Timberlake, Amy One Came Home 272
pgs. Knopf Books for Young
Readers, 2013. $11.55. Content:
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G
; Violence: PG13.
Set in the late
1800’s in a small frontier town, Georgie and her older sister Agatha are best
friends. After a group of Pigeoners comes to town, following the gigantic flock
of pigeons, Agatha goes missing. Georgie knows Agatha is a free spirit, but
when no letters arrive and a body is found, Georgie is determined to prove
everyone wrong.
I just didn’t
bond with Georgie. The name Agatha is said SO many times, that I couldn’t for
the life of me remember our heroine’s name! The story was fairly slow moving,
and overly suffused with information about Agatha and pigeons. I found myself
feeling pretty ambivalent about the outcome. It’s my opinion that between the
pace and the pigeons, students will give up on this book quickly.
Elementary, MS-
OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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