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alivemagdolene) wrote2014-10-11 02:37 am
alivemagdolene) wrote2014-10-11 02:37 am
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Book-It 'o14! Book #43
The Fifty Books Challenge, year five! (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013) This was a library request.
Title: Marie-Grace Makes a Difference by Sarah Masters Buckey, illustrated by Christine Kornacki
Details: Copyright 2011, American Girl
Synopsis (By Way of Back Cover):
"Marie-Grace is worried. Yellow fever is raging through New Orleans. The orphanage where she and Cécile have been volunteering is becoming crowded with children who have lost their parents to the dreadful disease. And now someone Marie-Grace cares about is terribly ill. When the chance comes to help, Marie-Grace takes it. She knows she can make a difference. But will this horrible fever cause Marie-Grace to lose the home and family she loves?"
Why I Wanted to Read It: Remember my remembrances of the American Girl franchise? And my reviews of the character Kit's six-book series? And my reviews of the character Rebecca's six-book series? Remember my review of the first book in this series? And the second? The third? The fourth? Okay, then.
How I Liked It: We're back to Marie-Grace, the lesser-written of the two New Orleans American Girls, and although she found some footing when we last saw her (Marie-Grace and the Orphans) she's back to stumbling, although not as badly as before, but her braver/bolder friend still has to bail her out.
Unlike her previous book, her trials and character-building come across more trite and less earned.
The illustrations are woefully still the same illustrator.
"Looking Back" focuses on health and medicine in America in 1853 and is full of good reminders to children that probably suffer moments of "Why can't they just...?" during this story. Indoor plumbing and sanitation are covered as well as advances in medicine (including those proven to be shams/blatantly ineffective).
Title: Marie-Grace Makes a Difference by Sarah Masters Buckey, illustrated by Christine Kornacki
Details: Copyright 2011, American Girl
Synopsis (By Way of Back Cover):
"Marie-Grace is worried. Yellow fever is raging through New Orleans. The orphanage where she and Cécile have been volunteering is becoming crowded with children who have lost their parents to the dreadful disease. And now someone Marie-Grace cares about is terribly ill. When the chance comes to help, Marie-Grace takes it. She knows she can make a difference. But will this horrible fever cause Marie-Grace to lose the home and family she loves?"
Why I Wanted to Read It: Remember my remembrances of the American Girl franchise? And my reviews of the character Kit's six-book series? And my reviews of the character Rebecca's six-book series? Remember my review of the first book in this series? And the second? The third? The fourth? Okay, then.
How I Liked It: We're back to Marie-Grace, the lesser-written of the two New Orleans American Girls, and although she found some footing when we last saw her (Marie-Grace and the Orphans) she's back to stumbling, although not as badly as before, but her braver/bolder friend still has to bail her out.
Unlike her previous book, her trials and character-building come across more trite and less earned.
The illustrations are woefully still the same illustrator.
"Looking Back" focuses on health and medicine in America in 1853 and is full of good reminders to children that probably suffer moments of "Why can't they just...?" during this story. Indoor plumbing and sanitation are covered as well as advances in medicine (including those proven to be shams/blatantly ineffective).