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Deborah Hopkinson's Books
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Pioneer SummerWestward Ho! Congress has ruled that settlers in Kansas Territory will decide whether Kansas will enter the Union as a free or a slave state. Charlie...Read More -
Cabin in the SnowSTORMS ARE BREWING When Charlie and Papa arrive in Lawrence for supplies, they find the bustling Kansas town threatened by border ruffians from...Read More
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The Long TrailKlondike or bust! Stowing away on the steamer Al-Ki was only the beginning of Davey's daring quest to find his uncle in the Klondike. Now he's...Read More
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Sailing for GoldGold Rush! Seattle, July 1897 Ever since his mother died, Davey has had a secret plan: He's saving his money so he can run away to Alaska to find...Read More
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Adventure in Gold TownThe trip down the Yukon River from Lake Bennett to Dawson City is exciting and dangerous, but Davey's adventures don't end once he arrives at the...Read More
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Apples to OregonApples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches,...Read More
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Our Kansas HomeDanger Close To Home Papa is in danger for helping to rescue a free-state settler who was unjustly arrested by Kansas's proslavery sheriff. He has...Read More
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From Slave to SoldierJohnny loves his uncle and his master's mule, but he hates being a slave. So when he's asked to join the Union army, he accepts. Being a soldier is...Read More
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Billy and the RebelThis story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a...Read More
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Girl WonderWhen Alta Weiss throws a corncob at a tomcat chasing her favorite hen, folks know one thing for sure: she may be a girl, but she's got some arm. At...Read More
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Susan B. AnthonyUnlike most girls of her time, Susan B. Anthony received an education. And besides reading and writing, her schooling taught her that women should...Read More
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Gothamist, February 7, 2012
...writing contest inspired by a collection of short stories Dickens wrote in his twenties. More details here. Author Deborah Hopkinson just released her book "A Boy Called Dickens," which is a fictionalized historical account of Charles Dickens'...
Washington Post, February 6, 2012
...many of his most famous stories. Its fast and fun and historically accurate.●A Boy Called Dickens, by Deborah Hopkinson and John Hendrix (Schwartz Wade Books, $17.99), creates a story for the youngest readers about young Dickens when he worked at the...
Oregonian, February 5, 2012
...A BOY CALLED DICKENS Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by John Hendrix Random House Children's Books $17.99, 40 pages Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago on Tuesday, and it would take 200 geniuses 200...
Quad-Cities Online, February 5, 2012
...people who once lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Jan Spivey Gilchrist's "Obama: The Day the World Danced," Deborah Hopkinson's "First Family," Jane Katirgis's "Celebrating the Obama Family in Pictures," plus Gail Snyder's "Malia" and "Sasha" introduce the...
STLtoday.com, February 4, 2012
...• Charlotte Frieze 10. "The Night Circus" • Erin Morgenstern CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS 1. "A Boy Called Dickens" • Deborah Hopkinson and John Hendrix 2. "The Fault in Our Stars" • John Green 3. "The Book Thief" • Markus Zusak 4. "The Hunger Games"...
Eureka Wildwood Patch, February 3, 2012
...Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Children’s Non-Fiction: Deborah Hopkinson, A Boy Called Dickens Fiction/New Voices: Teddy Wayne, Kapitoil Distinguished Literary Achievement: Daniel Woodrell, The...
Oakville Patch, January 30, 2012
...St. Louis County Library has announced the 2012 picks for the annual Read St. Louis initiative. Not only are the six books great reads, but the library is developing programs, discussions and activities around each one, including at Cliff Cave Library on...
Diary of an Eccentric, October 14, 2011
...inspired by a true story, and she insisted we had to read it first. Stagecoach Sal , written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Carson Ellis, is the story of Sal, a young girl who has been riding shotgun in her father’s stagecoach since before...
Literary Rambles, October 7, 2011
...has worked with with are Adam Rex, Mac Barnett, Robert Weinstock, Adam Gopnik, Jane Leslie Conly, Anne Rockwell, Deborah Hopkinson, Jen Violi, Alexander Stadler, Dan Santat, Florence Parry Heide, Dandi Daley Mackall, Brian Biggs, Marilyn Singer, Megan...
The Maiden's Court, September 28, 2011
...the 1906 earthquake, here are some great reads:Fiction:Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906 by Deborah Hopkinson (YA)Earthquake at Dawn (Great Episodes) by Kristiana Gregory (YA)The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of...
The Last Word On Nothing, August 11, 2011
...edition of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, What Came First? by Sandro Natalini, The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson, The Ice Age Tracker’s Guide by Adrian Lister and Amy’s Light by Robert Nutt. Top photo credit: iStockphoto. Category:...
educating alice, July 29, 2011
...by Polly Horvath, illus. by Sophie Blackall. (Two favorite creators of mine at work.) A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson, illus. by John Hendrix. SCHOLASTIC Irises by Francisco X. Stork Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! by Jonah Winter, illus. by...
Uncommon Descent, May 26, 2011
...northern hemisphere. And here the influence I think of the second unusual Darwin book, The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson kicks in, for in this author’s story the science literally does take place at home, as Darwin’s daughter Henrietta and...
