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Sam
Her father's attempts to instill in his family a fear and distrust of people causes a fourteen-year-old girl to ask herself many questions when she starts commuting to the public high school from her isolated island homestead.
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First published January 1, 1967
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Barbara Corcoran
76 books45 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
This is not the Shark Tank celebrity, but an author of children's books. The books are mostly realistic fiction about older children and teens who come from families that are dysfunctional or at least face interesting challenges.
Also used the pseudonym Paige Dixon and Gail Hamilton.
This is not the Shark Tank celebrity, but an author of children's books. The books are mostly realistic fiction about older children and teens who come from families that are dysfunctional or at least face interesting challenges.
Also used the pseudonym Paige Dixon and Gail Hamilton.
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March 10, 2018
Actually, it's about quite a bit more than the blurb reveals. There are other members of the family that are important. There's the dog, Cormac. There are classmates. There's Sam's discovery that she wants the .
Mostly quietly told. Sam does get almost killed twice in her adventures, once in town and once on the island, how *L*iterary.... But mostly concise, subtle, indirect, for the thoughtful young teen.
What's interesting is that I grew up almost as sheltered and naive as Sam, but I don't empathize with her at all. People are people... and everyone's unique.... Cliches are often almost meaningless... but they're all we've got.... This book will make you think about things like that, and lots of other things, too, if you let it.
The father tells Sam, after she's witnessed an injustice, that it's just as well she didn't speak up: "If something is wrong and it's beyond our power to change it, and we feel guilty anyway, then we may kick up a little fuss just to make ourselves feel better. It may simply cause more trouble." Is he right? Does Sam accept this advice? Read the book, think about it with the girl.
Mostly quietly told. Sam does get almost killed twice in her adventures, once in town and once on the island, how *L*iterary.... But mostly concise, subtle, indirect, for the thoughtful young teen.
What's interesting is that I grew up almost as sheltered and naive as Sam, but I don't empathize with her at all. People are people... and everyone's unique.... Cliches are often almost meaningless... but they're all we've got.... This book will make you think about things like that, and lots of other things, too, if you let it.
The father tells Sam, after she's witnessed an injustice, that it's just as well she didn't speak up: "If something is wrong and it's beyond our power to change it, and we feel guilty anyway, then we may kick up a little fuss just to make ourselves feel better. It may simply cause more trouble." Is he right? Does Sam accept this advice? Read the book, think about it with the girl.
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