| Searching for Silverheels Contributor(s): Mobley, Jeannie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481400290 ISBN-13: 9781481400299 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013033485 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 174385 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A girl's search for the truth about a legendary woman teaches her a lot about what bravery and loyalty really mean in this gorgeous novel from the author of Katerina's Wish. In her small Colorado town Pearl spends the summers helping her mother run the family caf and entertaining tourists with the legend of Silverheels, a beautiful dancer who nursed miners through a smallpox epidemic in 1861 and then mysteriously disappeared. According to lore, the miners loved her so much they named their mountain after her. Pearl believes the tale is true, but she is mocked by her neighbor, Josie, a suffragette campaigning for women's right to vote. Josie says that Silverheels was a crook, not a savior, and she challenges Pearl to a bet: prove that Silverheels was the kindhearted angel of legend, or help Josie pass out the suffragist pamphlets that Pearl thinks drive away the tourists. Not to mention driving away handsome George Crawford. As Pearl looks for the truth, darker forces are at work in her small town. The United States's entry into World War I casts suspicion on German immigrants, and also on anyone who criticizes the president during wartime--including Josie. How do you choose what's right when it could cost you everything you have? |
Contributor Bio(s): Mobley, Jeannie: - Jeannie Mobley is an archaeologist and professor who lives in Colorado. Her first novel, Katerina's Wish, received three starred reviews, won the Colorado Book Award, and was a New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection. She is also the author of Searching for Silverheels, which received a starred review. Visit her at JeannieMobley.com. |