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A collection of poems depicting the life of a young girl in turn-of-the-century America.
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Robert and Sam suspect their weird new neighbor is really Frankenstein. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author Notes
Elizabeth Levy was born and grew up in Buffalo, New York. She attended Brown University, majoring in history. After graduation, Levy went to New York City and worked as a researcher for Howard Cosell at ABC-TV and then for Senator Robert Kennedy. She has been writing for nearly thirty years and has written over 80 books.
Levy has won the Georgia State Award, the Maryland State Award and was a Virginia State Award Nominee in 2001 for My Life as a Fifth Grade Comedian, she was on the ABA Pick of the Lists in 2000 for Seventh Grade Tango. Levy also appeared in the New York Public Library 100 Best Books of 1997, was an Arkansas State Award, Runner Up in 1992, was Nominated for the Florida Sunshine State Award, the New Mexico, Land of Enchantment Award, and the Nevada Award, for Keep Ms. Sugarman in the Fourth Grade. She earned a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year in 1977 for Struggle and Lose, Struggle and Win: The United Mineworkers Story and an Outstanding Science book for Children from the National Science Teachers Association, for Before You Were Three in 1977.
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Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-6-- Similar in style and format to the poet's Long Ago in Oregon (HarperCollins, 1987), this collection of 16 poems evokes small-town and family life at the turn of the century. Whereas the earlier book talked about actual historical events, this one deals with more universal themes. Were it not for the gentle black-and-white pencil drawings full of details of life in an earlier time, many of these poems could be about modern childhood. The excitement of new babies and vacations, the guilt caused when one's casual cruelty and irresponsibility have hurt others, and the realization that others may have suffered--these feelings of a sensitive child are poignantly captured here. This book can be used for social studies units about life in another time, but will also help children understand that others have experienced the emotions that they feel. --Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 3-6. As in Long Ago in Oregon [BKL Jl 87], Lewis recalls her turn-of-the-century childhood through poetry. Not just static or nostalgic vignettes, her poems re-create events colored by the emotional nuances of childhood. Softly shaded pencil drawings, some set within borders like pictures from a photo album, illustrate the verse as though through a veil of time and memory. The artwork is handsome and appealing, yet more indistinct than the poems them~selves, which are often sharply realized through pungent sensory details. A good addition to libraries where the first volume is enjoyed. ~--Carolyn Phelan