The Ballad of Lucy Whipple - Couverture rigide

Cushman, Karen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0395728061 ISBN 13 : 9780395728062

Editeur : Clarion Books, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Cushman Karen

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Karen Cushman has a long-standing interest in history. She says, "I grew tired of hearing about kings, princes, generals and presidents. I wanted to know what life was like for ordinary young people in other times." Research into medieval English history and culture led to the writing of Catherine Called Birdy,winner of the 1995 Newbery Honor Award, and The Midwife's Apprentice, winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal. Her research moved in a new diredtion as she learned about nineteenth century women and children for The Ballad of Lucy Whipple.

Ms. Cushman was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received an M.A. in Human Behavior and one in Museum Studies. She and her husband and daughter share their Oakland, California, home with two cats, a dog and a rabbit.

Revue de presse :

"Cushman’s heroine is a delightful character, and the historical setting is authentically portrayed. Lucy’s story, as the author points out in her end notes, is the story of many pioneer women who exhibited great strength and courage as they helped to settle the West."

School Library Journal, Starred

"The recent Newbery medalist plunks down two more strong-minded women, this time in an 1849 mining camp—a milieu far removed from the Middle Ages of her first novels, but not all that different when it comes to living standards. . . . With a story that is less a period piece than a timeless and richly comic coming-of-age story, Cushman remains on a roll."

Kirkus Reviews with Pointers

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395728061
• ISBN 13: 9780395728062
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208