Patricia Willis
Autor(a) de The Barn Burner
About the Author
Patricia Willis is an author of historical novels for middle-grade readers. She won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for her novel Danger Along the Ohio. (Bowker Author Biography)
Obras por Patricia Willis
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
- Locais de residência
- North Canton, Ohio, USA
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Membros
- 268
- Popularidade
- #86,166
- Avaliação
- 3.1
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
I picked this Spur Award winner because I had ancestors who made the same journey from Pennsylvania to southwest Ohio on a flatboat about 20 years later than the family in this book. Like the best children's literature, the story is educational as well as entertaining, and the informational aspects of the book support the plot without driving it. One of the children, Amos, was troubled by the memory of a tragedy he had experienced before they left Pennsylvania, so he had an additional challenge to overcome during the course of the story. This book would be a good fit for upper elementary aged children with an interest in nature and outdoor activities.… (mais)