrate the Festival of Lights here in Pereira.)
The Broken Lands is a wonderful tale, the prequel to Milford's 2010 debut The Boneshaker, with some of the same characters (like Tom) that we've grown to love. And there's nothing better than trying to beat the devil at his own game with a deck of cards and wits and courage.
I love historical fiction. Kate simply takes it to a whole new level. The details of the past paint a rich picture of New York City and Coney Island in the nineteenth century. Impeccably researched -- my dad would've loved the part about the Brooklyn Bridge and "caisson disease".
I was transported to another time and so so glad that Jin and Sam were there to fight the powers of evil! The Broken Lands is wonderful vignette of history where the battle to save mankind takes place. Can't ask for much more than that.
It's a high level read. Perfect for middle graders on up.
Again, Kate Milford takes time and history and mystery and gadgets and really, really wows us with the classic evil versus good dilemma. Her bad guys ooze evil in the most chilling way. Her good guys include, Sam, a card shark and Jin, a female Japanese pyro expert capable of exploding the night sky and all of New York City along with it.(Which I thought appropriate to recommend the day we celebrate the Festival of Lights here in Pereira.)
The Broken Lands is a wonderful tale, the prequel to Milford's 2010 debut The Boneshaker, with some of the same characters (like Tom) that we've grown to love. And there's nothing better than trying to beat the devil at his own game with a deck of cards and wits and courage.
I love historical fiction. Kate simply takes it to a whole new level. The details of the past paint a rich picture of New York City and Coney Island in the nineteenth century. Impeccably researched -- my dad would've loved the part about the Brooklyn Bridge and "caisson disease".
I was transported to another time and so so glad that Jin and Sam were there to fight the powers of evil! The Broken Lands is wonderful vignette of history where the battle to save mankind takes place. Can't ask for much more than that.
It's a high level read. Perfect for middle graders on up.
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