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Mercury
By Larson, Hope
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-41693-585-8 978-1-41693-588-9
- Publisher
- Atheneum
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2010
Gr 8-Up Set in Nova Scotia, this book relates two coming-of-age stories in tandem, showing how the past interweaves with the present. In the present, Tara and her mother have lost their old farmhouse in a fire, and Tara's mother is struggling to support them from far away while Tara lives with relatives. She loved the old house and wants to rebuild it, but her mother is pressured to find a job elsewhere. In 1859, Josey, Tara's ancestor, falls in love with a gold dowser who has convin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2010
In Larson's fourth girl-centric graphic novel, a search for gold leads to devastation for one family and potential salvation for its descendants. Intriguing linked tales alternate focus between two teens: Josey, who lives on a farm in Nova Scotia in 1859, and Tara, who inhabits the same land in 2009, staying with relatives while her mother works in Alberta to rebuild finances wiped...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
In this graphic novel, a search for gold leads to devastation for one family and potential salvation for its descendants. Intriguing ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
The plot is complex and consistently interesting. The characters are plausible an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
