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chibifukurouMedia Type: Novel in Verse
Genre: Historical; Childrens; Survival Horror
Length: 213 pages
Warnings:Historical Sexism/Racism; risk to children; offscreen character death; ableism
Complete/Ongoing: Complete
Free/Paid: Paid
Distributor: Penguin
Creator's Website: Caroline Starr Rose
Summary: May is helping out on a neighbor's Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it's hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May's memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she's determined to find her way home again. Caroline Starr Rose's fast-paced novel, written in beautiful and riveting verse, gives readers a strong new heroine to love.
Review: A very fast read, even for a children's book. This novel in verse is a childrens survival story which falls into one of my soft spots. Even more interesting for me was the focus on a young dyslexic girl. Something that is rare to see, even in non historical settings.
The author does a great job showing the characters internal struggles with her own desires compared to both her families resources and her own issues with schooling. Letting her show her independence through her conviction in her schoolwork even when there is little around her that encourages a focus on learning.
The main plotline is the survival which keeps the novel's pace up. Though it was not as committed to the situation as many other books in the genre. May is worried for her survival but wether by the distance provided in narrative style or the authors choice the concern is not viserally shown or allowed to linger.
Shared my copy with dyslexic nibling who shared my love for it.
May B. Book
Genre: Historical; Childrens; Survival Horror
Length: 213 pages
Warnings:Historical Sexism/Racism; risk to children; offscreen character death; ableism
Complete/Ongoing: Complete
Free/Paid: Paid
Distributor: Penguin
Creator's Website: Caroline Starr Rose
Summary: May is helping out on a neighbor's Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it's hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May's memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she's determined to find her way home again. Caroline Starr Rose's fast-paced novel, written in beautiful and riveting verse, gives readers a strong new heroine to love.
Review: A very fast read, even for a children's book. This novel in verse is a childrens survival story which falls into one of my soft spots. Even more interesting for me was the focus on a young dyslexic girl. Something that is rare to see, even in non historical settings.
The author does a great job showing the characters internal struggles with her own desires compared to both her families resources and her own issues with schooling. Letting her show her independence through her conviction in her schoolwork even when there is little around her that encourages a focus on learning.
The main plotline is the survival which keeps the novel's pace up. Though it was not as committed to the situation as many other books in the genre. May is worried for her survival but wether by the distance provided in narrative style or the authors choice the concern is not viserally shown or allowed to linger.
Shared my copy with dyslexic nibling who shared my love for it.
May B. Book