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One Came Home

2017-08-13 
A Newbery Honor BookAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children's BookWinner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best
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One Came Home

A Newbery Honor Book

An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book

Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel

“An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman


In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.

But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.

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Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2013:
“With its historical backdrop, enjoyable narrative, and endearing heroine, this will appeal both to fans of Philbrick’s The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg and Kelly’s The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.”

Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 2013:
“Timberlake seamlessly integrates information about two significant events that occurred in Wisconsin in 1871… Georgie’s physical and emotional odyssey that occurs between those two events will linger in readers’ minds.”

Starred Review, The Horn Book, January/February 2013:
“…it’s Georgie’s voice that really brings the story to life, with its original, folksy turns of phrase and self-deprecating humor that make it as entertaining to read as a Christopher Paul Curtis novel.”

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2012:
“Georgie's story will capture readers' imaginations with the very first sentences and then hold them hostage until the final page is turned.”

作者简介

AMY TIMBERLAKE is the author of the Newbery Honor book One Came Home, as well as the middle-grade novel That Girl Lucy Moon and picture book The Dirty Cowboy, winner of the Golden Kite Award. Amy has worked as a book reviewer, columnist, and children's bookseller. She grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, and now lives in Chicago. Visit her at AmyTimberlake.com.

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书的质量很好,内容也很好,适合孩子读

It's 1871 and the passenger pigeons have drawn a huge crowd to Placid, Wisconsin. But when the pigeoners leave, Georgie Burkhardt's older sister Agatha leaves with them. When Agatha's family realizes she's missing, Sheriff McCabe goes looking for her. He returns a week later with a badly decomposed body with auburn hair the color of Agatha's wearing her beautiful blue-green dress. Although the body can't be identified, everyone who knows Agatha is certain the remains are hers. Except Georgie.

Before Georgie sets off to find out what really happened to Agatha she needs transportation. As it turns out, she ends up "renting" a mule from Billy McCabe, the sheriff's son and Agatha's former suitor. If riding a mule weren't humiliating enough, Georgie discovers Billy is going to be her partner on this journey. The pair have several adventures, some life-threatening, as they search for clues to Agatha's death.

Thirteen-year-old Georgie is feisty and stubborn, a crack shot, and something of a loudmouth. Cocky, handsome Billy is surprisingly compassionate and thoughtful. The two make an interesting pair in this action-filled story. An added bonus is the well-researched information about passenger pigeons and the people who hunted them to extinction.

This book is very heartwarming because it is about a girl's persistent attempt to find her "dead" sister whom she believes to be alive. This book is also filled with unpredictable choices and also surprising facts and choices. What I liked about this book the most was that it was very heartwarming. Sometimes, there would be surprising moments that would interest me more. But in the end, there is a surprising moment (I won't spoil it) that I loved the most. But on the other hand, there is some unneeded challenging vocabulary.

my son was assigned this book to read in fifth grade. I read it just to get a sense of what they were reading. It is supposed to be a piece of historical fiction. I think the most interesting aspects were discussed in the authors notes at the end of the book. The story itself was okay. The author spends a lot of time describing pigeon migration and carrier pigeons in the midwest during the 19th century. Not what I would call an electrifying topic. The book was slow at timed and tended to drag. Overall it is a book that is worth reading in is definitely appropriate for the fifth grade. Given the overabundance of dystopian trilogies and fantasy epics avaliable to our children, it is nice to give them a piece of historical fiction to capture their interest. I think this will do the trick.

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